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Humankind: Are We Good Or Evil? | Rutger Bregman | Modern Wisdom Podcast 181

Rutger Bregman is a historian & an author. It's a common-held view of humanity that humans are adversarial. Shaven chimps competing with each other for resources, held together by a veneer of politeness & society. Rutger disagrees and suggests that deep down humans might actually be quite nice. Expect to learn why soldiers don't fire their weapons in war, what happens when the real world Lord Of The Flies happens, how bombing a city doesn't weaken the inhabitants and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 85% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Buy Humankind - https://amzn.to/370ack5 Follow Rutger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rcbregman Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcast Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom #rutgerbregman #humankind #society - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Rutger BregmanguestChris Williamsonhost
Jun 8, 20201h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:44

    Intro

  2. 0:44 – 1:26

    Breaking the Internet

  3. 1:26 – 5:00

    Humankind

  4. 5:00 – 8:23

    Finding History

  5. 8:23 – 12:18

    The Lord of the Flies

  6. 12:18 – 12:56

    Have Fun

  7. 12:56 – 16:53

    The Central Idea

  8. 16:53 – 18:25

    Self Domestication Theory

  9. 18:25 – 21:26

    More Feminine Traits

  10. 21:26 – 23:40

    Cooperation

  11. 23:40 – 29:08

    War

  12. 29:08 – 30:17

    Power Corruption

  13. 30:17 – 38:20

    Chimpanzee Politics

  14. 38:20 – 44:13

    Shortcutting Compassion Empathy

  15. 44:13 – 47:57

    Implications for Society

  16. 47:57 – 52:23

    Trusting Others

  17. 52:23 – 55:43

    Public vs Private Sector

  18. 55:43 – 58:10

    Pandemic

  19. 58:10 – 1:08:05

    Conspiracy

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