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Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningJoe Henrich and Cosimo Posth: the weirdest people in the world and the genetics of Ice Age EuropeBetween 2017 and 2020 Razib co-hosted the podcast The Insight. A year ago it went offline, but now the archives are back! On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib re-posts two important episodes from The Insight. First, a conversation with evolutionary anthropologist Joe Henrich about his 2020 book The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous. Second, starting at 51 minutes and 45 seconds, Razib interviews Cosimo Posth about a paper on which he was co-author, The genetic history of Ice Age Europe.With Henrich Razib initially discusses the emergent field of cultural evolution, and...
2026-02-041h 34
Curiosity ⇔ EntangledRobin Hanson x Joe Henrich | Cultural Evolution: The Slow Burn Rewriting Human NatureCultural evolution has shaped human nature far more than we realize, and economist Robin Hanson and evolutionary biologist Joe Henrich reveal why ignoring this changes everything about policy, innovation, and our future. In this deep dive conversation, they explore how culture doesn't just influence behavior, it rewrites our preferences, beliefs, and even our cognitive machinery.Joe Henrich, professor at Harvard and author of The WEIRDest People in the World, explains how humans evolved to be uniquely reliant on social learning, making us a cultural species first and foremost. Robin Hanson, economist at George Mason University and author...
2025-11-091h 29
Infinite LoopsGurwinder Bhogal's Guide to Modern Survival (Infinite Loops CLASSICS)Hello everyone, Jim here. We're taking a brief two-week break from new episodes to spotlight a couple of golden oldies from the Infinite Loops archive. Years later, these remain some of my favorite conversations. We'll be back soon with fresh episodes, but in the meantime, enjoy this trip back to August 2024, when we welcomed the one and only Gurwinder Bhogal. _________________ "We have created for ourselves a world that we didn't evolve for." Gurwinder Bhogal is, for my money, one of the most independent, original and insightful thinkers you'll find in our corner of...
2025-08-281h 41
Decoding the GurusDecoding Academia 33: The Great Müller-Lyer Debate from Fish Tanks to Eye Operations *Patreon Preview*Welcome to another enlightening episode of Decoding Academia. In this bonus preview of our highly secretive Patreon content, we are discussing a controversial paper by Dorsa Amir and Chaz Firestone that challenges the established notion of the Müller-Lyer illusion being a product of cultural environments. Prepare yourself for some high-level discussions of the visual processes of guppy fish and bearded lizards, as well as the remarkable lengths that psychologists will go to in order to get people to complete their tests. Will our seasoned scholars unravel the illusion, or is this debate another eye-catching mirage?
2025-06-151h 02Decoding the GurusSpecial Supplementary Material: Two Psychologists, One Anthropologist, Three BeersIn this special quasi-crossover episode, we stare deeply into the abyss while enjoying a beverage with renowned psychologist and occasional podcast co-host, Mickey Inzlicht.P.S. The Decoding of Naomi Klein is coming next week!Two Psychologists, One Anthropologist, Three Beers00:27 Introduction05:57 Mickey's Sabbatical in Japan12:13 Sensemaking 3.025:25 Francis Foster's Bizarre Podcast Roast34:38 Sabine Hossenfelder thinks Academia is Communism36:11 The Irony of YouTube Incentives39:34 Proper Criticisms of Academia43:28 Is Academia Centrally Planned?46:24 Culture War Pandering53:53 Entering...
2025-03-0850 min
BE GOOD!Joe Henrich - Unlocking Human Success and Understanding the Weirdest People🎙️ Join us for a transformative discussion with Harvard's leading behavioral scientist Professor Joe Henrich. Author of bestsellers "The Secret of Our Success" and "The Weirdest People in the World" 📚, Joe Henrich revolutionizes our understanding of cultural evolution, innovation leadership, and human psychology. As Harvard University Ruth Moore Professor, former Canada Research Chair, and Presidential Early Career Award winner, his groundbreaking research is reshaping how we approach business and leadership. Essential insights from this discussion:· 📚 Cultural evolution research: new framework for business leadership· 🧠 WEIRD Psychology: impact on globa...
2025-02-2647 min
Taiwan Mandarin with Local Podcast54 Why are there so many temples in Taiwan? 台灣為什麼有那麼多廟？Yun's Mandarin - Taiwanese Online Course: https://mailchi.mp/31034d6eda68/2025-vip-1-1-mandarin-taiwanese-courses
Thanks to Thomas, 赫克托, and Joe for your support this month. You help keep this Taiwan content running and benefit more learners who seek cultural insights about Taiwan.
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⏳ 00:00 - 00:30｜Introduction: Natural Disasters & Faith
Question: "Have you ever experienced an earthquake?"
The unpredictability of earthquakes and the feeling of uncertainty about life.
⏳ 00:30 - 01:30｜Taiwan’s Natural Environment & Religious Beliefs
Natural disasters make people reflect on life priorities.
For thos...
2025-02-2310 min
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningConn Carroll: Sex and the Citizen On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Conn Carroll, the author of Sex and the Citizen: How the Assault on Marriage Is Destroying Democracy. Caroll is currently an editor for the Washington Examiner, but previously he was the communications director for Senator Mike Lee of Utah, an assistant director at the Heritage Foundation, White House correspondent for Townhall.com and a reporter at National Journal. Carroll wrote Sex and the Citizen in response to what he felt was misleading and biased reporting in the mainstream media on the origins and implications of marriage and monogamy. ...
2025-02-071h 14
Mind & MatterCultural Evolution, Religion & the Origins of WEIRD Psychology | Joseph Henrich | 206Send us a textShort Summary: How human culture and psychology have evolved, particularly exploring the unique psychological traits of "WEIRD" (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) societies, providing insights into why our minds and societies are the way they are today.About the Guest: Joe Henrich, PhD is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on applying evolutionary theory to understand the human mind and culture, particularly how cultural evolution has led to the emergence of WEIRD psychology.Note: Podcast episodes are...
