David G. Rand
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| Born | 1982 Berkeley, California |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Psychology, Economics, Mathematical Biology, Cognitive Science, Management |
| Institutions | Yale University |
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Cornell University Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Nowak |
| Other academic advisors | Joshua Greene |
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Website http://www.DaveRand.org |
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David G. Rand is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Economics, Cognitive Science and Management at Yale University and director of Yale University's Human Cooperation Laboratory and Applied Cooperation Team. His work combines (i) empirical observations from behavioral experiments with (ii) predictions generated by evolutionary game theoretic math models and computer simulations. He asks what prosocial and antisocial decisions people will make in particular situations and social environments; the cognitive mechanisms that determine how these decisions are actually made; and the ultimate explanations for why our decision-making processes have come to function as they do. He draws on methodologies from psychology, economics and evolutionary biology, and is interested in applications including law, management and public policy. His work on promoting human cooperation has been featured on the front covers of both Nature and Science and reported widely in the media.
Rand earned his Ph.D., Harvard University in Systems Biology in 2009 at Harvard University and a B.A. from Cornell University summa cum laude in Computational Biology. After 4 years of post-doctoral studies at Harvard University, Rand began an assistant professorship at Yale University in Psychology, Economics, and Management
He also had an electro-punk musical project called Robot Goes Here, signed on Infidel Records, and played guitar and bass in numerous rock bands between 1998 and 2012.
In January 2012, Rand was named to Wired Magazine's Smart List 2012 as one of "50 people who will change the world"
Rand selected as one of ten 2012 Pop Tech Science Fellows, speaking at the annual PopTech conference in Camden Maine
Rand's publications include:
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