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A theory of everyone: who we are, how we got here, and where we're going

A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society.
A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society.
Thursday 28 September 2023 | 1 hour 22 minutes 51 seconds

Playing on the phrase "a theory of everything" from physics, Michael Muthukrishna discusses his ambitious, original, and deeply hopeful book A Theory of Everyone, which draws on the most recent research from across the sciences, humanities, and the emerging field of cultural evolution to paint a panoramic picture of who we are and what exactly makes human beings different from all other forms of life on the planet.