Academic Labs
My academic interests examines the overaching research question: how does morality evolve?
My applied interests explore the conceptual boundary between science and technology, the parallels between biological evolution and technological innovation, and the development of more foundational understandings and models of human needs.
Research Questions:
What are human needs and how do we come to know them in reliable ways?
How do emotions like shame and guilt interface with the norms of one’s culture? Are norms and institutions complex adapt systems?
Does biological evolution and technological innovation follow similar processes and principles? What can research and development learn from evolution by natural selection?
How does science differ from technology?
