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The Evolution of Place: How Environments Shape Us

The Evolution of Place: How Environments Shape Us

Update: 2025-10-27
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What if your neighborhood is quietly shaping your stress levels, immune system, and trust in others? In this episode, David Sloan Wilson talks with David McAleavey, Amy Clair, Blair Gross, and Rick O'Gorman about how environmental cues – such as order, greenery, and decay – act as signals to our brains and bodies.

From the Generalized Unsafety Theory of Stress to the Social Baseline Theory, we explore why where you live affects how you feel, think, and connect.

Tune in to see your environment through a whole new lens.

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The Evolution of Place: How Environments Shape Us

The Evolution of Place: How Environments Shape Us