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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 171:27

In this episode, Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the lessons of the COVID pandemic. They discuss our failures to coordinate an effective response, the politics surrounding vaccination, vaccine efficacy, vaccine safety, how to think about scientific controversies, the epidemiology of excess deaths, transmission among the vaccinated, natural immunity, selection pressures and new variants, the failure of institutions, the lab-leak hypothesis, the efficacy of lockdowns, vaccine mandates, boosters, what would happen in a worse pandemic, and other topics. Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2006, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. He is the author of several books—Connected: The Amazing Power of Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, and most recently Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. Website: www.humannaturelab.net Twitter: @NAChristakis Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Pandemics and Politics with Nicholas Christakis [S2 Ep.36]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 76:09

My guest today is Nicholas Christakis. Nicholas is a physician, a sociologist, and a professor at Yale University. He'll be known to some of you as the professor who kept his composure in front of a mob of students screaming about Halloween costumes back in 2015 or he may be known to you as the author of many books, including "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social networks and How they shape our lives", "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society" and "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live", which will be the focal point of our conversation today. Nicholas and I talk about how the polarized media has harmed our ability to deal with COVID. We talk about the end goal of herd immunity. We talk about whether the incredible speed of the rollout of the vaccine is suspicious. We talk about the ethics of requiring or strongly pressuring people to get the vaccine. We talked about the ethics of encouraging booster shots when many around the world have yet to get their first vaccination. We also discuss Ivermectin and much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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Pandemics and Politics with Nicholas Christakis [S2 Ep.36]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 76:09

My guest today is Nicholas Christakis. Nicholas is a physician, a sociologist, and a professor at Yale University. He'll be known to some of you as the professor who kept his composure in front of a mob of students screaming about Halloween costumes back in 2015 or he may be known to you as the author of many books, including "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social networks and How they shape our lives", "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society" and "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live", which will be the focal point of our conversation today.Nicholas and I talk about how the polarized media has harmed our ability to deal with COVID. We talk about the end goal of herd immunity. We talk about whether the incredible speed of the rollout of the vaccine is suspicious. We talk about the ethics of requiring or strongly pressuring people to get the vaccine. We talked about the ethics of encouraging booster shots when many around the world have yet to get their first vaccination. We also discuss Ivermectin and much more.I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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Pandemics and Politics with Nicholas Christakis [S2 Ep.36]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 76:09

My guest today is Nicholas Christakis. Nicholas is a physician, a sociologist, and a professor at Yale University. He'll be known to some of you as the professor who kept his composure in front of a mob of students screaming about Halloween costumes back in 2015 or he may be known to you as the author of many books, including "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social networks and How they shape our lives", "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society" and "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live", which will be the focal point of our conversation today.Nicholas and I talk about how the polarized media has harmed our ability to deal with COVID. We talk about the end goal of herd immunity. We talk about whether the incredible speed of the rollout of the vaccine is suspicious. We talk about the ethics of requiring or strongly pressuring people to get the vaccine. We talked about the ethics of encouraging booster shots when many around the world have yet to get their first vaccination. We also discuss Ivermectin and much more.I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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Pandemics and Politics with Nicholas Christakis [S2 Ep.36]

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 76:09

Welcome to another episode of conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Nicholas Christakis. Nicholas is a physician, a sociologist, and a professor at Yale University. He'll be known to some of you as the professor who kept his composure in front of a mob of students screaming about Halloween costumes back in 2015 or he may be known to you as the author of many books, including "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social networks and How they shape our lives", "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society" and "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live", which will be the focal point of our conversation today. Nicholas and I talk about how the polarized media has harmed our ability to deal with COVID. We talk about the end goal of herd immunity. We talk about whether the incredible speed of the rollout of the vaccine is suspicious. We talk about the ethics of requiring or strongly pressuring people to get the vaccine. We talked about the ethics of encouraging booster shots when many around the world have yet to get their first vaccination. We also discuss Ivermectin and much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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355-The Auckland Islands Castaways

Futility Closet

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 32:17

In 1864, two ships' crews were cast away at the same time on the same remote island in the Southern Ocean. But the two groups would undergo strikingly different experiences. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Auckland Islands castaways and reflect on its implications for the wider world. We'll also consider some fateful illnesses and puzzle over a street fighter's clothing. Intro: Lewis Carroll proposed fanciful logic problems. In 1946, a kangaroo made off with William Thompson's money. Sources for our feature on the Aucklands Islands castaways: Joan Druett, Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World, 2007. Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, 2019. Elizabeth McMahon, Islands, Identity and the Literary Imagination, 2016. A.W. Eden, Islands of Despair, 1955. William Pember Reeves, New Zealand, 1908. F.E. Raynal, Wrecked on a Reef, or Twenty Months on the Auckland Islands, 1880. T. Musgrave, Castaway on the Auckland Isles: Narrative of the Wreck of the "Grafton," 1865. Don Rowe, "A Tale of Two Shipwrecks," New Zealand Geographic 167 (January-February 2021). "The Kindness of Strangers," Economist 431:9141 (May 4, 2019), 81. Peter Petchey, Rachael Egerton, and William Boyd, "A Spanish Man-o-War in New Zealand? The 1864 Wreck of Grafton and Its Lessons for Pre-Cook Shipwreck Claims," International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 44:2 (2015), 362-370. Bernadette Hince, "The Auckland Islands and Joan Druett's Island of the Lost," Shima: The International Journal of Research Into Island Cultures 2:1 (2008), 110. "Mystery of the Shipwreck Shelter," [Wellington, New Zealand] Sunday Star-Times, Feb. 21, 2021. Charles Montgomery, "The Audacity of Altruism: Opinion," Globe and Mail, March 28, 2020. "Was New Zealand Pre-Cooked?" [Wellington, New Zealand] Sunday Star-Times, April 26, 2015. Herbert Cullen, "Wreck of the Grafton Musgrave -- An Epic of the Sea," New Zealand Railways Magazine 9:2 (May 1, 1934). "Twenty Months on an Uninhabited Island," Glasgow Herald, Dec. 27, 1865. "Wreck of the Grafton: Journal of Captain Musgrave," Australian News for Home Readers, Oct. 25, 1865. "New Zealand," Illustrated Sydney News, Oct. 16, 1865. "The Wreck of the Grafton," Sydney Mail, Oct. 7, 1865. "The Wreck of the Schooner Grafton," Sydney Morning Herald, Oct. 2, 1865. "Wreck of the Schooner Grafton," The Age, Oct. 2, 1865. "The Wreck of the Schooner Grafton," Bendigo Advertiser, Sept. 30, 1865. Grafton collection, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (retrieved Aug. 8, 2021). "Grafton Wreck and Epigwaitt Hut," Department of Conservation, Te Papa Atawhai (retrieved Aug. 8, 2021). Listener mail: "Suez Crisis," Wikipedia (accessed Aug. 11, 2021). Christopher Klein, "What Was the Suez Crisis?" History, Nov. 13, 2020. "Suez Crisis," Encyclopaedia Britannica, July 19, 2021. "History: Past Prime Ministers," gov.uk (accessed Aug. 13, 2021). "Anthony Eden," Wikipedia (accessed Aug. 12, 2021). David Owen, "The Effect of Prime Minister Anthony Eden's Illness on His Decision-Making During the Suez Crisis," QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 98:6 (June 2005), 387–402. David Owen, "Diseased, Demented, Depressed: Serious Illness in Heads of State," QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 96:5 (May 2003), 325–336. Meilan Solly, "What Happened When Woodrow Wilson Came Down With the 1918 Flu?" Smithsonian Magazine, Oct. 2, 2020. Dave Roos, "Woodrow Wilson Got the Flu in a Pandemic During the World War I Peace Talks," History, Oct. 6, 2020. Steve Coll, "Woodrow Wilson's Case of the Flu, and How Pandemics Change History," New Yorker, April 16, 2020. "History of 1918 Flu Pandemic," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 21, 2018. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Neil de Carteret and his cat Nala, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

