249. Primatologist Explains the 1% Difference Between Humans & Apes | Richard Wrangham

This conversation was recorded on September 1, 2021.I spoke to Richard Wrangham about his research on ape behavior. We explored prerequisites for chimp attacks, how cooking shaped human cognitive development, studying chimps in the wild with Jane Goodall, DNA similarity studies, proactive vs. reactive aggression, and more.Richard is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, and culture. He’s also a MacArthur fellow—the so-called “genius grant”—and the author of books like 'The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution' and 'Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence.'—Chapters—0:00 — Intro2:39 — Jane Goodall5:32 — Living in the wild6:26 — Bumping into rhinos & sleep darting elephants11:06 — Human competitiveness & sexual behavior16:13 — "An enormous shock" from Yale23:48 — Working with Jane Goodall26:42 — Chimp mating habits34:47 — Bonding via cooking41:39 — Checking self-bias42:26 — War and the 8-vs-1 rule49:02 — Why kill lone neighbors?56:41 — Cooking is really about calories1:02:51 — The greatest discovery in human evolution1:06:35 — Why do animals prefer it cooked?1:10:05 — Fire & human development1:12:16 — Innate violence, authoritarianism, and The Goodness Paradox1:23:43 — Male aggression1:42:01 — Outro#Fire #JaneGoodall #War #Apes #Cooking #Harvard// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPetersonPremium Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.supercast.com/Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate// COURSES //Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personalitySelf Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.comUnderstand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com// BOOKS //Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-lifeMaps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning// LINKS //Website: https://jordanbpeterson.comEvents: https://jordanbpeterson.com/eventsBlog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blogPodcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast// SOCIAL //Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpetersonInstagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.petersonFacebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpetersonTelegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson