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The future of tribalism
Sean Illing talks with evolutionary anthropologist David Samson, whose new book Our Tribal Future delves into how tribalism has shaped the human story — and how we might be able to mitigate its negative effects in the future. Sean and David discuss how and when tribal organization came on the scene, what changed in human organization when it did, and how taking advantage of some positive aspects of tribal alignment could provide a path toward inoculating humanity against stubborn, regressive divisiveness.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: David Samson (@Primalprimate), professor of anthropology, University of Toronto; author
References:
Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good by David R. Samson (St. Martin's; 2023)
"Dunbar's number" by Robin Dunbar (New Scientist)
The Nunn Lab, Duke University
"Human Response to Disaster" by Charles E. Fritz (Proceedings of the HFES, vol. 18 no. 3; 1974)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (Signal; 2014)
The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress by Peter Singer (Princeton; 2011)
"Peter Singer on his ethical legacy" (The Gray Area; May 25)
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis (Little Brown Spark; 2019)
Bill Nye debates Ken Ham (Feb. 4, 2014)
God and Evolution? The Implications of Darwin's Theory for Fundamentalism, the Bible, and the Meaning of Life by Daniel J. Samson (Solon; 2006)
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Sean Illing talks with evolutionary anthropologist David Samson, whose new book Our Tribal Future delves into how tribalism has shaped the human story — and how we might be able to mitigate its negative effects in the future. Sean and David discuss how and when tribal organization came on the scene, what changed in human organization when it did, and how taking advantage of some positive aspects of tribal alignment could provide a path toward inoculating humanity against stubborn, regressive divisiveness.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: David Samson (@Primalprimate), professor of anthropology, University of Toronto; author
References:
Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good by David R. Samson (St. Martin's; 2023)
"Dunbar's number" by Robin Dunbar (New Scientist)
The Nunn Lab, Duke University
"Human Response to Disaster" by Charles E. Fritz (Proceedings of the HFES, vol. 18 no. 3; 1974)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (Signal; 2014)
The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress by Peter Singer (Princeton; 2011)
"Peter Singer on his ethical legacy" (The Gray Area; May 25)
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis (Little Brown Spark; 2019)
Bill Nye debates Ken Ham (Feb. 4, 2014)
God and Evolution? The Implications of Darwin's Theory for Fundamentalism, the Bible, and the Meaning of Life by Daniel J. Samson (Solon; 2006)
Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app.
Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
This episode was made by:
Producer: Erikk Geannikis
Engineer: Patrick Boyd
Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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