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George Price: The Polymath Who Merged Biology and Economics

5/14/2025

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After his divorce, George Price, a brilliant polymath of the 1960s, delved into the biological foundations of economics and kindness. His groundbreaking research, captured in Oren Harman's "The Price of Altruism," birthed the Price equation, intertwining biology and mathematics to illuminate the complexities of cooperation and altruism in human behavior.

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After his divorce, George Price, a brilliant polymath of the 1960s, delved into the biological foundations of economics and kindness. His groundbreaking research, captured in Oren Harman's "The Price of Altruism," birthed the Price equation, intertwining biology and mathematics to illuminate the complexities of cooperation and altruism in human behavior.