Fight Like An Animal
World Tree Center for Evolutionary Politics
Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates paths to survival for this planet and our species. Each episode examines political conflict through the lens of innate contributors to human behavior, offering new understandings of our current crises. Bibliographies: https://www.againsttheinternet.com/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/biologicalsingularity
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May 13, 2020 • 1h 22min
The Biology of the Right-Left Divide part 2
Having described the idiosyncratic collection of traits associated with variation in political outlook in humans, we will now look at the biology of aggression, and how it is correlated with a very similar set of traits. This will lay the foundation to ask the question: is political difference a reflection of differences between people in the biology of aggression?
Apr 30, 2020 • 1h 45min
The Biology of the Right-Left Divide pt. 1
We will explore the science of political difference, the cross-cultural durability of the right-left divide, the idiosyncratic collection of traits that correlate with ideological difference, and lay the foundations for a theory of where political conflict ultimately comes from.
