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Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it?

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Paul J. Zak
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 9
Economist
Neuroscientist
Santa Bárbara
Economic
Nature
Life
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Selfishness
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