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SIO417: Does Our Evolutionary History Doom Us To Failure?
Jan 11, 2024
Dr. Timothy Waring, an expert in Cultural Evolution, explores how our evolutionary history influences our ability to address global challenges like climate change. The podcast analyzes human cooperation, capitalism's impact on the environment, and the need for global collaboration in tackling environmental disasters.
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- Cultural evolution hinders human ability to address climate change catastrophes.
- Understanding the Anthropocene requires examining human behavior through an evolutionary lens.
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Cultural evolution and human adaptability
Humans may not be evolutionarily equipped to handle global catastrophes like climate change due to the way cultural evolution has shaped our behavior.
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