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My Take
David Sloan Wilson is the kind of scientist I genuinely admire, because he refuses to keep evolution locked inside academia. As an evolutionary biologist and emeritus professor at Binghamton, his work on multilevel and group selection is serious science, yet he co-founded the Evolution Institute and Prosocial World to turn theory into tools for improving real communities. That ambition to make ideas useful, not just publishable, is rare and valuable. Born in 1949 to author Sloan Wilson, he inherited a love of storytelling and pointed it at biology. I find his insistence that science should help people both bold and quietly humane.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Sloan Wilson
- Name (Japanese)
- デイビッド・スローン・ウィルソン
- Reading
- でいびっど・すろーん・うぃるそん
- Born
- January 1, 1949 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- biologist / geneticist / university teacher / anthropologist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Michigan State University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was David Sloan Wilson born?
Born January 1, 1949 (age 77).
Where is David Sloan Wilson from?
David Sloan Wilson is from Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
What does David Sloan Wilson do?
David Sloan Wilson works as biologist, geneticist, university teacher, anthropologist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.