Podcast HackHow Did Altruism Evolve?By The Joy of Why, Janna Levin , Stephanie Preston
In a Nutshell
In this February 2024 episode of The Joy of Why podcast, host Janna Levin meets psychology professor Stephanie Preston to discuss the evolutionarily adaptive behavior of altruism.
Favorite Quote
I define it as 'aid to another at a current cost to yourself.' And it's really important to include that current cost, because anything that's evolutionarily adaptive has some benefit in the long run, whether you realize it or not.
Stephanie Preston, on the scientific definition of altruism
Introduction
Hopefully, at some point or another, you have put someone else's needs above your own.
This is called altruistic behavior, which our species has evolved to be capable of.
Co-hosted by scientists Janna Levin and Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast explores diverse fields in mathematics and science.
In this February 2024 episode, Levin meets psychology professor and neuroscientist Stephanie Preston to discuss how we evolved to be capable of altruism.
Preston is a Professor of Psychology and Head of the Ecological Neuroscience Lab at the University of Michigan; her research focus is the biology of altruism.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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