2025-01-2946 min
Mind & MatterCultural Evolution, Religion & the Origins of WEIRD Psychology | Joseph Henrich | 206This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindandmatter.substack.comShort Summary: How human culture and psychology have evolved, particularly exploring the unique psychological traits of "WEIRD" (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) societies, providing insights into why our minds and societies are the way they are today.About the Guest: Joe Henrich, PhD is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on applying evolutionary theory to understand the human mind and culture, particularly how cultural evolution has led to the emergence of WEIRD psychology.
2025-01-2546 min
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningConn Carroll: Sex and the CitizenThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Conn Carroll, the author of Sex and the Citizen: How the Assault on Marriage Is Destroying Democracy. Caroll is currently an editor for the Washington Examiner, but previously he was the communications director for Senator Mike Lee of Utah, an assistant director at the Heritage Foundation, White House correspondent for Townhall.com and a reporter at National Journal. Carroll wrote Sex and the Citizen in response to what he felt was misleading...
2025-01-1030 min
CYKIAE (Christ You Know It Ain't Easy)CYKIAE Season 12 Part 12. How Steve Jobs Caused Gender Dysphoria - Social Media Company Tricks – The Girl Killer – Prestige Bias.How can you be the best you can possibly be? Detect prestige and then copy it, better still learn from that prestige and improve on it. Animals do it. Humans do it.
But then this amazing God given tool for making us the best we possibly can be has, for many, ground to a stunning halt, been derailed, all because of Steve Jobs’ iPhone and the disastrous tsunami of social media, video games, and pornography that came as an inevitable part of it.
Let me explain.
Tag words: Steve Jobs; iPhone; God; Rob Boyd...
2024-10-2824 min
Very Bad WizardsEpisode 292: Boundary IssuesDavid and Tamler lead off with a breakdown of the new commercial for "friend (not imaginary)" a new AI necklace that takes hikes with you, interrupts your favorite shows, and will be there for your first kiss. Then we talk about a new paper co-authored by VBW favorite Joe Henrich that challenges cognitive science for pretending to be universal without offering evidence. A good discussion punctuated by David's new theory of the rise of the autism. (TLDL the nerds are having sex). Friend Reveal Trailer [youtube.com] Kroupin, I., Davis, H. E., & Henrich, J. (2024). Beyond Newton...
2024-09-101h 15
Infinite LoopsGurwinder Bhogal's Guide to Modern Survival (EP.231)"We have created for ourselves a world that we didn't evolve for." Gurwinder Bhogal is, for my money, one of the most independent, original and insightful thinkers you'll find in our corner of the internet. He returns to discuss how willpower and good old-fashioned human agency can help us reclaim our mental sovereignty and escape the "constant avalanche of concerns that are being vomited over us through our laptop screens, our phones, our TV screens, and in conversations." For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other stuff designed to make you...
2024-08-291h 40
Keep TalkingEpisode 111: Joe Henrich - Understanding Human NatureJoe Henrich is a professor and the author of multiple best-selling books, including The Secret of Our Success and The WEIRDest People in the World. During our conversation, Joe talks about the interplay of genes and culture in human evolution, the importance of our "collective brains," what we misunderstand about human nature, what he's learned from visiting other indigenous cultures, how culture influences testosterone levels in men, how we might help modern, struggling western men, what we've learned about menopause from grandmother killer whales, the frontier of knowledge in human nature, and more.------------Book...
2024-07-121h 01
Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1942-Jul-07 • MLB All-Star Service Game - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast - 1942 MLB Standings- Cleveland Municipal Stadium-- Radio Announcers- Waite Hoyt- Bob Elson- Jack Graney-- Managers- Mickey Cochrane- Joe McCarthy-- Starting Lineups- 1942 American League- 1 - SS - Lou Boudreau- 2 - RF - Tommy Henrich- 3 - LF - Ted Williams- 4 - CF - Joe DiMaggio- 5 - 1B...
2024-07-102h 22
Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1942-Jul-06 • MLB All-Star Game - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast - 1942 MLB Standings- Monday, July 6, 1942- Attendance: 33,694- Venue: Polo Grounds-- Radio Announcers- Bob Elson- Mel Allen- Jim Britt-- Managers- Joe McCarthy- Leo Durocher-- Starting Lineups- 1942 1942 All-Star Game- 1 - SS - Lou Boudreau- 2 - RF - Tommy Henrich- 3 - LF - Ted Williams- 4...
2024-07-092h 33
The Jim Rutt ShowEP 237 Simon DeDeo on the Odds of Major Civil ViolenceJim talks with Simon DeDeo about their wager concerning the likelihood of civil violence and mass killings in America in the next decade. They discuss the terms of the wager, the appropriate orders of magnitude, Alex Garland's Civil War, the American readiness to use violence, honor cultures, the movement from violence to political violence, industrial mass murder, polarization, the one-dimensionality of current elites, basins of attraction, statistical distributions of violence, Rene Girard's theory of mimetic desire, measuring political distance, the constant motion of contemporary American political views, tribalization around red-blue politics, door-holding & just-so stories, sexual signaling, the unreality of woke d...
2024-05-021h 32Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningCody Moser: the adaptive landscape of cultural evolution On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Cody Moser, co-author of a recent paper, Innovation-facilitating networks create inequality. Moser is an evolutionary psychologist and cultural evolutionist at UC Merced, where he is completing his doctorate. A previous guest on the podcast, Moser immediately digs deep into the abstruse and technical model that shows that more is not automatically better when it comes to innovation and discovery. First, he contrasts his results with the Tasmanian cultural evolution model outlined by Joe Henrich nearly 20 years ago. In short, Henrich showed that very small populations tend to lose cultural traits and skills o...
2024-01-091h 10
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningCody Moser: the adaptive landscape of cultural evolutionThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comFor the first time ever, parents going through IVF can use whole genome sequencing to screen their embryos for hundreds of conditions. Harness the power of genetics to keep your family safe, with Orchid. Check them out at orchidhealth.com.On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Cody Moser, co-author of a recent paper, Innovation-facilitating networks create inequality. Moser is an evolutionary psychologist and cultural evolutionist at UC Merced, where he is completing his doctorate. A previous...
