Tooby and deVore argued that hominin evolution hinged on the exploitation of a unique 'cognitive niche'. We propose that a diversity of evidence indicates this was fundamentally a socio-cognitive niche. Analysis of hunter-gatherer ethnologies confirms unprecedented levels of egalitarian behaviour, cooperation and culture, in comparison to other primates and ... Show More
Aug 2011
The Social Brain on the Internet
In primates and humans alike, the number of social relationships an individual can have is constrained in part by its social cognitive competences and in part by the time available to invest in face-to-face interaction. I will show that time, in particular, has a significant effe ... Show More
43m 44s
Mar 2020
P/S: Social Behavior, Social Structures, and Social Interactions MCAT Review
In this episode, we'll talk about a ton of different social concepts in psychology and throw in a decent amount of vocab as we do it. Gonna start off with things like attachment, aggression, and altruism and shift into social interactions and the...
52m 57s