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Mentioned in 13 episodes
The Goodness Paradox
Book • 2019
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Mentioned in 13 episodes
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for his work on chimpanzee behavior, aggression, and the origins of war.

Isabel Behncke

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#598: Primatologist Isabel Behncke on Play, Sexual Selection, and Lessons from Following Bonobos for 3,000 Kilometers in the Jungles of Congo
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in relation to his book "Goodness Paradox", discussing human aggression and self-domestication.


Chris Williamson

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#598 - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - The Wild Ethics Of Human Genetic Enhancement
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while discussing human aggression compared to chimpanzees.


Rob Henderson

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#556 - Rob Henderson - How Men Compete For Status
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as a book exploring the paradox of human nature exhibiting both extreme violence and non-violence.


Lex Fridman

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#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution
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in relation to the evolution of morality and the paradox of goodness.


Michael Shermer

29 snips
Neanderthals and Us: A Complex Story of Coexistence and Hybridization
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while discussing the evolutionary psychology of attraction to violent men.


Rob Henderson

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E129: Dark Triad, Romantic Partner Selection, and Dating Advice w/ Rob Henderson
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Richard Wrangham

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249. Primatologist Explains the 1% Difference Between Humans & Apes | Richard Wrangham
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when discussing evolutionary explanations for attraction to violent men.


Rob Henderson

How to Be Attractive & What Data Says About Dating | Rob Henderson
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as a book exploring self-domestication and the paradox of human goodness.


David Sloan Wilson

David Sloan Wilson interview on Group Selection, Memes, and Western Values
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when discussing self-domestication in early humans.


Rob Henderson

#292 - Rob Henderson - Signalling: Why You Do The Things You Do
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in relation to the impact of original capital punishment on human genetics and culture.

Paul Seabright

How Religions Compete for Money, Power, and People
Mentioned by Rutger Bregman as a brilliant book arguing that capital punishment was an important evolutionary mechanic.

Episode 80, ‘Human Nature’ with Steven Pinker and Rutger Bregman (Part I - Humankind)
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in relation to the paradox of human nature and the effectiveness of modern warfare.


Margaret MacMillan

Margaret MacMillan on How War Has Shaped Humanity
Mentioned by Ilari Mäkelä in the context of reconciling Hobbesian and Rousseauian views on human nature.

What Can Hunter-Gatherers Tell Us About Our Origins? Going Beyond the Bestsellers ~ Vivek V. Venkataraman
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in the context of discussing the paradox of increasing individual peacefulness alongside more effective warfare.


Margaret MacMillan

Margaret MacMillan and Peter Frankopan on How War Has Shaped Humanity
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for its insights into human behavior, exploring the paradox of human goodness and capacity for violence.


Ezra Klein

The Economy Is at a Hinge Moment
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in relation to the hypothesis of human self-domestication.

Ilarim Makelem

What Is a Human? The New Science of the Genus Homo ~ Chris Stringer