Simulating Green Beard Altruism

Lots of comments relate to racism, so I think it's worth discussing that a little. Racism in humans is a very complex phenomenon that can't be simply traced to genes. To be honest, I don't think I really understand racism, but I'm confident saying a full understanding would take inputs from biology, psychology, sociology, and history, perhaps more. But as the video explains, the green beard phenomenon is very brittle and rarely shows up in nature, so it's not an explanation, and certainly not a justification for something as complex as racism. Thanks for reading, and be kind to each other. :)

"The red ones will be called imposters" Ah crap.

I genuinely appreciate that these videos have darker colours and don't use a bright white background.

“It’s interesting to imagine what kinds of alleles have appeared in the history of the earth and could have done well but just got unlucky.” Way to casually blow my mind, primer.

The blobs are color blind, they just love a fabulously spiffy beards

"These will be red and called imposters" Why have you done this to me

It would be interesting if there was a variable like 10-25% chance that a blob switches from "non-altruistic" to "altruistic" through the experience of being saved by a blob with altruism if the blob saving them survived.

i feel bad for the suckers; they did their best to help, and most of them even gave their lives in order to save others, but the bearded folk ended up leaving them in the dirt to get eaten by the predators :(

I'd love to see you run simulations on invasive species showing why they can fail in their own environment but succeed in another's

The True Beards will not be forgotten.

Statistically speaking, I can't get enough of these videos

What if there was a function where each time an imposter or coward was saved, it had a chance to become a sucker or true beard? After all, while not everyone may do it, a good majority of people may help in return if their treated nicely. Especially if someone saves their life.

I might be interested in seeing this type of scenario except if a blob runs away, it becomes less likely that the other blobs will help it again. I feel like this is the main difference between this scenario and real life. Those who help others are more likely to receive help from others, and someone who has experienced kindness is more likely to show kindness.

"The first to go are the suckers. They help, but they never get help. It's a tough world out there." That hit me harder than it had any right to

"The classic example of this is a green beard, and that's a fun thing to put on the blob so let's stick with that." Well... yeah, can't argue with that.

It would be interesting if the creatures had a memory, and could take revenge on their rival.

0:13 gosh this little smile just made my day

"I don't see color, just your beard." - Manliest Blob

don't you hate it when you're out picking mangos in the forest when suddenly a green tree-dwelling version of the carnivorous chomper from pvz just decided to ate your entire family?

1:22 i like how at many points in this video, you spin the world faster when time goes faster