On this episode of Sanity, join us for Part 2 of the 2-part discussion between Dr. Duncan and Dr. Sanderson on how evolutionary psychology can be applied to current issues humans are facing. Part 1 of this discussion primarily focused on political polarization in the United States. The focus of Part 2 is covering how evolved traits, such as ingroup and outgroup bias, aggression, selfishness, and lack of future orientation that were once paramount to our survival could ultimately lead to destruction of our species. Dr. Sanderson discusses how this destruction might occur through escalation of aggression and nuclear threat and an under-appraisal of risk associated with climate change. If you are interested in learning more about evolutionary psychology, check out the previous podcasts with Dr. Sanderson!

Resources and Links:

On Human Nature by E.O. Wilson:

https://www.amazon.com/Human-Nature-new-Preface-Revised/dp/0674016386

On Aggression by Konrad Lorenz:

https://www.amazon.com/Aggression-Harvest-Book-Hb-291/dp/0156687410

Social Media Information:

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sandersonhofstra

Blog: Our Evolutionary Selves: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-evolutionary-selves

Youtube Lectures: https://sites.google.com/view/sandersonhofstra/humannature

Twitter: @WCSphd