There are two ways to be an intelligent animal. 1) wait a long, long time for the right mutation, or 2) be able to learn from one another. The second option is a lot quicker.
Click above to listen to Part 2 of Let’s Stick Together, featuring Patricia Churchland, neurophilosopher, professor of philosophy emerita at the University of California San Diego, and author most recently of “Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition,” describing how humans came to be social creatures thanks to mother-child bonding.
Let’s Stick Together:
Part 1: Adam Rutherford / Human Paradox
Part 2: Patricia Churchland / Social Bonding
Part 3: Mark Moffett / Human An(t)alogs
