William Von Hippel - How We Evolved

William Von Hippel is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland and Author of The Social Leap. Today we learn the story of how our ancestors went from being chimps in trees to bipedal apes out on the plains and why we took that dangerous step in our development. We discover why our brains more than trebled in size and how that benefited us, what tools and tactics enabled these early humans to survive in a perilous new environment and what the implications are for our modern day minds dealing with primitive motivations. Further Reading: The Social Leap - http://amzn.eu/d/iFGKgsg - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/modern-wisdom/id1347973549 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XrOqvxlqQI6bmdYHuIVnr?si=iUpczE97SJqe1kNdYBipnw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - I want to hear from you!! Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Chris WilliamsonhostWilliam Von Hippelguest

Dec 3, 20181h 16mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 3, 2018
Duration: 1h 16m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

William Von Hippel is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland and Author of The Social Leap. Today we learn the story of how our ancestors went from being chimps in trees to bipedal apes out on the plains and why we took that dangerous step in our development. We discover why our brains more than trebled in size and how that benefited us, what tools and tactics enabled these early humans to survive in a perilous new environment and what the implications are for our modern day minds dealing with primitive motivations. Further Reading: The Social Leap - http://amzn.eu/d/iFGKgsg - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/modern-wisdom/id1347973549 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XrOqvxlqQI6bmdYHuIVnr?si=iUpczE97SJqe1kNdYBipnw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - I want to hear from you!! Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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Chris Williamson
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William Von Hippel
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and William Von Hippel, William Von Hippel - How We Evolved explores how Evolutionary Pressures Shaped Human Cooperation, Brains, Sex, And Happiness Psychologist William von Hippel explains his “Social Leap” theory: how being forced out of African rainforests onto the savanna pushed our chimp‑like ancestors toward bipedalism, cooperation, better throwing, and ultimately large human brains.

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