Joseph Henrich on Cultural Evolution, WEIRD Societies, and Life Among Tribes | Convos with Tyler
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2016
- To anthropologist Joseph Henrich, intelligence is overrated. Social learning, and its ability to influence biological evolution over time, is what really sets our species apart. He joined Tyler for a conversation on his work on cultural evolution, as well as his life among different tribes (academic and otherwise), Star Trek, big gods, small gods, China’s missing industrial revolution, the merits of coconut milk, the Flynn effect, American exceptionalism, and why he wants to travel in time to 6th-century Kent.
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Amazing content this should have so much more views!
We have rituals today like the judge having to wear a specific type of garment, everyone rising when the judge enters the courtroom etc.
I love this interviewers style and how well he forms questions
He is blunt and confrontational. He has an agenda. He's not just intellectually curious. He wants Henrich to agree with his "conservative" agenda.
He gallops, spoiling some of his contribution
Big fan of Henrich. But he's one tough interviewee. The interviewer did a great job of not making it seem too awkward. He gives the impression that every question he is fielded is stupid. He had a similar demeanour on a recent Sam Harris podcast. I wish he would take the question and run with it more often as he has so much fascinating stuff to share.
He was recently on arm chair expert which is where I found him. I see what you mean in this interview. But he did pretty well on the arm chair podcast.
Joe won’t give quarter to questions that can be misleading. Tyler often reads in too much or projects and Joe is right to dial it back. He’s not making the interviewer or question seem stupid if it is. Period. He always tries to be quite clear.
Hello from Kent, England in the town where they built the 2nd cathedral.
good stuff
Without considering cultural context, psychologists may misinterpret behaviors or phenomena as universal when they are actually culturally specific. For example, the practice of setting boundaries may be seen as a psychological necessity, when it might just be a cultural norm in Western societies. Findings from W.E.I.R.D. populations are often generalized to all humans, leading to theories and models that may not accurately reflect human universality.
GÈNIAL.
Im trying to think when and what cultures gods had weak and whimsical gods with no notion of afterlife. What culture?
All of them until monotheism emerged during the Axial Age.
@@thephilosophicalagnostic2177 I mean… Could you name one in particular?
Amazing. Every once in a whuile i am awed by someone smarter than me. Once per decade. Lot and lots as smary but more conceientious but this guy is smarter too
Great stuff! I hope we evolve out of the need for religion in my lifetime but highly unlikely. Joseph shouldn’t be compared to Pinker… he’s clearly more interesting, less arrogant, and at least equal intelligence to Pinker.
13:17 maybe these people are just very much more intelligent than myself, however it seems like this interlocutor isn't actually listening to any of the responses given?
Patriarchal structures in China as one of the reasons why England and not China achieved an economic take-off in the 19th century? Really? England (then with an empire, the landlords, a big military, ...), as a constitutional monarchy at that time, as nearly all of european states monarchys (nothing with democracy then) until at least 1870 (France)? There are those who support this thesis (Chinas downfall in the 19 century because of those patriarchal structures) and there are those who do not. Who is to be believed, since it certainly played and still plays an important role, including structural and systematic aspects, which are also positive, but more often negative?
Someone please confirm for me that the audio here is atrocious
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Anyone who calls Japan an atheist society does not know Japan. If you define religion narrowly by Western standard you are using the wrong measuring stick.
what would be your definition of religion
Anyone who thinks "atheist" means "irreligious" does not know atheism.
Atheism, from greek 'a + theos' meaning "without god". And does not mean "without religion" or "without supernatural thinking".
Dumber, each individual can only know a tiny % of total knowledge accumulated. Smarter, each individual has access to far larger amounts of knowledge. We don't have to reinvent the wheel, or the cell phone.
Erm, no…
Sickening how the interviewer interjects his own bias. WTF is the Mercatus Center and why do they hire such idiots. I couldn't make it beyond minute 14:29.
The ‘About’ section of this channel states, “The Mercatus Center is a university-based research center that focuses on how markets solve problems and improve our lives.” This video’s topic fascinates me, but the Mercatus Center needs a better description for the work/science it does if it hopes to reach/inspire/attract the type and numbers of thinkers these discussion topics have potential to draw.
To your point, it is difficult to master an interviewing technique where informed questioning pulls a clearer representation of the topic from the interviewee, without dominating the discussion, bloviating or intellectually grandstanding. Interviewing is definitely a skill, requiring practice and reflection. This guy is obviously still struggling with the basic tutorials.😳🙄😬
Hopefully he’ll improve, but it is annoying. Forcing myself to listen to it all because 1, I have the time and 2, I love listening to Joe.