Attila Szolnoki

Social comparison shapes the evolution of cooperation in structured populations

Human cooperation unfolds in social environments where individuals influence each other through payoff-based learning and social comparison, the tendency to evaluate fitness relative to others. However, it is still unclear how social comparison and population structure jointly sh...

Heterogeneity in trustworthiness reshapes the spatial evolution of trust

Trust is fundamental to cooperation in social and economic interactions, yet its emergence is difficult to explain when individuals occupy asymmetric roles and differ in trustworthiness. How heterogeneous trustee behaviours interact with their spatial organisation to shape popula...