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Did Men Hunt and Women Gather? ~ Cara Ocobock
Season 2 Episode 9
How natural is a sexual division of labour? Very natural, claims a popular theory. Indeed, it was the secret to our success: men evolved to hunt, wom…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Natural History of Equality ~ Sarah Brosnan
Season 2 Episode 8
“Why do we care about equality? Is it an invention of the European Enlightenment? Or is it something rooted in human nature?”
These questions launched…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is the Human Brain Special? ~ Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Season 2 Episode 7
The human brain is sometimes called the "most complex thing in the universe”. It allows us to study ourselves, other animals, and the cosmos itself. …
2 years, 8 months ago
1-Year Anniversary Announcements!
On Humans is one year old today! To celebrate, I am announcing some novel ways for you to consume this content. Some of these are operational already…
2 years, 8 months ago
Encore | How Love Synchronises Our Brains ~ Ruth Feldman
How literally can we be in "synch" with someone?
Very literally, said my guest in episode 3. Originally titled “A Musical Biology of Love”, this was …
2 years, 9 months ago
Do Machines Improve the Human Condition? ~ Daron Acemoglu
Season 2 Episode 6
Machines allow us to do more work with less effort. They sound like an obviously good thing. But there is a tension here. New gadgets and new technol…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore | Is War Natural For Humans? ~ Douglas P. Fry
To complete a trilogy on the anthropology of war, here is episode 8 from the archives. Enjoy!
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2 years, 9 months ago
What Can Chimpanzees Tell Us About War and Peace? ~ Brian Ferguson
Season 2 Episode 5
Is war natural for humans? This question launched episode 8 of this podcast. In that episode, anthropologist Douglas Fry argued that war is a new phe…
2 years, 10 months ago
How War Shapes Our Humanity ~ Greta Uehling
Season 2 Episode 4
What does war do to the human psyche? It can traumatise. It can cause grief. It can normalise violence and make demons out of the enemy. But difficul…
2 years, 10 months ago
Walking Towards the Human Condition ~ Jeremy DeSilva
Season 2 Episode 3
Humans are odd in many ways. But perhaps the oddest of our features is our upright posture. We walk on two legs. And we are the only mammal to do so.…
2 years, 11 months ago