Episode #80
Joseph Henrich — Humans defeated smarter species with cultural evolution
Plus how the Catholic Church accidentally caused the Industrial Revolution
What this episode covers
Plus how the Catholic Church accidentally caused the Industrial Revolution
Where to start
Why Industrial Revolution happened in Europe
Why Industrial Revolution happened in Europe
Start at 42:34
Will AGI have superhuman cultural learning?
Will AGI have superhuman cultural learning?
Start at 32:00
Loss of cultural variance in modern world
Loss of cultural variance in modern world
Start at 1:21:09
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Humans didn’t succeed because of raw IQ
- How cultural evolution works
- Why is human brain size declining?
- Will AGI have superhuman cultural learning?
- Why Industrial Revolution happened in Europe