Darwin vs Kropotkin Lab
Two models, one question: what makes cooperation stick?
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Controls
Paused
Mode
Ecology (gLV + saturating mutualism)
Evolutionary game (Moran process)
Lens / preset family
Darwin / competition emphasis
Kropotkin / mutual aid emphasis
Contemporary synthesis (mechanisms + institutions)
Preset
Pick one to load sensible parameters.
Run
Step
Shock
Reset
Parameters
Seed
Species count
r (base)
K (base)
Competition α
Mutual aid β
Half-saturation H
Environmental noise σ
Network
Complete (all-to-all)
Ring (lattice)
Random
Modular communities
Population size N
Game
Prisoner’s dilemma
Public goods (commons)
Benefit b
Cost c
Selection intensity w
Mutation μ
Structure
Well-mixed
Ring (k=2)
Small-world
Random
Institution strength (punish defect)
These are educational models: good for intuition, not for publishing.
Outputs
t = 0
Interpretation