2023-12-0727 minRazib Khan's Unsupervised LearningMichael Muthukrishna: A Theory of Everyone - The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Michael Muthukrishna about his new book, A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going. Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics, an affiliate of the Developmental Economics Group at STICERD and Data Science Institute, Azrieli Global Scholar at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Technical Director of The Database of Religious History, a fellow at the Charter Cities Institute and board member of the One Pencil Project. Of Sri Lankan extraction, he trained as a...
2023-11-171h 39
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningMichael Muthukrishna: A Theory of Everyone - The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re GoingThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comFor the first time ever, parents going through IVF can use whole genome sequencing to screen their embryos for hundreds of conditions. Harness the power of genetics to keep your family safe, with Orchid. Check them out at orchidhealth.com.On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Michael Muthukrishna about his new book, A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going. Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of...
2023-10-2632 min
Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1949-Oct-09 • NYY/BKN • World Series G5 • New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers - Radio- 1949 World Series Game 5- Ebbets Field- Sunday, October 9, 1949- Attendance: 33,711- Game Duration: 3h04m- Day Game, on grass- Box Score.- Starting Lineups- New York Yankees- 1 - SS - Phil Rizzuto- 2 - 1B - Tommy Henrich- 3 - C - Yogi Berra- 4 - CF - Joe DiMaggio- 5 - 3B - Bobby Brown- 6 - LF - Gene Woodling
2023-10-252h 59Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1949-Oct-08 • NYY/BKN • World Series G4 • New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers - Radio- 1949 World Series Game 4- Ebbets Field- Saturday, October 8, 1949- Attendance: 33,934- Game Duration: 2h42m- Day Game, on grass- Box Score..- Starting Lineups- 1 - SS - Phil Rizzuto- 2 - 1B - Tommy Henrich- 3 - C - Yogi Berra- 4 - CF - Joe DiMaggio- 5 - 3B - Bobby Brown- 6 - LF - Gene Woodling- 7 - RF - Cliff...
2023-10-242h 50Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1949-Oct-07 • NYY/BKN • World Series G3 • New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers - Radio- 1949 World Series Game 3- Ebbets Field- Friday, October 7, 1949- Attendance: 32,788- Game Duration: 2h30m- Day Game, on grass- Box Score..- Starting Lineups- New York Yankees- 1 - SS - Phil Rizzuto- 2 - 1B - Tommy Henrich- 3 - C - Yogi Berra- 4 - CF - Joe DiMaggio- 5 - 3B - Bobby Brown- 6 - LF - Gene Woodling
2023-10-222h 53Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1949-Oct-06 • BKN/NYY • World Series G2 • Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees - Radio- 1949 World Series Game 2- Yankee Stadium- Thursday, October 6, 1949- Attendance: 70,053- Game Duration: 2h30m- Day Game, on grass- Box Score.- Starting Lineups- Brooklyn Dodgers- 1 - SS - Pee Wee Reese- 2 - 3B - Spider Jorgensen- 3 - CF - Duke Snider- 4 - 2B - Jackie Robinson- 5 - RF - Gene Hermanski- 6 - LF - Marv Rackley
2023-10-213h 18Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History1949-Oct-05 • BKN/NYY • World Series G1 • Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees - Radio- 1949 World Series Game 1- Yankee Stadium- Wednesday, October 5, 1949- Attendance: 66,224- Game Duration: 2h24m- Day Game, on grass- Box Score.- Starting Lineups- Brooklyn Dodgers- 1 - SS - Pee Wee Reese- 2 - 3B - Spider Jorgensen- 3 - CF - Duke Snider- 4 - 2B - Jackie Robinson- 5 - LF - Gene Hermanski- 6 - RF - Carl Furillo
2023-10-203h 26
The Uncanny County MuseumEpisode 125: Aztecs vs Spaniards: All Mexed UpIn advance of Indigenous Peoples Day this Monday, for today's tour we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in an exhibit focused on the clash between the Aztecs / Mexica people and the Spanish Conquistadors, while clearing up some of the often misrepresented history about Moctezuma II, and the bizarre failures of Panfilo Narváez.Sources used:Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla TownsendThe Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich
2023-10-071h 32
Clear+Vivid with Alan AldaJoe Henrich: How Culture Has Shaped Our Bodies and BrainsHe’s fascinated by how culture has shaped our evolution – not only changing our bodies and expanding our brains but even expanding our ability to cooperate. And the more diverse a culture, the better its ability to innovate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2023-09-2639 min
The Nature & Nurture PodcastNature & Nurture #115: Dr. Joseph Henrich - Culture, Cognition, & CoevolutionDr. Joseph Henrich is an anthropologist and Chair of the Human Evolutionary Biology Department at Harvard University, where he runs the Culture, Cognition, and Coevolution Lab. Joe is also the author of the WEIRDest People in the World and The Secret of Our Success.
Timestamps:0:00:46 Environmental factors leading to cultural evolution0:03:19 Cultural adaptations, rituals, and technological advancements0:05:11 Cultural adaptations operating outside of conscious awareness0:07:04 The role of religion in cultural transformations0:09:40 Impact of religious prohibitions on social ties0:10:59 Exploring the spread of monotheistic religions0:12:01 The expansion of gods and competition among groups0:13:55 Transition to monotheism and personification...
2023-09-041h 07
Life Itself PodcastJoseph Henrich and Cultural Evolution: Implications and what's next Episode 4In this episode of the Life Itself Podcast, Rufus Pollock sits down with Professor Joseph Henrich to continue the discussion on the study of cultural evolution.In this second part of the conversation continuing from episode 3, Rufus Pollock and Joe Henrich discuss the implications of cultural evolution in relation to modern challenges. They explore the potential for intentional experimentation in creating cultural norms that promote trust, cooperation, group cohesion and a sense of community and belonging. Rufus and Joe touch upon the idea that Western societies might be running on old values and n...