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EP523 Book Talk หนังสือ Blueprint

Friendtalkative Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 9:38

หนังสือ Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society ของ Nicholas A. Christakis - การหลอมรวมของสังคมขึ้นมานั้น มีหลายส่วนประกอบเป็นปัจจัย ซึ่งการวิวัฒนาการของมนุษย์มีมาเนิ่นนานแล้ว - การเรียนรู้จากอดีต สามารถทำนายอนาคตได้เช่นกันว่า จะเป็นไปในรูปแบบใด โดยส่วนมากแล้วมนุษย์มีโอกาสแก่งแย่งกันมากกว่าเดิม - กระนั้น มนุษย์ก็ยังไม่หยุดที่จะรวมตัวกัน ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการต่อยอดสายสัมพันธ์ หรือแม้กระทั่งการเรียนรู้ที่ต้องถูกส่งต่อไปรุ่นสู่รุ่น เพื่อให้การดำรงเผ่าพันธุ์นั้นยังคงอยู่ - ส่วนประกอบหลักที่สังคมนั้นยังรักษารูปแบบได้อยู่ ก็เพราะมนุษย์ยังเป็นสัตว์สังคมเหมือนเดิม ไม่มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงไปเลย นั่นหมายความว่ามนุษย์มีพัฒนาการด้านสังคมน้อยมาก - ทั้งนี้ อนาคตอยู่ที่มนุษย์ทุกคน ไม่ใช่คนใดคนหนึ่ง ถึงแม้ระดับปัจเจกชนจะสำคัญ แต่สิ่งที่สำคัญสุดคือการวางรูปแบบให้ปรองดองกันไว้เป็นหลัก เพื่อการอยู่ร่วมกันอย่างสันติ

Nicholas Christakis — How We're Wired for Goodness

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 50:56

Elemental human capacities like friendship and love, teaching and learning, have tremendous, constant, practical force. We don't think of these in terms of what has given our species the grit to endure through hard times and even evolve in the long run. They're lived social intelligence, part of the everyday, and so can be hard to see as serious amidst the high tumult of our age. But these kinds of human qualities are what sociologist Nicholas Christakis studies from his Human Nature Lab at Yale and his life generously lived. He offers a wide lens, a broad perspective, that deepens and refreshes.Nicholas Christakis — is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he's also the director of the Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Institute for Network Science. He's the author of Connected: How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do and Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. In October 2020, he published Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired on March 5, 2020.

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Singularity University Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 97:47

Elemental human capacities like friendship and love, teaching and learning, have tremendous, constant, practical force. We don't think of these in terms of what has given our species the grit to endure through hard times and even evolve in the long run. They're lived social intelligence, part of the everyday, and so can be hard to see as serious amidst the high tumult of our age. But these kinds of human qualities are what sociologist Nicholas Christakis studies from his Human Nature Lab at Yale and his life generously lived. He offers a wide lens, a broad perspective, that deepens and refreshes.Nicholas Christakis — is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he's also the director of the Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Institute for Network Science. He's the author of Connected: How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do and Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. In October 2020, he published Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Nicholas Christakis — How We're Wired for Goodness." Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired on March 5, 2020.

Nicholas Christakis: Pandemics, Human Nature, and Our Evolutionary Biology.

Through Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 45:00

Today I am joined by Nicholas Christakis. Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University. His work is in the fields of network science, biosocial science, and behavior genetics. He directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science.Website -https://humannaturelab.net/christakis Buy His Newest Book Here: Apollo's ArrowBuy Blueprint Here--- Highlights ---(3:50) Apollos' Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.(10:15) Are we gaining the upper hand against deadly viruses?(12:30) The role of leaders during a pandemic.(19:35) When will this pandemic truly end?(25:03) The lessons of the pandemic for future crisis.(31:30) The replication crisis in science and its consequences.(38:43) How we truly choose our partners, and the role of free will in our everyday decisions (from Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society.)--- Support Me ---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave me a review.Consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode.--- Keep The Conversation Going ---Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com--- Credits ---Photo Credits: Evan MannOur New, Awesome Music by Joe Lyle. More info can be found at https://joelyledrums.comHosted, Produced by Alex Levy.

