The evolutionary origins of a good society | Nicholas Christakis | Reason with Science | Psychology

This episode is with Nicholas Christakis. He is the Sterling Professor  of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the  Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for  Network Science. His research focuses on social networks and the  socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior,  health, and longevity. Here we talk about nature nurture, The social  suite which includes seven core properties of any good society, The  forbidden experiment in sociology, and morality.   Guest info:  Website: https://humannaturelab.net/people/nicholas-christakis  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis  Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANicholas+A.+Christakis+MD++PhD&s=relevancerank&text=Nicholas+A.+Christakis+MD++PhD&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1   Episode links:   Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/the-evolutionary-origins-of-a-good-society-with-nicholas-christakis  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-cE2z-aWI  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WjOykglFgmydegQ18QajI  Apple podcast:  https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/the-evolutionary-origins-of-a-good-society-|-nicholas-christakis-|-reason-with-science-|-psychology/904d4179-7dc4-4a6f-b8c2-a5c13e520d7c  Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/NDQ0NmFiMDUtMDI5ZS00NzAxLWFhNjYtMjQ3MjgxNTQ0YzBi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjor4S5ybP9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQQw Follow Reason with Science:   Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/reasonwithscience   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qFLGsPWjL4GAGidmF2nKh   Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reason-with-science/id1641776894   Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw    Timestamps:  00:00:00 Introduction   00:01:03 Major questions about human societies   00:07:16 Importance of human social networks   00:09:58 Nature- nurture debate    00:14:15 The social suite   00:16:06 Importance of the social society in creating a human society   00:22:17 Going beyond the social suite in a society   00:24:25 Extended phenotype and Exo-phenotype   00:29:36 Exo-phenotype and Darwinian evolution  00:30:30 Importance of an individual in a society   00:34:48 In-group bias   00:44:56 How much we can change 'In-group bias'?   00:47:03 Robert Sapolsky's 'Categorical thinking'   00:53:05 Life on Mars   00:54:11 Importance of Mild hierarchies    00:55:49 Mentorship  over Narcissism   01:01:39 Love in human societies    01:06:15 Morality    01:09:11 Thank you!