#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution

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<p>Richard Wrangham is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, culture, and other aspects of ape and human behavior. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>ROKA</b>: <a href="https://roka.com/">https://roka.com/</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order<br /> &#8211; <b>Theragun</b>: <a href="https://therabody.com/lex">https://therabody.com/lex</a> to get 30 day trial<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>NI</b>: <a href="https://www.ni.com/perspectives">https://www.ni.com/perspectives</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Grammarly</b>: <a href="https://grammarly.com/lex">https://grammarly.com/lex</a> to get 20% off premium</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Richard&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/richard-w-wrangham">https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/richard-w-wrangham</a><br /> The Goodness Paradox (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3aqg9tg">https://amzn.to/3aqg9tg</a><br /> Catching Fire (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3FAZAcz">https://amzn.to/3FAZAcz</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:13) &#8211; Violence in humans vs violence in chimps<br /> (27:45) &#8211; Study of violence in chimps<br /> (46:40) &#8211; Human evolution and violence<br /> (1:43:08) &#8211; The Goodness Paradox and Catching Fire<br /> (1:55:26) &#8211; How cooking changed our evolution<br /> (2:10:11) &#8211; The beauty of the human mind emerges<br /> (2:14:18) &#8211; A map of how chimps, gorillas, and humans are all related<br /> (2:26:50) &#8211; Preserving nature<br /> (2:34:41) &#8211; The meaning of life</p>