Nicholas Christakis on How the Pandemic Will Affect Your Life Until 2024

Gap Year For Grown-Ups

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 55:30

When will the Covid 19 pandemic end? That’s the question on everyone’s mind. Today Debbie talks to one person who just might have an answer to that question. Nicholas Christakis is a nationally-recognized expert in three fields: medicine, sociology and public health. He’s a distinguished Sterling Professor at Yale, a researcher on the topics of social networks and human goodness, and a bestselling author, most recently, of Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.He’s been named to TIME magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His fluency in explaining the science, epidemiology, psychology, sociology and history of pandemics makes this a fascinating conversation. Plus he’s got a good sense of humor:You’ll hear why he chose to publish Apollo’s Arrow last fall, midway through the COVID 19 pandemic, before we knew the end of the storyHow his childhood experiences with illness and death affected his career choicesWhat the predictable three phases of a pandemic are (HINT: we're still in the immediate phase)Why he thinks this pandemic won’t be over until 2024They also talked about separating the biological vs. the psychological impacts of the pandemicWhat herd immunity actually means and whether we’ll get thereAnd what the public health messaging around the pandemic should beDebbie asks him point blank: when is the next pandemic? The answer is unnerving - sooner than you might think. But they end on a positive note: plagues historically bring loss, grief, confusion, and misinformation. But they also reveal cooperative and generous behavior, the best of humankind. About Nicholas ChristakisWikipediaTwitterYale UniversityTed TalksHuman Nature Lab at YalePhoto Credit: Evan Mann Books by Nicholas ChristakisApollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live by Nicholas Christakis (Little, Brown Spark 2020)Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas Christakis (Little, Brown Spark 2019)Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas Christakis (Little, Brown Spark 2009)Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care by Nicholas Christakis (University of Chicago Press, 2001) Articles and interviewsA year of COVID: Making sense of an ‘alien and unnatural’ time (Yale News, March 4, 2021)Epidemiologist looks to the past to predict second post-pandemic 'roaring 20s' (The Guardian, December 21, 2020)Denial And Lies Are 'Almost An Intrinsic Part Of An Epidemic,' Doctor Says (NPR, October 29, 2020)The pandemic is as much about society, leaders, and values as it is about a pathogen (Science Mag, November 17, 2020)The New York Times Book Review: The Pandemic's Future — and Ours (NYT Book Review, November 3, 2020)The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups by Erika Christakis (Penguin Books 2016)Remote Learning Isn't the Only Problem With School (The Atlantic, December 2020)The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus by Larry H. Summers, PhD and David M. Cutler, PhD (October 12, 2020) Mentioned or usefulThe Plague by Albert Camus (1947)What Is R-naught? Gauging Contagious Infections (Healthline, April 20, 2020)What is Epidemiology?What is Sociology? Note from DebbieI hope you enjoyed this podcast. Would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than sixty seconds, and it really makes a difference in attracting new listeners and upcoming guests. I might read your review on my next episode!Connect with me:Twitter: @debbieweilInstagram: @debbieweilFacebook: @debbieweilLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/debbieweilBlog: https://gapyearaftersixty.comEmail: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.com NewsletterSign up for occasional updates and get my free writing guide. - Debbie We Are Looking For a SponsorIf you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Our Media PartnersNext For MeEncore.orgMEA How to Support this podcast:Leave a review on iTunes: it will help us find a sponsor! If you are interested, contact Debbie WeilSubscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Far Out MediaPodcast websiteMusic: Lakeside Path by Duck Lake

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FBL10: Nicholas Christakis - Exploring the Impacts of COVID

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 59:10

This week our guest is renowned sociologist, physician, and Yale professor, Nicholas Christakis, who was once listed by Time magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the world. He’s particularly known for his expertise on social networks, as well as his work exploring the evolutionary and socioeconomic determinants of behavior and health. Dr. Christakis is the author of the renowned 2019 book, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, and more recently, Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live, which we discuss heavily in this episode. Want to learn more about our podcasts and become a part of the community? Join here! Host: Steven Parton // Music by: Amine el Filali

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#32 - COVID-19: The Malady of Our Time: A Dialogue with Nicholas Christakis

Converging Dialogues

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 54:01

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Nicholas Christakis about the COVID-19 global pandemic. They discuss how he wrote his latest book, Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live, while the pandemic was happening in real time. They discuss the basic facts about the COVID-19 virus along with the lethality and infectious rates. They briefly consider if there is any validity that the virus is the result of a lab leak. They also present an overview of vaccine history and how the current mRNA vaccines work. They stress the importance of everyone getting a vaccine sooner than later and how the current vaccines appear to defend well against the virus variants. They also discuss herd immunity and what the timeline towards a return to normal looks like. Nicholas Christakis is a physician and sociologist who conducts research at his Human Nature Lab at Yale University on social networks. Currently, he is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, Internal Medicine, & Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. He has his MPH and MD from Harvard University along with his PhD in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2009, he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is the author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of A Good Society, and Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. You can find his lab here. You can find the app mentioned in this episode here. Twitter: @nachristakis

#330: How This Plague Ends (and What It Tells Us About Human Nature) | Nicholas Christakis

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 66:50

We all remember that fateful week, almost exactly a year ago, when it all seemed to sink in for so many of us–when Tom Hanks got sick, the NBA suspended games, and the (now former) President addressed the nation in primetime. The big question now is: When and how will this plague end? My guest today has a clear vision for how things are likely to play out from from here. His name is Dr. Nicholas Christakis. He’s a physician, sociologist, and director of the Human Nature Lab at Yale University. He’s written a number of books, but there are two that we will discuss in this episode. His latest is called Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. The other book we’re going to talk about is on a related subject. It’s called Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. In it, Christakis argues that human beings are fundamentally good. In fact, as you will hear, it is our goodness that the virus exploits. One more order of business: when COVID began affecting our lives, most of us were in immediate crisis, wondering about the answers to very basic questions: How do I get food safely? How do I care for my children and/or do my job under less-than-ideal circumstances? Will my loved ones and I be safe? In response to our changing reality, we’ve used this podcast to help you figure out how to navigate our new world. We’ve spoken with experts about how to cope with this crisis, from dealing with anxiety and grief to parenting in a pandemic to worries about money. As you know, the practice of meditation undergirds all of the practical takeaways you hear us discuss on this podcast–and as you may or may not know, many of our podcast guests have contributed to our companion meditation app. We hope that you'll subscribe to the Ten Percent Happier app to learn how to care for yourself and others during crises (which are, after all, inevitable). To make it easier, we're offering 40% off the price of an annual subscription for our podcast listeners. We don’t do discounts of this size all the time, and of course nothing is permanent—so get this deal before it ends on April 1st by going to to https://www.tenpercent.com/march for 40% off your subscription. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/nicholas-christakis-330

