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Energy, cooperation, and our species' future - Many Minds

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    Energy, cooperation, and our species' future
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Welcome back folks! The new season of <em>Many Minds</em> is quickly ramping up. On today’s episode we’re thrilled to be rejoined by <a href= "https://www.michael.muthukrishna.com/">Dr. Michael Muthukrishna</a>. Michael is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. He’s an unusually wide-ranging and rigorous thinker; though still early in his career, Michael has already made key contributions to our understanding of culture, intelligence, evolution, innovation, cooperation and corruption, cross-cultural variation, and a bunch of other areas as well. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">We wanted to have Michael back on—not just because he was an audience favorite—but because he’s got a new book out. It’s titled <em style= "mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href= "https://www.atheoryofeveryone.com/">A theory of everyone: The new science of who we are, how we got here, and where we’re going</a></em>. In this conversation, Michael and I talk about the book and lay out that grand theory mentioned in the title. We discuss energy and how—since the very origins of life—it’s proven to be a fundamental, unshakeable constraint. We talk about the nature of human intelligence and consider the dynamics of human cooperation and innovation. We also delve into a few of the implications that Michael’s “theory of everyone” has for the future of our species. Along the way, we touch on carrying capacity, nuclear fusion, inclusive fitness, religion, the number line, multiculturalism, AI, the Flynn effect, and chaos in the brickyard.</span><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">If you enjoy this one, you may want to go back to listen to our <a href= "https://disi.org/culture-innovation-and-the-collective-brain/">earlier chat</a> as well. But more importantly, you may want to get your hands on Michael’s book. It’s ambitious and inspiring and we were barely able to graze it here.</span><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Alright friends, without further ado, on to my second conversation with Dr. Michael Muthukrishna. Enjoy!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  A transcript of this episode is available <a href= "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8d1pn2tdGe_1IF2uWQCfl13Rxs_dU_b/view?usp=sharing"> here</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Notes and links</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">8:30 – Dr. Muthukrishna completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia, where he was advised by <a href="https://henrich.fas.harvard.edu/">Joseph Henrich</a>. He also worked with <a href= "https://norenzayan.psych.ubc.ca/">Ara Norenzayan</a>, <a href= "https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/steven-heine/">Steven Heine</a>, and others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">9:30 – Previous books on dual-inheritance theory and cultural evolution mentioned here include <em><a href= "https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691178431/the-secret-of-our-success"> The Secret of Our Success</a></em> by Joseph Henrich, <em><a href= "https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo3615170.html"> Not by Genes Alone</a></em> by Peter Richerson and Robert Boyd, and <em><a href= "https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691151182/darwins-unfinished-symphony"> Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony</a></e
    Publication Date
    2024-01-25T03:45:00+00:00
    Status
    completed
    Website
    https://manyminds.libsyn.com/energy-cooperation-and-our-species-future
    Length
    80:35
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    /podcasts/Many Minds/1706154300-3935.mp3
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    110.68 MB
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    187-CBR
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