Nothing in our evolutionary history specifically prepared us to live in large societies. Almost everything about the way culture works does. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes culture evolutionary history
You and I probably wouldn't be here if our ancestors hadn't been greedy savages. Mark Pagel ancestorgreedysavage Change image and share on social
It might be inevitable that we have to confront the idea that our destiny is to be one world with one language. Mark Pagel confrontdestinyidea Change image and share on social
What drives the separation of groups of people into subgroups is the desire to control resources. We begin with a single culture, and over time the number of individuals within that culture expands. Mark Pagel begincontrolculture Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Goodluck Jonathan argumenteggevolutionary Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social