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#330: How This Plague Ends (and What It Tells Us About Human Nature) | Nicholas Christakis

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 63:05

We all remember that fateful week, almost exactly a year ago, when it all seemed to sink in for so many of us–when Tom Hanks got sick, the NBA suspended games, and the (now former) President addressed the nation in primetime. The big question now is: When and how will this plague end? My guest today has a clear vision for how things are likely to play out from from here. His name is Dr. Nicholas Christakis. He's a physician, sociologist, and director of the Human Nature Lab at Yale University. He's written a number of books, but there are two that we will discuss in this episode. His latest is called Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. The other book we're going to talk about is on a related subject. It's called Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. In it, Christakis argues that human beings are fundamentally good. In fact, as you will hear, it is our goodness that the virus exploits. One more order of business: when COVID began affecting our lives, most of us were in immediate crisis, wondering about the answers to very basic questions: How do I get food safely? How do I care for my children and/or do my job under less-than-ideal circumstances? Will my loved ones and I be safe? In response to our changing reality, we've used this podcast to help you figure out how to navigate our new world. We've spoken with experts about how to cope with this crisis, from dealing with anxiety and grief to parenting in a pandemic to worries about money. As you know, the practice of meditation undergirds all of the practical takeaways you hear us discuss on this podcast–and as you may or may not know, many of our podcast guests have contributed to our companion meditation app. We hope that you'll subscribe to the Ten Percent Happier app to learn how to care for yourself and others during crises (which are, after all, inevitable). To make it easier, we're offering 40% off the price of an annual subscription for our podcast listeners. We don't do discounts of this size all the time, and of course nothing is permanent—so get this deal before it ends on April 1st by going to to https://www.tenpercent.com/march for 40% off your subscription. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/nicholas-christakis-330

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EP: 48: THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS: NICHOLAS CHRISTAKIS ON WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT'S GOING RIGHT, AND OUR POSSIBLE FUTURE

Bounce! Conversations with Larry Weeks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 55:01

Nicholas Christakis on the impact of Coronavirus, what went wrong, what's going right, and our possible future. More below. Nicholas is a physician and social scientist at Yale University who conducts research in network science, biosocial science, and behavior genetics. Named by Time magazine to their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Nicholas's current work focuses on how human biology and health affect social interactions and social networks. He directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He is also the author of several books, including Connected: The Amazing Power of Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, and his latest, Apollo's Arrow, The Profound and Enduring impact of Coronavirus On the Way We Live - which is the topic of our conversation. Nicholas was a font of information; it was a challenge to fit everything into an hour. He was a conversational tour de force crisscrossing history, medicine, social behavior, and disease math. On the show we covered... How earlier pandemics were similar in how they played out The frequency of pandemics How COVID-19 compares to other pathogens Disease math and mortality curves Updates on lethality Effective contagion rates What went wrong Trust in government and scientific institutions What's going right Development of vaccines Vaccination rates (percentage of the populace) we need to open the economy The swiss cheese model of personal risk mitigation Post pandemic behavior and the future boom There is a lot more here, so give it a listen. For show notes, resources, and more, visit www.larryweeks.com Larry

David Samson

VIEW to the U: Office of the V.P., Research (UTM)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 39:06

On this short day’s journey into night – coming just in time for the winter solstice, Professor David Samson is featured on this edition of VIEW to the U, on which he talks about his evolutionary biology research in UTM’s Department of Anthropology. For this season of the podcast, which is a focus on "adventures in research," David shares his stories that vividly illustrate studies are not always conducted in a lab and that researchers are sometimes literally ‘going out on a limb’ for their findings! He also lets us in on the details of the “candlelight challenge,” as well as his top tips for a good night’s sleep, based on his extensive research into understanding sleep, sleep disorders and the health implications of sleep deficiency. David Samson is an Assistant Professor at U of T Mississauga. His work has demonstrated human sleep has a unique evolutionary history distinct from other primates. A true champion of science communication and public outreach, along with agreeing to take part in this podcast, David has been featured on a number of international podcasts, as well as on many media resources – on the radio, in newspapers, and on TV – including CTV News, World News Radio, CBC radio, The New York Times, GQ Magazine, and TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He completed his undergraduate studies and PhD at Indiana University in Biological Anthropology. Prior to joining the faculty at UofT, David was a Senior Research Scientist as well as a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University, and a Visiting Professor of Anthropology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He joined the faculty at UTM in 2017. Resources - A full transcript of this interview is available at https://bit.ly/2WBSv6d. - As a book recommendation: David mentioned Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas Christakis, https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/nicholas-a-christakis-md-phd/blueprint/9780316230032/. - The podcast David recommended: Dr. Rhonda Patrick's FoundMyFitness at https://www.foundmyfitness.com/. - The video game he was playing (at the time of this recording in November 2020) is Red Dead Redemption.

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Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 48:50

Once again, single-family investment properties prove to have lasting value - beating out the purported success of commercial real estate. Jason Hartman ponders, will there be a Boxing Day Blues, with pandemic relief packages drying up? Plagues have always been a part of the human experience, but the seriousness of COVID-19 is rare. Jason Hartman talks with author and professor, Dr. Nicholas Christakis. Dr. Christakis shares bits from his book Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. As well, Jason probes Dr. Christakis of the blueprint of a good society - from selections of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. Announcements: Sunday Coffee Tok: new time 7:00/4:00 pm EST/PAC time. Jason and Adam: Every other Wednesday at 9:30 am EST. Key Takeaways: [2:30] Single-family home RE beats commercial again. 63 Bed, Bath, and Beyond stores are closing at the end of this fiscal year. [5:15] 2.3% is the number that represents the number of office building loans converted into mortgage-backed securities that are more than 30 days delinquent. [8:00] Millions are set to lose those big federal aid programs. [9:00] The boxing day blues, pandemic relief packages likely to dry up or not? [10:30] More lawsuits against Facebook! Dr. Nicholas Christakis [14:00] Unpacking: Apollo’s Arrow [15:45] What’s the severity of Coronavirus in comparison to past pandemics? [18:45] Dr. Christakis debunks some COVID-19 myths. [22:30] There are two critical epidemiological properties to understand about a virus: the infection fatality rate and the contagiousness (R-Naught). [27:45] The modern mind thinks science and tech have already solved all significant issues. [29:15] We are fortunate to be in a period when a vaccine can be made available in real-time. [30:45] What is “good behavior” for surviving COVID-19? [34:30] The real estate industry is being reshaped, as it always has in times of pandemics. [38:00] Talking about Blueprint, The Evolutionary Origins of A Good Society. [39:50] What’s the forbidden experiment? [41:45] A perfect natural experiment. [47:20] That good feeling you get when in the presence of your friends was shaped by natural selection. Websites: humannaturelab.net jasonhartman.com/sweethome jasonhartman.com/protect JasonHartman.com JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes) 1-800-HARTMAN

