Punk Evolutionist: An Interview with Greg Graffin

Greg Graffin is the frontman of the punk group Bad Religion, which created albums such as Stranger Than Fiction (1994) and True North (2013). He received his Ph.D. in zoology from Cornell University and has taught life sciences at Cornell and University of California, Los Angeles. Graffin has also written two books: Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God (2011) and Population Wars: A New Perspective on Competition and Coexistence (2015). He is on Twitter at @DoctorGraffin.

David Sloan Wilson is president of ProSocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity in addition to the rest of life, through Prosocial World and in his own research and writing.  A complete archive of his work is available at www.David SloanWilson.world. His most recent books include his first novel, Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III, and a memoir, A Life Informed by Evolution.

Kevin Kniffin, This View of Life's Sports Editor, is an applied behavioral scientist at Cornell University who teaches and researches the mechanisms that facilitate cooperation within groups. He has contributed research papers to outlets including Evolution & Human Behavior, Human Nature, and Evolutionary Psychological Science and his work has been covered by popular media including The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Atlantic. Kniffin has conducted research in diverse field settings, including firehouses, gyms, and new automobile dealerships. He is active on Twitter @KevinKniffin.