2023-09-0145 minLife Itself PodcastJoseph Henrich and Cultural Evolution: Implications and what's next Episode 4In this episode of the Life Itself Podcast, Rufus Pollock sits down with Professor Joseph Henrich to continue the discussion on the study of cultural evolution.In this second part of the conversation continuing from episode 3, Rufus Pollock and Joe Henrich discuss the implications of cultural evolution in relation to modern challenges. They explore the potential for intentional experimentation in creating cultural norms that promote trust, cooperation, group cohesion and a sense of community and belonging. Rufus and Joe touch upon the idea that Western societies might be running on old values and n...
2023-09-0145 min
The Uncanny County MuseumEpisode 122: Step by Step: A Brief History of the Aztec EmpireOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as Xan leads a tour focused on the history of the Aztec empire and how they rose to prominence. Meanwhile, they briefly discuss the ways human civilizations have developed through kin-based relationships and the role rituals play in bonding people together.Sources used:Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla TownsendThe WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich
2023-07-291h 30
Devy IDP Grind PodcastDevy IDP Grind #70 Big 10 West IDP PreviewThe fellas continue their Conference IDP Previews with the Big 10 West!
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2023-07-0649 min
The Jim Rutt ShowCurrents 089: Erik Torenberg on Status GamesJim talks with Erik Torenberg about the ideas in his Substack series on navigating the status games of today. They discuss status as reputation allocation, cyclical change in status mobility over time, status in the world of social media, beliefs as fashions, the status games of adolescent girls, therapy as a status signal, status games around changes of gender, the metaphysics of trauma, luxury beliefs, college as the biggest differentiator in belief, universalism & the ban on cousin marriage, the U.S.'s anomalously high religious population, the arms race for crazy ideas, the societal value of status mobility, sincere irony, t...
2023-04-071h 10
CSPI PodcastWhy is the West Special? | Joe Henrich & Richard HananiaJoe Henrich is the Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology and Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the author of Why Humans Cooperate, The Secret of Our Success, and The WEIRDest People in the World. He joins the podcast to talk about his work. Topics include:* The implications of Henrich’s theories for the debate over AI alignment* The nature of intelligence* Whether genetic differences between populations explain societal outcomes* If the Ancient Greeks and Romans were already WEIRD* How to understand the group selection de...
2023-01-1654 min
"Moment of Zen"Marc Andreessen on Elon, Nietzsche, and America's Thousand Year EmpirePart 2 of our extended conversation with Marc Andreessen, where we discuss Elon, Nietsche, and America's 1000-year empire. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Intro(2:00) - Unpacking the famous SBF quote(5...
2022-12-3049 min
Life Itself PodcastJoseph Henrich and the Emergence of a (Rigorous) Culturology Episode 1Rufus Pollock sits down with Professor Joseph Henrich to discuss the study of cultural evolution. Joe gives an insight into how the discipline has emerged and the interdisciplinary nature of the field. He discusses some examples of areas of interest within the field, such as understanding innovation and institutional evolution, scaling and cooperation. Rufus and Joe finish with a brief consideration of where on the "cultural evolutionary tree" we are today, laying the ground for a potential future follow up.This conversation forms part of the Cultural Evolution: A New Discipline is Born Series.
2022-11-301h 11Life Itself PodcastJoseph Henrich and the Emergence of a (Rigorous) Culturology Episode 1Rufus Pollock sits down with Professor Joseph Henrich to discuss the study of cultural evolution. Joe gives an insight into how the discipline has emerged and the interdisciplinary nature of the field. He discusses some examples of areas of interest within the field, such as understanding innovation and institutional evolution, scaling and cooperation. Rufus and Joe finish with a brief consideration of where on the "cultural evolutionary tree" we are today, laying the ground for a potential future follow up.This conversation forms part of the Cultural Evolution: A New Discipline is Born Series.
2022-11-301h 11
Ben Yeoh ChatsMark Koyama: How the World Became Rich, economic history, intangibles, culture, progressMark Koyama is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason. Mark researches comparative national state economic development and the rise of religious tolerance. He is interested in how historical institutions functioned and in the relationship between culture and economic performance.
Transcript: www.thendobetter.com/investing/2022/10/9/mark-koyama-how-the-world-became-rich-economic-history-intangibles-culture-progress-podcast
I ask why it has taken economists and historians so long to form central views on how we have become rich?
Mark discusses what historic progress might tells us about economic development today. I ask about the interaction between the main factors behind economic progress such as: i...
2022-10-091h 12
Hard Money with Natalie BrunellFed Rate Hike, Greenpeace vs Bitcoin, and Insider Trading in Congress?! - Hard MoneyEpisode 15 of Hard Money with Natalie Brunell - Headlines this week include Jerome Powell and the Fed's rate hike, Joe Biden's appearance on 60 Minutes to talk about inflation, comments from legendary investor, Stanley Druckenmiller, alarm bells from the CEO of Fedex, Raj Subramaniam, the incredibly successful (and troubling) track record of US lawmakers who trade in the stock market, "Bank Storming" in Lebanon, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization taking steps to reduce their reliance on the US Dollar, Greenpeace's campaign against Bitcoin, and a bullish Bitcoin price prediction from Bloomberg's Mike McGlone.
This week’s guest commentator is Sve...
2022-09-2330 min
Keep TalkingEpisode 62: Joe Henrich - The WEIRDest People in the WorldJoe Henrich is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and is the author of the book "The WEIRDest People in the World."During our conversation, Joe talks about his interest in human nature, how cultures change people biologically, how the mating laws of the Roman Catholic Church and the literacy imperatives of Protestantism changed Western civilization, cultural limitations on the Big 5 Personality traits, monogamy and polygyny, modern dating, objective truth, right and wrong, and what UN parking ticket data tells us about different countries in the world.WEIRD stands for "Western, Educated...
