Episode #229
Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution
Richard Wrangham is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, culture, and other aspects of ape and human behavior.
What this episode covers
Richard Wrangham is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, culture, and other aspects of ape and human behavior.
Where to start
A map of how chimps, gorillas, and humans are all related
Richard Wrangham and Lex Fridman discuss a map of how chimps, gorillas, and humans are all related.
Start at 2:14:18
Violence in humans vs violence in chimps
Richard Wrangham and Lex Fridman discuss violence in humans vs violence in chimps.
Start at 8:13
The Goodness Paradox and Catching Fire
Richard Wrangham and Lex Fridman discuss the goodness paradox and catching fire.
Start at 1:43:08
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Violence in humans vs violence in chimps
- Study of violence in chimps
- Human evolution and violence