After Evolution | Oliver Scott Curry, Daniel Everett, Janet Radcliffe Richards

After Evolution | Oliver Scott Curry, Daniel Everett, Janet Radcliffe Richards

Author: IAI May 1, 2018 Duration: 30:30

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In 1859, Charles Darwin changed the course of history for ever by publishing On the Origin of Species. In 1872 he published ‘The expression of the emotions in man and animals.’ Which didn’t rock the boat quite so much, but it continues to be a source of controversy in our ongoing scientific debates on evolution, and specifically, how it relates to human psychology. Can evolution explain cultural and social differences? Or do we need something new? Julian Baggini explores the limits of evolution with philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards, anthropologist Daniel Everett and Oxford evolutionary psychologist Oliver Scott Curry.

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