2022-09-191h 24
Charter Cities PodcastLessons on Economic Growth for the Future with Dr. Jared RubinDr. Jared Rubin is the co-author of How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth, which he wrote with Mark Koyama, a previous guest on the podcast. We are so happy to welcome Jared to the show today to discuss the thesis of his book, and what he and Mark aimed to add to the literature on the subject of economic growth in the contemporary context. This is a fascinating and thoughtful conversation, packed with insight and nuance on important arguments of the past, what is needed to broaden and enhance our understanding of economic growth, an...
2022-06-131h 03
2022-06-0323 min
Modern Wisdom#422 - Dr Joe Henrich - Evolution, Psychology, Monogamy & CultureJoe Henrich is Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and an author.Humans like to think that we're sovereign individuals with agency over our preferences and actions. But we are also a part of our social environment and Joe has teased apart some fascinating trends which explain how our location and culture have huge impacts on the way we behave, our preferences on everything from dating to work and family life to religion.Expect to learn why the things we consider to be human nature could just be cultural conditioning, the dangerous future...
2022-01-151h 00
The Not Unreasonable PodcastJoe Henrich on Cultural EvolutionJoe Henrich is Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. He has written two books that have been incredibly eye-opening for me: The Secret of Our Success and the WEIRDest People in the World. Joe has put cultural evolution on the map as the best way for understanding why the world looks the way it does today. In the interview we cover:-How cultures are a statistical concept and what philosophers get wrong when analyzing culture-What culture 'wants' -What is the speed minimum of innovation?-Are there things we can do...
2021-10-041h 00Very Bad WizardsGranite Cocks vs Robot OverlordsDavid and Tamler wind their way through the long-requested "Meditations on Moloch" by Scott Alexander, a comprehensive account of the coordination problems (personified by Allan Ginsberg's demon-entity Moloch) that lead to human misery and values tossed out the window. Does Alexander's rationalist conception of human nature ignore the work of VBW favorites like Joe Henrich and Robert Frank? Is he a little too friendly to the neo-social Darwinism view of some guy named Nick Land? And oh no, why does he have to go transhumanist at the end?! Plus, we talk about the unique comic vision of Norm Macdonald...
2021-09-211h 50
SpeciesThe Other Kind of Evolution | Dr. Joe HenrichToday I sat down with Professor Joe Henrich to discuss what makes our species special—which is, by his lights, culture. Our conversation centers on how culture develops, and from this topic, we managed to hit a wide range of other subjects, including but not limited to: the validity of children as models for uncultured humans, the relevance of intelligence to human success, the potential philosophical implications of known facts about cultural evolution, neanderthals vs. humans, and the extent to which human nature is genetic. Henrich is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at...
2021-08-081h 00
Dialogues with Richard ReevesJoseph Henrich on how religion changed sex, families and cultureWhat made some societies so individualistic, so democratic, and so rich? The short version of Joe Henrich’s answer is: religion. By undermining kin-based networks, universalizing religions (especially Western Christianity) prompted the “big innovation” of impersonal trust, altered the Western brain and laid the foundations for free markets, geographical mobility and democratic institutions. In other words, some people became WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic). We discuss how the concept of coevolution helps to get us past the tired nature v. nurture distinction, the role of culture in shaping our biology, how polygamy causes a “math problem of surplus men”, th...
2021-06-281h 03
Buddhas by the Roadside44. The Catholic Church banning gym memberships and GameStopIn this episode, you'll find, among other things: D mansplaining about his gym membership, WEIRD by Joe Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan, when and why the Catholic banned cousin marriages (up to the sixth cousin removed) and what that led to, GameStop/vaccines/Robinhood and non-rivalrous goods, and the why holding two contradictory thoughts in your head is like understanding that there's a positive and a negative pole and a battery, and finally, some thoughts about QAnon and The Daily-episode on the QAnon conspiracy theory.The episode was recorded on 210131Read the...
2021-06-151h 47
BaerTalkCrazy Like Us: Are Americans Exporting Their Dysfunctions to the Rest of the World?Ethan Watters discusses his book Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. He worries that by ignoring culture, mental health professionals may be hurting the very people they seek to help. He talks about how the American concept of the psyche and the American approach to psychological illness is having a negative impact on other parts of the world.
At the end of the podcast, Ethan recommends the book: Joseph, Henrich, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous.
Also of interest: Ethan Watters, "We Aren't The World" available online in...
2021-05-201h 04
I Want to Go Fast Racing PodcastEpisode #5: Las Vegas Week #1In this week's episode of the I Want to Go Fast Racing Podcast, Josh and the Justin's review all of the NASCAR races that took place during the racing week at Las Vegas. No ARCA racing this week, but the trucks were right back at it and they did not disappoint. Joe H Nemechek gave everyone a thrilling finish while trying to hold off team owner Kyle Busch (who may or may not have spun out earlier on purpose). The Xfinity race was action packed too, and the cup race saw the redemption of Kyle Larson! The guys then...
2021-03-0953 min
Cognitive Revolution#49: Joseph Henrich on What History Can Tell Us About PsychologyJoseph Henrich is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the co-author of one of the most influential social science papers of the previous decade. That paper described "WEIRD" people—those who are from a Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic culture—and how overgeneralization based on WEIRD samples has skewed social science research. He recently published a book expanding on this idea and shedding further light on why WEIRD psychology is so peculiar, called "The WEIRDest People in the World." In this conversation, we talk about where these ideas came from, who real...
2021-03-091h 00Podcast#49: Joseph Henrich on What History Can Tell Us About PsychologyJoseph Henrich is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the co-author of one of the most influential social science papers of the previous decade. That paper described "WEIRD" people—those who are from a Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic culture—and how overgeneralization based on WEIRD samples has skewed social science research. He recently published a book expanding on this idea and shedding further light on why WEIRD psychology is so peculiar, called "The WEIRDest People in the World." In this conversation, we talk about where these ideas came from, who real...
2021-03-091h 00
The Curious TaskErik Kimbrough — What Influences Our Choices?Alex Aragona speaks with Erik Kimbrough as he explores the role social norms, groups, and other factors play in our decision making processes.
