Situations where individuals have to contribute to joint efforts or share scarce resources are ubiquitous. Yet, without proper mechanisms to ensure cooperation, the evolutionary pressure to maximize individual success tends to create a tragedy of the commons (such as over-fishing or the...

Evolution has been a constant source of inspiration to solve computational problems. In this paper, I use evolution to address issues of artificial morality instead of algorithmic computation. While understanding morality as a social software, I develop a theory of evolutionary morality of...

A stylized but useful continuum exists between “good” innovation and “bad” innovation. At one end, the innovation will help society - cure a painful ailment, make communication or travel easier and cheaper, bring pleasure, etc. (Of course, with all good things come bad ones - maybe...