#085 - Professor Nicholas Christakis - How Evolution Shaped Our Societies

Published: July 8, 2019, 5 a.m.

Nicholas Christakis is a Professor at Yale University and an author.\nMuch of what I've covered on the podcast has focussed on evolution's effects on the individual, but today we look at how evolution has shaped us as a collective.\nExpect to learn... Why is it that we live in groups? Why can we (mostly) rely on the person we're talking to to not lie to us, or kill us on sight? Why can we recognise different faces so effectively? And why do we even have different faces in the first place?\nExtra Stuff:\xa0\nSign Up to Audible for a Free 30 Day Trial - https://amzn.to/2IQfiVS\nBuy Professor Christakis' Book -\xa0https://amzn.to/2Jac5iH\nFollow\xa0Professor Christakis on Twitter -\xa0https://twitter.com/NAChristakis\nCheck out Professor Christakis' Lab - www.humannaturelab.net\nCheck out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link -\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices