Joseph Henrich
Joseph Henrich is a Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is author of several books, most recently ‘The Weirdest People in the World’ and ‘The Secret of Our Success’. His research focuses on evolutionary approaches to psychology, decision-making and culture, and includes topics related to cultural learning, cultural evolution, culture-gene coevolution, human sociality, prestige, leadership, large-scale cooperation, religion and the emergence of complex human institutions.
Content
Podcast Series: Joseph Henrich and Cultural Evolution: A New Discipline is Born (2022-23)
- https://lifeitself.org/blog/2023/08/30/cultural-evolution-a-new-discipline-is-born-series
- “These thought-provoking conversations offer insight into the complexities of studying cultural evolution and human behavior and its far-reaching implications for various aspects of society and the development of creating a wiser, weller world.”
- Episode 1: ‘Joseph Henrich and the Emergence of a (Rigorous) Culturology’
- Episode 2: ‘Joseph Henrich on Homo Sapiens: The Cultural Species’
- Episode 3: ‘Joseph Henrich and Cultural Evolution: Culture, Cultural Evolution and the Scaling of Societies’
- Episode 4: ‘Joseph Henrich and Cultural Evolution: Implications and What’s Next’