#222 - A Pandemic of Incompetence

Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 99:50

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss the breakdown of trust in institutions and experts, the corruption of science by politics, the ineptitude of the Trump administration in handling the pandemic, whether the gravity of Covid-19 has been exaggerated, preparing for future pandemics, whether Covid deaths are being over-reported, bad incentives in the medical system, tracking “excess death” statistics, the prospect that the novel coronavirus will evolve to become more benign, the efficacy of current treatments, safety concerns about a rushed vaccine, the importance of public health communication, when life might return to normal, the economic impact of the pandemic, long term social changes, the future of universities, Nicholas’s personal habits during the pandemic, the importance of rapid testing, and other topics. Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2006, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. He is the author of several books—Connected: The Amazing Power of Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, and most recently Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live. Website: www.humannaturelab.net Twitter: @NAChristakis

Leaders of Nature

Through Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 51:03

Where do we come from, what makes us human? What does it really mean to be a social animal? Isabel Behncke is a scientist, a field ethologist who studies the social behavior of animals, including humans. She has a PhD from Oxford, a Masters from Cambridge and two more degrees from University College London. Originally from Chile, Isabel was the first South American following great apes in the wild, she walked more than 3,000 km in the Congo jungle studying a community of wild bonobos, our closest living relatives together with chimpanzees. She is also a TED Fellow and award-winning integrative thinker, who applies an evolutionary lens to the modern challenges that people and planet face.This episode will blow your mind, we talked about how we resemble our primate cousins — the Bonobos — in so many ways, including the importance of play in the way we flourish as individuals and as communities, the effects that lockdown may have on social interactions, key differences between virtual meetings and real life encounters, the importance of our senses, evolution, and much more!I believe that this conversation enlightened me in a big way. Isabel is an amazing person, and her passion for understanding the underpinnings of what makes us, us is very contagious. With you, Isabel Behncke.---Website: http://www.isabelbehncke.comTwitter: @IsabelBehnckeInstagram: @Isabel BehnckeTED Profile: Isabel Behncke--- Highlights ---(3:30) Isabel’s trajectory(4:01) Great quote from Isabel’s TED Talk.(4:40) How does play enter the equation in today’s world?(7:50) Does isolation have an effect on long term social interactions?(10:30) Do virtual interactions substitute face-to-face encounters?(14:40) Experiment: virtual meetings via Zoom vs. Face-to-Face reunions.(16:50) Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas Christakis.(17:45) The importance of our senses.(21:30) Study Links Warm Hands, Warm Heart(22:54) Could rationality override our evolutionary blueprint?(30:00) Biology, Genes, and Culture.(31:32) The Bajau People: “Sea Nomads” Of The Far East(33:40) The similarities and differences of social structures between Bonobos and Humans.(36:25) Do we make friends the same way Bonobos do?(38:30) If you could build a nation from scratch, how would you do it? Where would you start?(41:38) How has faith evolved?(43:45) Isabel’s vision of the future.(46:50) “We are not apart from nature, we are part of nature” WOW.(47:10) Closing remarks.--- Support Us ---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave me a review. Also, consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode.--- Keep The Conversation Going —Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com--- Credits ---Our New, Awesome Music by Joe Lyle. More info can be found at https://joelyledrums.comHosted, Produced by Alex Levy.Special thanks to Momentum Clothing for supporting this episode! 10% of the money Momentum Clothing raises will be donated to different organizations that are responsible for improving the lives of many people. The 4 organizations are: The Ocean Cleanup, Black Lives Matter, Cadena AC and KKL México.

Conversations with Tom | Nicholas Christakis on Why You Should Feel Optimistic About The Future of the World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 85:50

Sociologist and physician Nicholas Christakis, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, is on the forefront of research into human social networks and the evolutionary and biosocial determinants of behavior, emotions and health. In this conversation with host Tom Bilyeu, the best-selling author of “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society” discusses everything from grieving elephants to colonies on Mars and future sex robots. He explains why good human impulses are eventually more powerful than antagonism and division, describes experiments where interaction with artificial intelligence improves peoples’ behavior towards each other, and expresses hopeful optimism about our ability to constantly expand the moral sphere and upgrade the social contract. This episode is brought to you by: PATLive: Get 15% off their regularly listed rates. Call 866-708-2507 and mention this podcast. For more information, visit PATLive.com ShipStation: FREE for 60 days when you use offer code IMPACT at ShipStation.com ISSUU: Go to ISSUU.info/impacttheory to sign up for your FREE account. SHOW NOTES: Why are we cultural animals in the first place? What is the capacity for culture? [1:00] Nicholas advocates that there is more that unites humanity than there is that divides us [4:43] People don’t really think that their life experience is dictated by their group membership [7:12] When travelling, at first people seem so different, but soon it’s clear how similar we are [9:38] Nicholas discusses the ability of elephants to feel grief, and why faces are different [13:35] Elephants will teach each other how to raid human crops [18:11] Nicholas explains the power of grief, and the way it is so different from other emotions [20:26] Nicholas talks about the rituals surrounding grief, and how they reconnect people [24:20] Nicholas uses whaling to describe how the human moral sphere has expanded [28:28] Nicholas shares stories of being a hospice doctor [30:33] Nicholas talks about how important active listening is, especially as a hospice doctor [37:49] Nicholas explains how to talk to someone who is dying [41:55] Nicholas then explains the basic principles on how to break bad news [46:21] Nicholas discusses colonizing Mars and why he thinks it is inevitable [49:43] Nicholas and Tom discuss Shackleton and shipwrecks [53:11] How does artificial intelligence change the way humans interact with each other? [56:43] Nicholas talks about sex robots, and how we may need a new social contract [1:01:15] How will we program AI, and how will it affect human society? [1:04:27] Nicholas describes an experiment where robots encouraged human sociality [1:13:47] FOLLOW NICHOLAS: WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/3eepkx7 FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2Nber36 TWITTER: https://bit.ly/3d9eWFt

