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Joseph Henrich on WEIRD Societies and Life Among Two Strange Tribes (Live at Mason)
Joseph Henrich on WEIRD Societies and Life Among Two Strange Tribes (Live at Mason)
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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2016
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Podcast episode
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To anthropologist Joseph Henrich, intelligence is overrated. Social learning, and its ability to influence biological evolution over time, is what really sets our species apart. He joined Tyler for a conversation on his work on cultural evolution, as well as his life among different tribes (academic and otherwise), Star Trek, big gods, small gods, China’s missing industrial revolution, the merits of coconut milk, the Flynn effect, American exceptionalism, and why he wants to travel in time to 6th-century Kent. Transcript and links Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email
Released:
Dec 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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