Science relies on the collective efforts of billions of people over thousands of years. How can we use this knowledge to potentially short circuit what is coming and coming decades into a more benign path? This is kind of interesting, because i think for most of human history, within the group, we had very strong norms for sharing and co operation. We've somehow changed our culture to say that self interest and competitive behaviour is the ideal. So really, we are the anomalous age. We have to go back to what we had for a long time.
On this episode we meet with ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, Josh Farley.
Farley explores the importance of human cooperation in a modern superstructure that incentivizes competition. What role will cooperation play in helping us solve our largest existential problems?
Farley explains the critical social dilemma humans face: How can we grapple with the paradox that individuals are better served to act selfishly, but cooperation among individuals makes everyone better off?
Additionally, Professor Farley helps us distinguish the difference between how a system works, and how we can understand and participate in changing a system.
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