Magic, Shamanism, and the Scale of Cooperation with Manvir Singh
This week, we talk about ice-age megafauna, Shamansim, magic, and the scale of ancestral cooperation with Manvir Singh (UC Davis). More about Manvir: https://www.manvir.org/ https://scholar.google.co...
22 Sep 1h 28min
Politics with Antoine Marie
We're Back! This week, we (well, David) talks with Antoine Marie (Paris) about all things politics. More about Antoine: https://www.antoinemariesci.com/ https://www.sciencespo.fr/cevipof/en/direct...
15 Sep 1h 23min
Summer Break!
We will be on a much-needed summer break for the next four weeks; returning on August 18th with a slew of fresh, new episodes. Thank you all for listening!
15 Jul 49s
Stories with Michelle Sugiyama
Sit back and relax as we tell you a story about....well....stories. In this episode, we talk with Michelle Sugiyama (U Oregon), who explores human nature through the lens of understanding how, when, a...
8 Jul 1h 23min
Mechanism, Function, and Philsophy of Science with Lauren Ross
What is a mechanism? Are claims about function doomed to fail? And why are explanations in psychology and human behavior so fraught and contested? We pose these and other mysteries to one the shining ...
30 Jun 1h 52min
Producing Belief with Pascal Boyer
Pascal Boyer (St. Louis) is one of the greats! We talk about his shifting thinking in terms of belief selection to belief production, and why this is a subversive idea. Other topics include birthdays,...
23 Jun 1h 50min
Health and the Shuar Project with Josh Snodgrass
Is leaving a hunter horticultural lifestyle for a more westernized, market economy good or bad for one's health? And what does it take to run a field site? In this episode we talk to Josh Snodgrass (O...
16 Jun 1h 29min
Cooperation in the field with Kris Smith
Do we choose how we choose others? Kris Smith gives us a tour of his fieldwork in across Tanzania, from the arid plains of Hadza Land to the shores of village fisheries, Kris explains what he's learne...
9 Jun 1h 35min
