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Science overturns view of humans as naturally ‘nasty’Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a specialist in primate behavior said. New research on higher animals from primates and elephants to mice shows there is a biological basis for behavior such as cooperation. Until just 12 years ago, the common view among scientists was that humans were “nasty” at the core but had developed a veneer of morality.

Science overturns view of humans as naturally ‘nasty’
Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a specialist in primate behavior said. New research on higher animals from primates and elephants to mice shows there is a biological basis for behavior such as cooperation. Until just 12 years ago, the common view among scientists was that humans were “nasty” at the core but had developed a veneer of morality.

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