Joe Henrich on Cultural Evolution
Description
Joe Henrich is Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. He has written two books that have been incredibly eye-opening for me: The Secret of Our Success and the WEIRDest People in the World. Joe has put cultural evolution on the map as the best way for understanding why the world looks the way it does today.
In the interview we cover:
-How cultures are a statistical concept and what philosophers get wrong when analyzing culture
-What culture 'wants'
-What is the speed minimum of innovation?
-Are there things we can do to accelerate cultural evolution further?
-How should we analyze subcultures?
-Is Insurance really the fundamental application for culture?
Show Notes:
https://notunreasonable.com/2021/11/26/joe-henrich-on-cultural-evolution/
Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/ud-1rhQHnKE
Twitter: @davecwright
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