This is the presentation I gave for Darwin Day 2010 on the evolution of morality. It gives a brief overview of some of the ways we understand how altruistic behavior can evolve in natural systems, and rebuts the idea that morality can have only been a gift from a higher power and is therefore proof of that higher power's existence.

1. Darwin Day 2010 Daniel Sprockett February 11, 2010

6. Kin Selection

11. Reciprocal Altruism

12. Reciprocal Altruism

14. The Selfish Gene (1976) The Altruistic Animal

15. What can cognitive neuroscience tell us about how we make moral decisions?

18. Functional MRI Studies Greene et al., Science, 2001

19. Morality vs. Pro-social Behavior