Family Lessons From Hunter-Gatherers ~ Nikhil Chaudhary
We expect a lot from parents, especially from mothers. “Maternal instincts” are such, we are told, that mothers should gain almost literal superpowers from the joy of parenting. Unfortunately, many pa...
15 Jan 20241h 4min
Encore | This Conversation Touched The Most Hearts in 2023 ~ Helen Fisher
Happy New Year 2024! To celebrate the new year, Spotify sent me a bunch of data points about 2023. I was particularly interested in one question: which conversation moved people the most? I already kn...
7 Jan 20241h 38min
Could Homo Floresiensis Be Alive Today? ~ Gregory Forth
This is the final episode of 2023. And it is a very odd episode.My guest is Gregory Forth. He is an anthropologist who specializes in the biological theories of indigenous peoples. Forth was doing thi...
24 Des 20231h 2min
The Evolution of Inequality Under Capitalism ~ Branko Milanović
Capitalism can cause massive economic inequalities. Indeed, a century after Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations, the richest 1% owned a record-breaking 70% of England’s wealth. Not surprisingly, th...
16 Des 20231h
Meaning of Life Beyond Space and Time ~ Donald Hoffman
The tension between science and religion is perhaps the greatest tension of our age. Is the world fundamentally made of atoms, quarks, and quantum fields? Or is the material world but a secondary real...
28 Nov 202333min
Could Consciousness Explain The Laws Of Physics? ~ Donald Hoffman
The world is governed by objective laws of physics. They explain the movements of planets, oceans, and cells in our bodies. But can they ever explain the feelings and meanings of our mental lives? Thi...
22 Nov 20231h 3min
Did Men Hunt and Women Gather? ~ Cara Ocobock
How natural is a sexual division of labour? Very natural, claims a popular theory. Indeed, it was the secret to our success: men evolved to hunt, women to forage. This allowed women to focus on childc...
9 Nov 20231h 28min
A Natural History of Equality ~ Sarah Brosnan
“Why do we care about equality? Is it an invention of the European Enlightenment? Or is it something rooted in human nature?”These questions launched episode 15 with philosopher Elizabeth Anderson. Ti...
18 Okt 20231h 10min
