Social Animals - How Evolution Shapes Human Social Behavior
Offered By: Santa Fe Institute via YouTube
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Overview
Explore the evolutionary roots of human social behavior in this thought-provoking lecture by Laura Fortunato, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Delve into intriguing questions about marriage customs, inheritance patterns, and their connections to social complexity across different societies. Gain insights into why some cultures enforce monogamy while others practice polygyny, and examine the varied inheritance systems from paternal to maternal lineages. Discover how evolutionary principles can shed light on the diversity of human social structures and behaviors in this engaging 73-minute presentation from the Santa Fe Institute's Community Lecture series.
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Social Animals: How Evolution Shapes Human Social Behavior
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Santa Fe Institute
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