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The Social Contract Today

Wisdom for Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 59:00

In this thirteenth episode of the Wisdom for Life radio show, hosts Dan Hayes and Greg Sadler discuss the Social Contract, a classic philosophical concept that plays a key role in American politics and everyday ethics, and which also bears on recent nationwide protests over police misconduct and aggression. They discuss first what the social contract is and whether or not it has been broken for many Americans, referencing the recent short talk given by Kimberly Jones. They also look at what ideas from classical social contract theory – found in Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Rawls can be useful for understanding our present situation They also discuss who has been systematically excluded from the social contract, examine a few of the key points that Charles Mills discusses in The Racial Contract, and look at the features Nicholas A Christakis outlines for a better social contract.They end the show by discussing a practice that listeners could engage in – trying to imagine a new social contract that would be equitable and just for all. Kimberly Jones “How We Can Win” video – https://youtu.be/llci8MVh8J4Charles Mills, The Racial Contract – https://amzn.to/3ea6rM1Nicholas A Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society – https://amzn.to/2BZj9id Show Music is by Scott Tarulli – https://www.scotttarulli.com/

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The Social Contract Today

Wisdom for Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 59:00

In this thirteenth episode of the Wisdom for Life radio show, hosts Dan Hayes and Greg Sadler discuss the Social Contract, a classic philosophical concept that plays a key role in American politics and everyday ethics, and which also bears on recent nationwide protests over police misconduct and aggression. They discuss first what the social contract is and whether or not it has been broken for many Americans, referencing the recent short talk given by Kimberly Jones. They also look at what ideas from classical social contract theory – found in Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Rawls can be useful for understanding our present situation They also discuss who has been systematically excluded from the social contract, examine a few of the key points that Charles Mills discusses in The Racial Contract, and look at the features Nicholas A Christakis outlines for a better social contract.They end the show by discussing a practice that listeners could engage in – trying to imagine a new social contract that would be equitable and just for all. Kimberly Jones “How We Can Win” video – https://youtu.be/llci8MVh8J4Charles Mills, The Racial Contract – https://amzn.to/3ea6rM1Nicholas A Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society – https://amzn.to/2BZj9id Show Music is by Scott Tarulli – https://www.scotttarulli.com/

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A Compulsion to Be Good

Innovation Hub

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 26:42

There is a famous quote from French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “Hell is other people.” While some may agree with that sentiment and crave solitude, there’s a lot of evidence that people are drawn to each other. We form friendships, sports teams, knitting circles and complex societies, unlike any other species on Earth. Nicholas Christakis, a doctor, sociologist, and author of “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society,” has spent years trying to understand why people often feel compelled to connect to - and help - each other. The answer he arrived at was that, although humans are capable of a lot of bad things, it turns out being good has long been coded into our biology

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#190 - How Should We Respond to Coronavirus?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 78:36

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the likely effects on society, proactive vs reactive school closures, community transmission, false comparisons between coronavirus and flu, the imperative of social distancing, the timeline of the pandemic, Trump’s political messaging, the widespread distrust of expertise, the importance of “flattening the curve” of the epidemic, the possible failure of our healthcare system, gradations of personal response to this threat, and other topics. Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2006, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, and known for his research in the areas of social networks, biosocial science, behavior genetics, and public health. Website: www.humannaturelab.net Twitter: @NAChristakis

Nicholas Christakis — How We’re Wired for Goodness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 51:33

Sociologist Nicholas Christakis says we come to social goodness as naturally as we come to our bloodier inclinations. Research out of his Human Nature Lab at Yale shows that capacities like friendship, love, teaching, and cooperation exert a tremendous and practical force on us — and yet we don’t think of those behaviors as grit for what’s helped humans evolve as a species. Christakis’ science — and the passion with which he shares and lives what he learns — put goodness in refreshing evolutionary perspective.Nicholas Christakis is Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he’s also the director of the Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Institute for Network Science. He’s the author of Connected: How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do. His most recent book is Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

[Unedited] Nicholas Christakis with Krista Tippett

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 97:32

Sociologist Nicholas Christakis says we come to social goodness as naturally as we come to our bloodier inclinations. Research out of his Human Nature Lab at Yale shows that capacities like friendship, love, teaching, and cooperation exert a tremendous and practical force on us — and yet we don’t think of those behaviors as grit for what’s helped humans evolve as a species. Christakis’ science — and the passion with which he shares and lives what he learns — put goodness in refreshing evolutionary perspective.Nicholas Christakis is Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he’s also the director of the Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Institute for Network Science. He’s the author of Connected: How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do. His most recent book is Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Nicholas Christakis — How We’re Wired for Goodness." Find more at onbeing.org.

