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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 1H 53M

Peace with Luke Glowacki

from Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) · host Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof

The evolution of war has occupied science. But what about the evolution of peace? In this episode, we talk to Luke Glowacki about his framing of peace as requiring just as much, if not more, explanation, than the evolution of war, and how it comes about via cultural technology interacting with our evolved psychology. Other topics include the distribution of conflict, the Omo valley research project, and how to think about our own species through the lens of other species--including mongeese (mongooses?)  More about Luke Glowacki: https://www.hsb-lab.org/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DaCQ-UIAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.bu.edu/anthrop/profile/luke-glowacki/  

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