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Is it best to be greedy in tough economic times?

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, professor of psychology | February 10, 2012

There’s a certain logic to the idea that greed is good when resources are scarce: when there’s not a lot to go around, what could be better than hogging the goods for oneself to ensure one’s survival? If this logic were to hold true, one would expect natural selection to have favored self-interested behavior as … Continue reading »