Moralen är en evolutionär framgångssaga

OBS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 9:35

Moralen utmärker människan och har sin grund i evolutionära processer. Farshid Jalalvand, skribent och forskare i molekylär mikrobiologi, reflekterar över varifrån vi fått vår godhet. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Samhället kunde inte ha gått framåt utan det moraliska sinnet, lika lite som en bikupa kunde ha bildats utan binas instinkter, klottrade en 29-åring Charles Darwin i sin dagbok 1838. Vilken målande beskrivning! Människor behöver moral för att kunna leva ihop på samma sätt som insekter behöver instinkter för att verka i sina samhällen. Men om moralen uppkommer instinktivt eller är inlärd har varit ämne för debatt sedan åtminstone medeltiden. Vissa menar att moralen är en del av vår kultur, andra att den kommer från Gud och vissa att den är en konsekvens av det ekonomiska systemet. Men kanske är det helt enkelt brist på mat som ligger bakom framväxten av människans moral. När jag ser tillbaka på vår arts historia slås jag ofta av samma tanke. Människan framstår som en komapatient som vaknat upp med total minnesförlust. Hon vet inte vem hon är eller var hon kommer ifrån. Hon stiger upp och inspekterar sina förmågor. Och hon tänker: Wow, jag måste vara någon sorts Gud!. Det metaforiska uppvaknandet var det som brukar kallas den kognitiva revolutionen, det vill säga när den förhistoriska människan utvecklade en kraftig förmåga till abstrakt tänkande. Och ända sedan skriftkonstens uppkomst har vi kunnat följa vår patients besatthet vid att distansera sig från biologin. Aristoteles, till exempel, sa under antiken att människans rationalitet höjde henne över djuren. Under medeltiden påstod den inflytelserika kristna filosofen Thomas av Aquino att människans odödliga själ separerade henne från djur. Och under renässansen förklarade René Descartes att människan, till skillnad från djur, bestod av två skilda substanser ett rationellt sinne och en biologisk kropp. Alla dessa teorier ställdes på sitt huvud av Darwins och Alfred Russel Wallaces evolutionsteori på 1800-talet. Och vår patient fick i och med det för första gången möjlighet att placera sig själv rätt i historien. Hon var en apa förvisso en rationell apa men ändå en apa, i en lång led av andra apor. Upplysningsfilosofen Immanuel Kant påstod att det som utmärkte denna apa var moralen, medan David Hume tyckte att det var hennes förmåga att känna sympati. Ny forskning visar att Darwin, Kant och Hume alla hade rätt om människans natur. Evolutionsprocesser består, enkelt sagt, av två steg. Naturen skapar variation, och miljön avgör vilken variant som överlever och fortplantar sig. Dessa processer har också skapat vår arts instinktiva moraliska sinne, enligt till exempel utvecklingspsykologen Michael Tomasello. Förhistoriska människor existerar inte längre och är därmed svåra att studera. Men det finns många utförliga beteendestudier på vår nära biologiska släkting schimpansen och mänskliga barn i åldrarna 6 till 36 månader. Forskare anser att dessa barn är så små att de främst agerar enligt medfödda instinkter. Och de har funnit tydliga bevis på att barn, till skillnad från schimpanser, har utbredd medkänsla och aversion mot individer som utför våld. Barn hjälper andra på bekostnad av sig själva. Barn har ett sinne för vad som är rättvist och orättvist. Barn kan motstå sina mest själviska impulser. Grunderna för det vi vanligtvis menar med moralisk beteende tycks alltså vara medfödda. Men frågan är varför och hur de uppkom. Forskare tror att de människolika apor som var våra förfäder ursprungligen levde i dominansstyrda hierarkiska grupper, i likhet med de samhällen schimpanser och gorillor skapar. Men för ca 2 miljoner år sen förändrades klimatförhållandena i Afrika. De frukter som utgjorde våra förfäders basföda försvann. Med all sannolikhet dukade de allra flesta i arten under. Det enda sättet att överleva tycks ha varit att i grupp jaga större byten, eller att stjäla byten från stora rovdjur som lejon. Detta kunde endast göras om flera individer samarbetade effektivt. Tomasello lägger fram det han kallar theory of interdependence teorin om ömsesidig beroende som säger att våra förfäder, till skillnad från schimpanserna, blev absolut beroende av varandra för att få mat. Och de som kunde samarbeta bäst överlevde. Alla djur föds med instinktiva beteenden som antagligen drivs av känslor. En av de starkaste biologiska impulserna är att känna sympati för sin avkomma. Men det har alltid funnits naturliga variationer i förmågan hos olika individer. För vissa apmänniskor verkar det som att sympatin slagit slint och börjat rikta sig brett mot andras barn, mot vuxna, mot artfränder. Dessa individer klarade sig bättre i den nya ekologiska verkligheten. Att kunna bilda emotionella band till de man var beroende av för att få mat medförde nämligen att man hjälpte varandra under tider av nöd. Detta ledde till större framgång för gruppen och därför större chans att överleva för individen. De som kände mer sympati kunde alltså få fler barn. Medkänsla är grunden för moralen, skrev filosofen Arthur Schopenhauer och de flesta evolutionspsykologer instämmer en större förmåga till sympati har varit avgörande för moralens framväxt. Men det behövdes fler inslag för att bygga ut det moraliska ramverket. En annan psykologisk förmåga som är bra för samarbete är förmågan att kunna sätta sig i någon annans situation empati. De hungrande människoaporna var ju beroende av att väljas som jaktpartner av andra annars svalt de ihjäl. Man kan tänka sig att de som själviskt roffade åt sig jaktbytet inte blev frågade att följa med nästa gång. De som kunde känna igen när andra och de själva betedde sig orättvist och kunde lägga band på sina mest extrema själviska impulser blev valda som partners, fick mat och fick barn. Det lönade sig evolutionärt att ha ett samvete. När människoaporna efter en tid ökade i antal splittrades de i mindre grupper. De började konkurrera stam mot stam, om mat och utrymme. Antagligen var det nu olika kulturer växte fram tillsammans med det som beteendevetare kallar ingrupp- och utgruppmentalitet vi och dom, med andra ord. Det moraliska beteende som tjänat arten under evolutionen reserverades nu i hög grad för den egna gruppen. Vi har avhumaniserat varandra ungefär lika länge som vi har älskat varandra. Alla dessa beteenden och instinkter som visat sig vara evolutionärt fördelaktiga har stannat kvar hos oss onekligen med lite variation mellan individer. De stöts och blöts mot kulturella och sociala koder och de förutsättningar en individ har att förhålla sig till. Men det är rätt talande att vi än idag härleder de flesta av våra moraliska normer till sympati och rättvisa. Biologin förknippas ibland med något som är lite smutsigt, djuriskt och rått. Men det är också till den vi måste vända oss om vi vill förstå våra mest civiliserade och ädla handlingar. Farshid Jalalvand, skribent och forskare i molekylär mikrobiologi Litteratur Nicholas A. Christakis. Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. Little, Brown Spark, 2019. Michael Tomasello. A Natural History of Human Morality. Harvard University Press, 2016.

Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 60:11

Scientists and citizens often focus on the dark side of our biological heritage, such as our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self‐interest. But natural selection has also given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and teaching.Beneath all our inventions—our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations—we carry with us innate proclivities to make such a good society. Indeed, our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, and therefore ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide.Using many wide‐ranging examples— including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups of both people and artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own—Christakis demonstrates that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness.In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it’s tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But Christakis shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path—and how we are united by our common humanity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#285 Nicholas Christakis: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

The Dissenter

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 42:32

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. Nicholas Christakis is Sterling Professor of Social & Natural Science, and Professor of Internal Medicine and General Medicine at Yale University. He's a sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. Dr. Christakis was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006; of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010; and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. In 2009, he was named to the Time 100, Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2009 and again in 2010, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers. He's the author of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. In this episode, we focus on his most recent book, Blueprint. We talk about the human social suite, and human universals and variation across societies. We also refer to our tribal aspects, and how that might present some obstacles in expanding our societies further. We discuss natural experiments, focusing on intentional communities, and how important it is to respect individual variation. Finally, we talk about how we can address the current problem of political polarization. -- Follow Dr. Christakis' work: Faculty page: http://bit.ly/2kf3EtZ Works on ResearchGate: http://bit.ly/2lNNJTW Human Nature Lab: http://bit.ly/32EaTfd Amazon page: https://amzn.to/2CE2kqg Blueprint: https://amzn.to/2kvMNU5 Twitter handle: @NAChristakis -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORDE, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, VEGA GIDEY, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, DAVID DIAS, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, AND PAULINA BARREN! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, AND JIM FRANK, AND ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MICHAL RUSIECKI!

41: Humanity's Capacity For Teaching with Nicholas Christakis

WISE Words

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 44:58

APPLY FOR THE 2020 WISE AWARDS: https://bit.ly/2t5Vqsw ----------------------------------------------------- Author of Connected and Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of A Good Society, Nicholas Christakis joins us to discuss the human being's innate ability to teach and learn from one another, how societies are inherently good, and the negative externalities of emerging tech. Nicholas is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University. His work is in the fields of network science, biosocial science, and behavior genetics. He directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2006; the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010; and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. He was also a speaker for the WISE 2019 Summit. -------------------------------------------------- Related links Buy Blueprint: https://amzn.to/36rZlhZ Follow Nicholas: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis?s=20 Send your thoughts to: @wise_ceo --------------------------------------------------- Check out more WISE content! Website: www.wise-qatar.org Email: wisewordspod@gmail.com Twitter: twitter.com/WISE_Tweets Instagram: wiseqatar

Our Compulsion to Be Good

Innovation Hub

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 26:29

There is a famous quote from French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “Hell is other people.” While some may agree with that sentiment and crave solitude, there’s a lot of evidence that people are drawn to each other. We form friendships, sports teams, knitting circles and complex societies, unlike any other species on Earth. Nicholas Christakis, a doctor, sociologist, and author of “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society,” has spent years trying to understand why people often feel compelled to connect to - and help - each other. The answer he arrived at was that, although humans are capable of a lot of bad things, it turns out being good has long been coded into our biology

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It's Good to be Gutenberg (BAEBS Episode #26)

Ben & Erik's Bookstore

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 73:27

Taking a swing at a more academic book, the bearded bros discuss society, Ben's epic Scottish forts, and the backsummaradvert of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis.

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232: Nicholas A. Christakis | Social Networks, Biosocial Science, And The Evolution Of Good In “Blueprint”

The Armen Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 46:42

As a sociologist and physician, Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis has done research on social networks and the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. His most recent book Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society shows how evolution has united humanity and put us on a fitting path of progression. Dr. … Continue reading "232: Nicholas A. Christakis | Social Networks, Biosocial Science, And The Evolution Of Good In “Blueprint”" The post 232: Nicholas A. Christakis | Social Networks, Biosocial Science, And The Evolution Of Good In “Blueprint” appeared first on The Armen Show.

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BLUEPRINT (E70)

Likeville

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 57:00

A conversation with sociologist and physician Nicholas A. Christakis about his new book, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (2019)

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BLUEPRINT (E70)

Likeville

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 57:00

A conversation with sociologist and physician Nicholas A. Christakis about his new book, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (2019)

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#149: How Our Genes Shape Societies Ft. Nicholas Christakis

Politics and Polls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 40:38

History is rife with examples of people behaving badly, sometimes with truly evil intent. Yet noted scholar Nicholas Christakis argues that humans are actually wired for goodness. His recent book, “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society,” makes the case for what he calls a “social blueprint for goodness,” which he discusses with Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer in this episode. A physician and sociologist, Christakis directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale University and is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science in the Departments of Sociology, Medicine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics and Data Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Nicholas was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers.”

59. Nicholas Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

Half Hour of Heterodoxy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 31:38

Nicholas Christakis is a physician and sociologist at Yale University, and Director of the Human Nature Lab at the Yale Institute for Network Science. His previous books included Connected, about how social networks affect our health and our lives, and Death Foretold, about the sociology of prognosis. We discuss his new book Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society in which he writes about how evolutionary pressures gave human beings a set of social skills and desires that we can capitalize on to build a better society. We also talk about Human Universals by Donald Brown. A related newer book is Our Common Denominator: Human Universals Revisited by Christoph Antweiler. "Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences,"an essay by Nick, may be of interest to social scientists. Here is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

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Episode 7: How Optimistic Should We Be About Human Nature? (Nicholas Christakis)

Singal-Minded Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 55:52

Nicholas Christakis (https://eeb.yale.edu/people/faculty-affiliated/nicholas-christakis) is a physician and sociologist at Yale University who directs Yale's Human Nature Lab and codirects its Institute for Network Science. He is the author of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (https://www.amazon.com/Blueprint-Evolutionary-Origins-Good-Society/dp/0316230030/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=). If you enjoy my work, please check out my newsletter, Singal-Minded (https://jessesingal.substack.com/). (Music: Intro: Why? - “The Vowels, Pt. 2” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggqe_uHvrlw); break: Pearl Jam - "Do the Evolution" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI); outro: War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (https://open.spotify.com/track/6lx2NqAv1S9YuEjnQ416gU?si=9KCmY-omQ2qr0mWLGHVkeQ))

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#156 - The Evolution of Culture