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Hidden Brain: Laurie Talks Monkeys and Bad Money Decisions.

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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How Do Monkeys Make Economic Decisions?

Monkeys don't seem to need a token economy in their own social system. They have this really strict dominance hierarchy, and that determines who gets goods and services. So in some ways, it kind of taught us that, you know, to be a species that uses money, you really have to be a relatively egalitarian pecies.

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