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When Human Evolution Collides With The Modern World | Prof. Adam Hart | Modern Wisdom Podcast 192

Adam Hart is a scientist, author & presenter. Our species has been around for far longer than the modern world. This is leading to some imbalances between our evolutionary heritage and the environment we now find ourselves in. Expect to learn how obesity might be an evolutionary adaptation gone awry, why fight or flight happens in the workplace, the misalignment of technology with our brains, the evolutionary basis for violence and much more... Sponsor: Shop Eleiko’s full range at https://www.shop.eleiko.com (enter code MW15 for 15% off everything) Extra Stuff: Buy Unfit For Purpose - https://amzn.to/2ZlMFa1 Follow Professor Hart on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AdamHartScience Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ #evolution #modernworld #biology - 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

Chris WilliamsonhostAdam Hartguest
Jul 4, 20201h 7mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:58

    Intro

  2. 0:58 – 2:24

    Humans and the modern world

  3. 2:24 – 4:50

    How slow evolution works

  4. 4:50 – 10:20

    Two schools of thought

  5. 10:20 – 14:49

    Is evolution pointless

  6. 14:49 – 23:33

    The Dunbar number

  7. 23:33 – 25:38

    The hygiene hypothesis

  8. 25:38 – 28:54

    The old friends hypothesis

  9. 28:54 – 30:38

    Do I clean my house

  10. 30:38 – 31:58

    What is stress

  11. 31:58 – 33:47

    Stress is a lifesaver

  12. 33:47 – 35:35

    The modern day problem

  13. 35:35 – 38:10

    Retreats

  14. 38:10 – 40:21

    Simple pleasures

  15. 40:21 – 44:32

    Humans kill each other

  16. 44:32 – 47:16

    Evolution and violence

  17. 47:16 – 48:44

    We need an Overton Window

  18. 48:44 – 50:50

    We need to be careful

  19. 50:50 – 53:32

    Drunken nightclub brawl

  20. 53:32 – 56:44

    Pride Envy loneliness

  21. 56:44 – 1:07:22

    Grief

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