Ep. 88 | Kindness Is Not Weakness - It's Survival

About this episode

Ben and Fisher explore the role of kindness in human nature through the lens of evolution and psychology.

Join Ben and Fisher as they explore why we are nice, examining the role of natural selection and evolution in shaping human nature. This episode dives into human psychology behavior, offering insights from cognitive psychology into how our traits develop.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Fisher

Topics covered

• kindness
• natural selection
• human psychology
• evolution
• cognitive psychology

Keywords

• kindness
• natural selection
• human behavior
• evolution
• cognitive psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: cognitive psychology

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