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Spread Richard D. Alexander's theory of the evolutionary origin of "us v.s. them"
[This theory](https://themind.net/references/qwoOUjrRSwaFZrY5G3vEEA), as pointed out by the paper, can have a great impact if widely understood by the general public
> though their effect on human self-understanding and self-images, will eventually assist us in dealing with not only the traumas of conflicts between individuals and small groups but our bizarre international competitions and our stubbornness in seeking pleasures that threaten the long-term future of our planet as a human environment.
More specifics of this theory
[Dealing with social circumstances was the real challenge in human evolution](https://themind.net/references/gcEc3uCVR_ePqgoY_DPriA)
[Why humans continue to live in groups](https://themind.net/references/GjY_8sBoS4CFHn23oOoz9g)
Recent research on [Human large-scale cooperation as a product of competition between cultural groups](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14416-8)
The [inclusive fitness theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusive_fitness) provides the math formula regarding social behavior as a product of group selection.
The multilevel selection theory provides a specific model for how group competition can be a selection force for gene evolution.
[Other theories about human the evolution of human intelligence ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence)
[Another Paper about EDSC](http://web.missouri.edu/~gearyd/Flinnetal2005.pdf) by Flinn, Geary and Ward, comprehensively presented supporting evidences for this theory.