In this fifth episode in the series on applied cultural evolution, we explore how all environmental problems need to be understood as system-level outcomes of evolution for human societies. Humanity is currently on a course to alter the entire

How Can Evolution Integrate the Social Sciences?

Jun 15th, 2018 24m 57s

This is the fourth episode in this series on applied cultural evolution, where we explore how the social sciences and humanity need to be integrated in order for massively complex social problems to be addressed in the world. Among the topics e

Evolutionary Mismatch and Pathologies of Civilization

May 18th, 2018 19m 18s

This is episode 3 in a series on applied cultural evolution. It explores how the stress, anxiety, and suffering of life in the modern world can be explained using the framework of "evolutionary mismatch" to analyze, interpret, and design soluti

Why We Need Applied Cultural Evolution

May 14th, 2018 23m 1s

This is the second episode in this series -- which explains what cultural evolution is and why it is an essential body of knowledge for dealing with the convergence of global crises that now confront humanity. You will learn how global warming

My Life Without Scaffolding

May 11th, 2018 5m 10s

This is the first podcast by Joe Brewer -- a short introduction about his work applying cultural evolution to large-scale social change. In this episode, you will hear a deeply personal account of his struggles to do original work in a world th

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