Nice Guys Finish First

Synopsis: Richard Dawkins explains how natural selection can favour co-operation in nature, so long as it is of benefit to the selfish gene. His search for stable cooperative strategies that are unaffected by cheating and exploitation involves a game known as ‘the prisoner’s dilemma’, in which cooperation benefits everyone yet participants tend to get locked into situations of non-cooperation where no one does well.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Social and behavioural psychology courses; anyone handling negotiation or conflict in business, industrial relations, diplomacy, politics.*
Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: natural selection

Producer

Jeremy Taylor

Contributor

Robin Brightwell

Cast

Richard Dawkins

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