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Explaining Western Success

Jun 16, 2022
28:21
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
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2
The Unplanned Consequences of Cultural Evolution
04:36 • 4min
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3
The Weirdest People in the World
09:02 • 3min
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4
The Origins of Religions
11:34 • 2min
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The Origins of Kin Base Institutions
14:01 • 3min
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6
How Did European Families Come to Be?
16:58 • 5min
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The Importance of Market Integration in Modern Society
21:29 • 3min
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8
Globalization and Its Discontents
24:52 • 3min
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Harvard professor and human evolutionary biologist Joseph Henrich discusses the psychological, cultural, and institutional roots of Western development. His latest book, The WEIRDest People In the World, received the Manhattan Institute's 2022 Hayek book prize.

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