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#70 Redouan Bshary: Game Theory and Animal Social Behavior


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Dr. Redouan Bshary is Ordinary Professor of Eco-ethology at the Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. His research is focused on cooperation within and between species (mutualism), making use of game theoretic models. He also studies links between game theoretic approaches, animal cognition and behavioral endocrinology. 

In this episode, we talk about game theory in the studying of animal social behavior. Topics include cleaning mutualism in fish; the cognitive tools necessary for social behavior; what are evolutionarily stable strategies; the importance of the environment and development, and not just genetics; endocrinology and behavior; one-on-one vs collective dynamics; group selection in humans.

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00:36 Game theory and the studying of animal social behavior

02:13 Cleaning mutualism in fish  

05:30 Is there a minimum cognition for cooperative behavior?  

07:18 What is an evolutionarily stable strategy, and how does it develop? 

10:02 The importance of the environment and development 

15:23 Hormones respond to the environment 

17:01 One-on-one interactions vs collective interactions 

19:25 About group selection 

23:38 Comparative studies between other animal species and humans

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