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Linking morality and science can conjure up disturbing histories around social Darwinism, eugenics, and genetically engineered humans. But scientists today are making discoveries that moral agents shouldn\u2019t ignore: how to overcome aggression and tribalism, and how to sustain cooperation in a modern pluralist world.\nGuests:\n\nDiane Paul, professor emerita of the University of Massachusetts, Boston and research associate at the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology.\n\nBen Allen, associate professor of mathematics at Emmanuel College.\n\nSteven Pinker, professor of cognitive psychology at Harvard University and bestselling author of\xa0The Better Angels of Our Nature,\xa0The Language Instinct,\xa0The Blank Slate, and many others.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices