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The Science Behind MSU’s Success

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD March 15, 2025

As a lifelong Spartan, I’ve seen every variety of team roll through East Lansing. Flashy scorers. Defensive grinders. Tournament flukes. I’ve seen Izzo-coached squads claw their way to Final Fours, …

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Why Natural Selection Is The Most Important Idea In Biology–And Perhaps All The Sciences

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD February 17, 2025

When Charles Darwin first put pen to paper on On the Origin of Species, he had no way of knowing that his theory of natural selection would go on to …

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Darwin’s Day Reflections

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD February 12, 2025

John Adams once wrote: “I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and Philosophy, Geography, …

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February 12, 2025 0 comments
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The Parallels Between Indigenous Ontologies and Multilevel Selection Theory

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 31, 2025

In 1987, Gus Speth—a founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council—believed that climate change, ecosystem collapse, and biodiversity loss were the greatest threats to the planet. Thirty years later, he …

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The One and Only Solution to Climate Change

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 27, 2025

There exists one and only one solution to climate change. This is not hyperbole. This is realism in its entirety. Every other proposed solution is a half-measure to the defining …

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Everybody is Born a Little Racist (Part II): Evolving Beyond Tribalism to Build a Truly Multilevel Egalitarian Society

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 26, 2025

Once we come to terms with the reality that we are all, to varying degrees, predisposed to tribal thinking and racist inclinations, the next step is to reimagine how we …

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Everybody is Born a Little Racist (Part I)

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 24, 2025

We like to think of ourselves as rational beings, adept at evolving beyond our primal instincts, but the truth is that human nature—whether we care to admit it or not—has …

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January 24, 2025 1 comment
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What Sapiens and the Rest of “Big History” Gets Wrong

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 24, 2025

Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens has kept its place on the NYT bestsellers list for years, and with it, he’s reshaped how we view human history. His sweeping, bold narrative about …

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Questioning Math’s Unquestionable Epistemic Status in the Sciences

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 23, 2025

Math is often treated like a sacred text in science—revered, unquestioned, and sometimes downright worshipped. Equations are held aloft as universal truths, seemingly immune to the messiness of reality. But …

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January 23, 2025 0 comments
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Philosophical Masturbation

by Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD January 23, 2025

A few years back during my visiting stay at Cambridge (which was a dream fulfilled, may I add), I hosted a dinner party for my colleagues in the History and …

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Howdy fellow friend of the Homo genus! Welcome to my blog/mind. Enter at your own peril! I'm Mitchell Ryan Distin PhD—Evolutionary biologist, historian and philosopher of science, social architect, aspiring writer and shitty poet, 1-figure entrepreneur, professional globetrotter, and occasional rabble-rouser on behalf of our beleaguered planet. Professionally speaking, I am a research fellow and co-organizer of the Multilevel Selection Initiative at the nonprofit Prosocial World, as well as the CEO/Director of The New People Foundation—a new 501-3(c) nonprofit ThinkTank where we try to solve modern problems by mixing evolutionary science with a dash of Indigenous wisdom. Want to connect? Email me at [email protected]—unless you’re a Russian spam bot, in which case, buzz right off, Putin.

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The New People Foundation is a brand spankin' new 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to solve big problems by doing something radical: combining the sharp edges of science with the deep roots of Indigenous wisdom. Why? Because modern solutions alone are like trying to fix a leaky boat with duct tape—they might work for a minute, but you’re still going to get soaking wet. Here, we believe in the interdependence of all Life and sustainable solutions—because, spoiler alert: we only have one planet. There ain't no planet B, Elon. Whether it’s teaching, researching, or rolling up our sleeves for hands-on projects, we’re here to prove that progress doesn’t mean conquering Nature—it means finally learning to live with her without screwing everything up. Our vision? It's still a work in progress, but it goes something like this: a future where humanity stops throwing tantrums at Mother Earth and starts acting like the responsible, self-proclaimed "wise" species we keep pretending to be (Homo sapien = latin for "the wise human"). So, if you're ready to stop playing with fire and start building a better world, come join us. Together, we can evolve a future worth bragging about and finally live up to our name.

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