References from Episode 81 with Erik Kimbrough
You can find a list of Erik’s work here, or on SSRN and RePEc (Erik Kimbrough), some of which were quoted during this episode and formed the basis of discussion. These include Erik’s discussions on norm-compliance (with Mark Pickup and Eline de Rooij), corruption, social preferences (with Alexander Vostroknutov), and marriage (with Mahsa Akbari).
This is a rundown of The Dictator Game in economics as presented...
2021-02-171h 01
RDQIW.E.I.R.D. PeopleIf you're reading this, you are most likely a WEIRD person. So are Dave & Ryan. But why is a Western Educated Industrial Rich Democratic person odd? Only because 95% of psychological research is conducted on WEIRD populations. When trying to understand humans, it's tricky to use a subset of humanity as a baseline. Yet, here we are...Thanks to Joe Henrich for his great article which led RDQI down this path. Find his work here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201231-how-the-way-you-think-was-shaped-centuries-ago
2021-02-0928 min
The Jim Rutt ShowEP104 Joe Henrich on WEIRD PeopleJoe Henrich talks to Jim about some of the key insights from his book, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar & Particularly Prosperous.
Joe Henrich talks to Jim about some of the key insights from his book, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar & Particularly Prosperous. They cover who the WEIRD people are & what impact their WERDness has on academic research, the impact of literacy on cognition, nature & nurture, the unique characteristics of WEIRD people, individualist vs relational dispositions, guilt vs shame cultures, how events in Middle Ages driven by t...
2021-01-191h 05
The Joe Walker PodcastThe Indiana Jones Of Anthropology On The Origins Of Western Psychology — Joe HenrichJoe Henrich is Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the author of The Secret of Our Success and The Weirdest People in the World.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-01-181h 13
The Jim Rutt ShowCurrents 019: Alexander Beiner on Indigenous NarcissismJim talks to Alexander Beiner about his new article on Indigenous Narcissism: western cultural norms, tribalism, social media, ethics, and much more...
In this Currents episode, Jim and Alexander Beiner have a wide-ranging chat about his recent article on Indigenous Narcissism. They cover western cultural norms, tribalism & belonging, social media as a tribal battlefield, addiction dynamics of social media, voluntary organization decline, the erosion of trust in institutions, ethics, postmodern cultural influence & dynamics, indigenous perspectives, cultures as operating systems, integral theory & the messiness of progress, fixing vs replacing systems, bottom-up vs top-down cultural innovation, the GameB approach, and more.
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2020-11-171h 00
The InterviewJoe Henrich: Is Western society 'weird'?The debate between nature and nurture is as old as the hills - is genetics or cultural conditioning the key to understanding human evolution? We speak to
Joseph Henrich, a Harvard professor whose fascination with human evolution and anthropology has brought him to a radical conclusion. He says Western societies preoccupied with the individual not the collective are weird, and the cultural power of the West has skewed our view of what is normal. How much do we humans really have in common?
2020-10-0722 min
North Star PodcastJoe Henrich: What Makes Society Smart?My guest today is Joseph Henrich, a professor at Harvard and an expert on the evolution of human cooperation and culture. I am a big fan of his book, "The Secret of Our Success" and he just published a new one called the Weirdest People in the World about people who fall under the acronym WEIRD: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. Through his research, he explains culture's role in evolution. He shows how evolutionary theory can help us learn, innovate, and share knowledge. We begin this episode by talking about the role big Gods play in...
2020-10-051h 57
Two Psychologists Four BeersBeing WEIRD (with Joe Henrich)Yoel and Mickey interview one of the most influential social scientists of our generation, Harvard University's Joe Henrich. Why are people from the West so peculiar, so different from other people the world over? What led the West to be particularly prosperous? If not intelligence, what marks humans as so special? What are the various approaches to the evolutionary study of human behaviour? Does psychology suffer from a theory crisis? Has religion been a net plus to the survival of human groups?
Bonus: Who is lazier, psychologists or economists?Special Guest: Joe Henrich....
2020-09-231h 28
The Michael Shermer Show134. Joe Henrich — The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly ProsperousWEIRD: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves — their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations — over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? To answer these questions Joseph Henrich draws on anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family stru...
2020-09-221h 23
ROCKING OUR PRIORS"The WEIRDest People in The World": Professor Joe HenrichProfessor Joe Henrich (Harvard) presents his new book on 'how Westerners became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous'.
He suggests that the Western Church eroded kinship in Europe, which enabled a process of cultural evolution, resulting in democratisation, innovation, and economic growth.
I present an alternative hypothesis: through economic development, wage labour, non-familial employment, and rural-urban migration, people broaden their networks beyond kinship. So my suggestion is that economic development fosters cultural change.
Let me know what you think!!
Read more about Professor Henrich: https://henrich.fas.harvard.edu/
And his book: https://weirdpeople.fas.harvard.edu/
2020-09-041h 03
Experience MilwaukeeHow Milwaukee's Tech Hub Coalition is Giving Entrepreneurs a Chance.In this episode, Adam and Steve talk with the team behind Milwaukee's FOR-M program, an initiative of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition (and powered by We Pivot and The Commons) to support and grow Milwaukee's tech startup ecosystem (www.for-m.org). FOR-M is FREE and takes a community-based approach to offer tech startup founders the guidance, connections, and support to kickstart their business concepts. Joining Adam and Steve are Kathy Henrich (Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition), Maggie Fernandes, (We Pivot), and Joe Poeschl (The Commons).
2020-08-1322 min
ROCKING OUR PRIORS"The Decline and Rise of Democracy": Professor David StasavageCrops, technology, & exit options influenced whether societies became democratic or authoritarian - argues Professor David Stasavage.
Rulers wanted to tax their people at the right level: extract the maximum revenue without making the goose hiss! Their strategy would depend on crop yields and technology.
If caloric output is easy to predict (owing to stable temperature, irrigation, and other technology), rulers could easily calculate the agrarian surplus.
But if caloric output varies each year (owing to changing weather patterns and primitive technology), prediction is difficult.
Leaders could overcome these informational constraints either by surveying with bureaucrats or by soliciting council governance...
