{"id":43,"date":"2020-08-21T16:17:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T16:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanevolution.tv\/?p=43"},"modified":"2020-08-22T12:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T12:52:36","slug":"human-culture-the-cultural-brain-and-political-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Human Culture, The Cultural Brain, And Political Corruption | Michael Muthukrishna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#174 Michael Muthukrishna: Human Culture, The Cultural Brain, And Political Corruption\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hlTbcwlC7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Michael Muthukrishna is an Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. His other affiliations include Research Associate of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Affiliate of the Developmental Economics Group at STICERD, and Technical Director of The Database of Religious History. His research focuses on the psychological and evolutionary processes that underlie culture and how culture is transmitted, maintained, and modified. He\u2019s interested in better understanding the dynamic relationship between \u201ccultures\u201d and individuals, where cultures emerge from the interactions of individuals over time, who are in turn shaped by the emergent cultures they constitute. He\u2019s particularly interested in the application of research in cultural evolution to public policy. In this episode, we first talk about the interplay between biology and culture in explaining large-scale human cooperation, and the biological bases of human culture. We then refer to the Cultural Brain Hypothesis, the relationship between individual-level psychology and group-level traits, genetic and cultural evolution, and contentious topic of group selection. Finally, we talk about prosocial institutions, and political corruption and how societies might promote it and also common strategies to fight it that might backfire. Time Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=62s\">01:02<\/a> The aspects of psychology economics is most interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=121s\">02:01<\/a> Large-scale human cooperation, biology and culture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=278s\">04:38<\/a> Human culture, and cumulative culture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=722s\">12:02<\/a> The Cultural Brain Hypothesis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=1479s\">24:39<\/a> The interplay between individual-level psychology and group-level traits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=1718s\">28:38<\/a> Genetic and cultural evolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=2448s\">40:48<\/a> About group selection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=2825s\">47:05<\/a> The role that social institutions play in human societies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=3172s\">52:52<\/a> What is political corruption? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=3674s\">1:01:14<\/a> Social factors that promote political corruption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=3915s\">1:05:15<\/a> Anti-corruption measures that might backfire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;t=4226s\">1:10:26<\/a> Follow Dr. Muthukrishna\u2019s work! &#8212; Follow Dr. Muthukrishna\u2019s work: Faculty page: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2JrvYoU&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0tGdy0xQW4wNl9uWlhWdThGNjlDS21LN202Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuanVoNUY5c2FQam9rQi1maktnYmFjUTliejZjZkxPTEN0X1JPUV9JYjl0SzRyRHRUWHVYbEEzcWhPSU9ETDJnRG92WV9DSWdpaHFCdjBpYS1wWFNWbVBPdGc5T3F4N1BFZVN2RXd5dWx6MFdxUUNZOA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2JrvYoU<\/a> Articles of Researchgate: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2XvyygB&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkR1YkV1UUVjdGhKQm53LUpheWtpODhYb0xrd3xBQ3Jtc0tsMWhsQnIydjFQZ01xMmVIdXVIZzN4VFB5c2pONmp2Z0NTSDdCd3l2bjVVU1RYZUZwUHJ2X2NPdGtValEtUVVvdzVoV3dYZ25CV080NDNXUzc5aG5ISHFMeU9ObHRQSlNLYWRmc1htekE4VDBTRmNkOA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XvyygB<\/a> Twitter handle: @mmuthukrishna Referenced papers\/concepts\/books: The Baldwin Effect: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Hy1krY&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVktNS1jTlZNRTlJdmxJTjc3bU9KdmlxVG9qd3xBQ3Jtc0tuam1fVzlER21MMUR5TEZlRjhfcTBIMllYZlg0RUo1UFVXNEFFYXlOYVJmaWF0QjRVeXlvQXF1YWE3SXhLbnF5cEpIbnN0bko5aXZYcUFyUG0tWUEwZnpOVzFManB5dlNaOXNjMWxkVDJzSVFZR1pEOA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Hy1krY<\/a> Cultural Evolution: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2FkrdIh&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNodkRrcGZ4WnlGRWIyYmgxSlJ6cm1IU1YwQXxBQ3Jtc0tuTFg3bldERGNUbmh3NF84MU5tMEZvMWRZbzR4UkxIaVZjcHExWDFPWjNuZUVYc3ZrZzVTallHWXBvTzl1cXptOEQtNlJBUlZfZVBqMzM0UTNMbVYwTVctTF9zekZISUFnQVotTWJ4UVJWNWwtcEh4MA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2FkrdIh<\/a> The Secret of Our Success (Joe Henrich): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2OiZWtP&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblBPZ2c0OWppMl9ZWkpBTnZGQnJJcU9VVm9pQXxBQ3Jtc0ttdmllanFsN19BNFRvZW1kWFkyLVhJcWJnTUNXZ011TS1ObHBDenAyUUpaSEUtSEFESlVFYk1UTV80NW5BVFZLcDhZOEtidzNLZHdZSHFxb0JiTGVWbzZzeTBsZlVnWUVZSWJkNC1qV1g1NW5vaU1Zdw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OiZWtP<\/a> A Different Kind of Animal (Rob Boyd): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2FpsdMy&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbllJb1Z6T2VicllhUGR5QUkyVmhmbVlaNDFGUXxBQ3Jtc0tsTTVmZzd5ejE1Qm1RYS1tS1c5UG1GbFpTS09jSHpKTmxEbW9nM01najhzLTRMejY2RUlDX3hycjluR2l1VmNUbzNDc2xKMkFpanpRVlpRY0tlX0hEMm45X0ZHWjNZSFBjTnRwLWh0N04zQ1NNTlZvQQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FpsdMy<\/a> Darwin&#8217;s Unfinished Symphony (Kevin Laland): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2Frhm50&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEJVUEJZOGJudjA4cnVwZVBjQ2xkcEFFYUpNd3xBQ3Jtc0tsWkVHVnpKQlF4TDR4eEZYM0t2QWJtZE5TN1Blc1BNNmNVUGtNbzRkMm9rcFBRNnAtZzdUamNWZktsVl9uY0dOM2RKNzJtVlFvQlNNVmZKbWtJS1F3bVludTlNYzYxaTdjbVBiR19pSFh0UVB0LW1mUQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Frhm50<\/a> This View of Life (David S. Wilson): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2HHVjs9&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=2hlTbcwlC7k&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblRBYkdJdlpoRF8wdGsyUk83cHE2aHdxRHVkd3xBQ3Jtc0ttamtqczVBZEZ1cDM5c25sd1ByTnMyeVBMZ3FsdjdHc1laaU5WZkdkeDg5VDZxRWM2aE5EdlpRYmttenA5dDBUTUZaTUJwbnpSa3QxVnhYbHFCZ3c4bnZsd0xEbGNtaFBySUlEZ1NXR0Z2MV9JTF9Haw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HHVjs9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael Muthukrishna is an Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. His other affiliations include Research Associate of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Affiliate of the Developmental Economics Group at STICERD, and Technical Director of The Database of Religious History. His research focuses on the psychological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,1,2,17],"tags":[15,18,5,10,12,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanevolution.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}