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Helping Others: Family vs. Strangers vs. Animals
1:14:39 - 1:23:26 (08:47)
Research suggests that people prioritize helping their family, then neighbors, then the average stranger, humans over animals, and those in their country over those outside. However, understanding developmental trajectories and life histories can change how people prioritize their help.
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Developmental trajectories and life histories play an essential role in an individual's behavior, rendering the nature versus nurture question irrelevant.
1:14:39 - 1:17:09 (02:30)
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Developmental trajectories and life histories play an essential role in an individual's behavior, rendering the nature versus nurture question irrelevant. A specific individual's circumstances, experiences, and behaviors cannot be attributed solely to genetic or environmental factors.
ChapterHelping Others: Family vs. Strangers vs. Animals
Episode#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Research suggests that humans tend to prioritize helping those within their in-group, but the speaker believes that love is a more powerful tool than hate or destruction when it comes to survival and problem-solving.
1:17:09 - 1:19:53 (02:43)
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Research suggests that humans tend to prioritize helping those within their in-group, but the speaker believes that love is a more powerful tool than hate or destruction when it comes to survival and problem-solving.
ChapterHelping Others: Family vs. Strangers vs. Animals
Episode#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Humans have different beliefs and attitudes based on the culture in which they are raised, which could influence their behaviors towards other humans and creatures of the Earth.
1:19:53 - 1:21:14 (01:21)
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Humans have different beliefs and attitudes based on the culture in which they are raised, which could influence their behaviors towards other humans and creatures of the Earth.
ChapterHelping Others: Family vs. Strangers vs. Animals
Episode#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Variation in cultures is important for species survivability as it allows for different solutions in case of drastic environmental changes.
1:21:16 - 1:23:26 (02:10)
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Variation in cultures is important for species survivability as it allows for different solutions in case of drastic environmental changes. It also promotes diversity and respect for different beliefs and values.