2020-05-2641 min
The Dissenter#305 Steven Pinker: The Enlightenment, Cultural Evolution, and the Human Mind------------------Support the channel------------
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2019-10-031h 51
CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Joe Henrich: Cultural Evolution and Dual InheritanceCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34711]
2019-06-0714 min
CARTA - Anthropogeny (Video)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Joe Henrich: Cultural Evolution and Dual InheritanceCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34711]
2019-06-0714 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Joe Henrich: Cultural Evolution and Dual InheritanceCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34711]
2019-06-0714 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Daniel Geschwind James J. Moore Joe Henrich William KimbelCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34697]
2019-05-2658 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Video)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Daniel Geschwind James J. Moore Joe Henrich William KimbelCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34697]
2019-05-2658 minCARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda - Daniel Geschwind James J. Moore Joe Henrich William KimbelCARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34697]
2019-05-2658 min
MoralisteneEpisode 18: Kunnskap, ideer og podcastI denne episoden prater Ole Martin Moen og Aksel Braanen Sterri om betydningen av kunnskap, ideer og ikke minst podcast som kunnskapskanal.
Michael Lewis, Against the Rules: https://atrpodcast.com
Joe Henrich om kulturell evolusjon: https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler/joe-henrich-culture-evolution-weird-psychology-social-norms-9756a97850ce
Deidre McCloskey, Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World: https://deirdremccloskey.org/docs/pdf/McCloskey_IdeasEnrichedTheWorld.pdf
2019-05-1455 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Joseph Henrich - The Collective BrainThis symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ranging from simple stone tools millions of years ago to computers today. Our species’ degree of reliance on cultural learning means that a population’s ability to generate and maintain complex cultural repertoires, tools and technologies, such as those commonly found among hunter-gatherers, depends on its sociality, and specifically on its social norms and institutions. Thus, our apparent intelligence derives more from our collective brains than our individual intelligence. Joe Henrich, Harvard University. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anth...
2018-12-0619 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Video)CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Joseph Henrich - The Collective BrainThis symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ranging from simple stone tools millions of years ago to computers today. Our species’ degree of reliance on cultural learning means that a population’s ability to generate and maintain complex cultural repertoires, tools and technologies, such as those commonly found among hunter-gatherers, depends on its sociality, and specifically on its social norms and institutions. Thus, our apparent intelligence derives more from our collective brains than our individual intelligence. Joe Henrich, Harvard University. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anth...
2018-12-0619 minCARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA: Tool Use and Technology: Joseph Henrich - The Collective BrainThis symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ranging from simple stone tools millions of years ago to computers today. Our species’ degree of reliance on cultural learning means that a population’s ability to generate and maintain complex cultural repertoires, tools and technologies, such as those commonly found among hunter-gatherers, depends on its sociality, and specifically on its social norms and institutions. Thus, our apparent intelligence derives more from our collective brains than our individual intelligence. Joe Henrich, Harvard University. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anth...
2018-12-0619 min
The Matt Townsend ShowHow to Solve Unsolvable Problems, Human Cultural EvolutionHow to Solve Unsolvable Problems (14:50)
David Niven, Ph.D., is the author of the book: "It's Not About the Shark: How to Solve Unsolvable Problems". Dr. Niven’s "The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People" – and seven other titles in the series – has sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S., and has been translated in 30 languages. Dr. Niven shares his approach to solve tough problems by focusing on the solution.
Human Cultural Evolution (1:00:19)
Joseph Henrich, Ph.D., is the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches both Economics and Psychol...
2018-06-281h 32The Matt Townsend ShowCommon Core, Our Cultural Success, What to Say in MarriageCommon Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy (20:33)
Nicholas Tampio. Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. He currently researches the history of political thought, contemporary political theory, and education policy. He is the author of Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Between 2013 and 2015, public support for the Common Core dropped from 65 to 49 percent while teacher support plummeted from 76 to 40 percent. Nicholas Tampio talks about Common Core and how national ed...
2018-02-152h 25
Subversion with 1517001. The Rational Irrationality of the PastLooking back at the past and making sense of practices from primitive societies is no simple task. It’s easy to see the weird, the odd, and the seemingly barbaric as relics of a time of lesser-rationality and to dismiss them as unnecessary or backwards. Yet cross-cultural interventions by societies seemingly more advanced than others often result in chaos, bloodshed, and a price paid for the hubris of the so-called civilized. What is there for modern people to learn from dead European explorers, human sacrifice, trial by ordeal, and cross-cultural experiments in fairness?
For this inaugural episode, we speak with Pr...
2018-01-221h 58
Mixed Mental ArtsEp 262 - The Gospel According to Joe Henrich - Why Do Humans Seem So Smart Compared to Other Animals?This morning's lesson is taken from The Gospel According to Joe Henrich. Read by the very wonderful Martin Lewis, this reading captures the heart of why The Secret of Our Success is actually The Secret to YOUR Success. Understanding that social intelligence is humanity's superpower is understanding how you can not only survive the #Jobocalypse but thrive in it. Learn from everyone all the time. The more cultural apps you download the more you'll succeed. If you're interested in more on this, you might enjoy the series Cate Fogarty and I wrote on I.Q. at MixedMentalArts.co. Part 1: The...
2017-06-1111 min
Mixed Mental ArtsEp 250 - Life of BryanIf you follow #MixedMentalArts on Instagram, then you know that Bryan Callen has been reading about Jesus. Unfortunately for Bryan, his first attempts at Bryan's Book Club have succeeded in doing one thing and one thing only: putting Bryan to sleep. And then, Bryan tried pontificating about these ideas to young men and women in their 20s...and they were more interested in the Tequila. It turns out that missionary work is hard work. Fortunately, Bryan Callen has been reading about Jesus. Specifically, he's been reading Stephen M. Miller's Complete Guide to the Bible. It turns out that changing people's...
