This is a great radio show, and super fun to listen to! In this show they talk about how human nature and our idea of normal can change. They use three real life stories to provoke thought about this topic. In the first story, John Horgan examines how Americans seem to have a completely different attitude toward war than we did thirty years ago. He takes us on a stroll through Hoboken, asking strangers one of the great unanswerable questions: "Will humans ever stop fighting wars?" Strangely, everyone seems to know the answer. Robert Sapolsky brings us farther afield - to eastern Africa, where a population of baboons defies his expectations of violent behavior. Robert is surprised to feel hopeful for a gentler future, but then primatologist Richard Wrangham asserts that their aggressive nature is innate, unchanging, and hanging over them like a guillotine.... Take some time to listen and contemplate how you feel about human nature and our ability to change.
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