2017-05-0155 minMixed Mental ArtsEp 247 - SPECIAL: The Theories of Everything Part 3 After hearing the Theories of Everything Part 1 and Part 2, everyone got suuuuuuper jealous that Hunter was getting Spiros all to himself. In the spirit of Mixed Mental Arts, Hunter decided to share Spiros with Dave Colan, Cate Fogarty, Andrew Hunter and Christopher Leon Price. Continuing off from the last conversation, Spiros unpacks how he thinks of truth in thinking about physical reality. Then, Dave Colan (after struggling to remember Sam Harris' name) brings up Sam's recent comments about Hunter on the Joe Rogan Experience. Sam's comments prove to be an excellent teaching opportunity because they reveal the sort...
2017-04-252h 04Mixed Mental ArtsEp 247 - SPECIAL: The Theories of Everything Part 3After hearing the Theories of Everything Part 1 and Part 2, everyone got suuuuuuper jealous that Hunter was getting Spiros all to himself. In the spirit of Mixed Mental Arts, Hunter decided to share Spiros with Dave Colan, Cate Fogarty, Andrew Hunter and Christopher Leon Price. Continuing off from the last conversation, Spiros unpacks how he thinks of truth in thinking about physical reality. Then, Dave Colan (after struggling to remember Sam Harris' name) brings up Sam's recent comments about Hunter on the Joe Rogan Experience. Sam's comments prove to be an excellent teaching opportunity because they reveal the sort...
2017-04-252h 04
Conversations with TylerJoseph Henrich on WEIRD Societies and Life Among Two Strange Tribes (Live at Mason)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. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Other ways to co...
2016-12-141h 25
Mixed Mental ArtsEp208 - Mixed Mental Arts: Henrich SenseiBryan and Hunter enter the dojo of the mind with Joe Henrich, master of our first fundamental of the mind: cultural accumulation. As regular listeners will know, in his book The Secret of Our Success, Henrich lays out the case for why problem solving and critical thinking are not humanity's great superpower. Rather, our great superpower is social intelligence. It is our ability to pass on culture from generation to generation that makes us so successful and able to conquer everywhere from the tundra to the desert to being able to venture out into space. This idea is the...
2016-06-0458 minMixed Mental ArtsEp208 - Mixed Mental Arts: Henrich SenseiBryan and Hunter enter the dojo of the mind with Joe Henrich, master of our first fundamental of the mind: cultural accumulation. As regular listeners will know, in his book The Secret of Our Success, Henrich lays out the case for why problem solving and critical thinking are not humanity's great superpower. Rather, our great superpower is social intelligence. It is our ability to pass on culture from generation to generation that makes us so successful and able to conquer everywhere from the tundra to the desert to being able to venture out into space. This idea is the...
2016-06-0458 minThe Matt Townsend ShowWorking Class Poor, Human Cultural Evolution, Life ExperienceThe Working Class Poor (16:30)
Dr. Scott Sanders, Assistant Professor of Sociology at BYU, co-authored the study “Work and Occupations.” According to the Agriculture Department around 46.5 Million people received food stamps last year. According to a new study by sociologists at BYU, Cornell and LSU, the majority of the United States poor aren’t jobless. They are working at low-paying jobs, struggling to support their families and themselves.
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter (1:07:50)
Dr. Joseph Henrich is the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at the Univer...
2016-05-122h 26
Mixed Mental ArtsEp199 - The Podcast Where Political Correctness is EuthanizedA lot of people have tried to kill political correctness. Mostly, they do this by just saying racist, sexist, offensive generalizations. That's not really killing it. That's just ignoring it. To actually kill it, you have to find political correctnesses vulnerabilities and attack those. That's what this episode of The Bryan Callen show does with the help of probably two of the only men on the planet who could do it, Richard Nisbett and Joe Henrich. Though, by the end of this episode, you'll be able to do it too. To be fair though, kill is such an aggressive, violent...
2016-01-301h 07Mixed Mental ArtsEp199 - The Podcast Where Political Correctness is EuthanizedA lot of people have tried to kill political correctness. Mostly, they do this by just saying racist, sexist, offensive generalizations. That's not really killing it. That's just ignoring it. To actually kill it, you have to find political correctnesses vulnerabilities and attack those. That's what this episode of The Bryan Callen show does with the help of probably two of the only men on the planet who could do it, Richard Nisbett and Joe Henrich. Though, by the end of this episode, you'll be able to do it too. To be fair though, kill is such an aggressive, violent...
2016-01-301h 07
Mixed Mental ArtsEp196 - Why Culture Matters: Joe Henrich on his book The Secret of Our SuccessHumans have always been pretty sure that they were special but we've never quite been sure why. Was it because we were made in God's image? Was it our opposable thumbs? Was it that we had bigger brains? Far be it for us to tell you what God does or does not look like but what Professor Joe Henrich can tell you is that it's not because we have bigger brains. In fact, when you compare the baseline intelligence of human toddlers, chimpanzees and orangutans you find out that we're really not smarter at all. Actually, in many areas we...
2015-12-1943 minMixed Mental ArtsEp196 - Why Culture Matters: Joe Henrich on his book The Secret of Our SuccessHumans have always been pretty sure that they were special but we've never quite been sure why. Was it because we were made in God's image? Was it our opposable thumbs? Was it that we had bigger brains? Far be it for us to tell you what God does or does not look like but what Professor Joe Henrich can tell you is that it's not because we have bigger brains. In fact, when you compare the baseline intelligence of human toddlers, chimpanzees and orangutans you find out that we're really not smarter at all. Actually, in many areas we...
2015-12-1943 minVery Bad Wizards"Boy If Life Were Only Like This" (With Joe Henrich)Joe Henrich joins the podcast to tell us that we know nothing about his work and that how we got to teach a class in anything is absolutely amazing. We continue our discussion from Episode 17 about his critique of the social and behavioral sciences in "The Weirdest People in the World" and his work in small scale societies on fairness norms. We also talk about the weird American obsession with happiness, monkeys throwing cucumbers, and why some people reject "hyper-fair" offers of more than the half the pot in the ultimatum games. Links "I happen to hav...
2013-03-2249 min