Human evolution and culture with Agustín Fuentes | Reason with Science | Creativity

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/a1/00/9b/a1009b40-72f3-1a19-7262-b2c46d4304e6/mza_12627585865216377335.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Reason with Science

Jitender Kumar

56 episodes

1 week ago

Welcome to "Reason with Science", the podcast that explores the intersection of reason and science in our everyday lives. Billions of years of evolution led to a species which is asking questions about its own existence. This quest of humans is not possible without science. As we navigate an increasingly complex world, it's more important than ever to approach issues with a clear and evidence-based understanding. In this podcast, we'll dive into the latest research, explore fascinating topics, and interview experts in their respective fields to help us make sense of the world around us.

Science

RSS

All content for Reason with Science is the property of Jitender Kumar and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Science

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/29796394/29796394-1752853423481-27b0a989684cc.jpg

Human evolution and culture with Agustín Fuentes | Reason with Science | Creativity | Cooperation

Reason with Science

1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds

3 months ago

Human evolution and culture with Agustín Fuentes | Reason with Science | Creativity | Cooperation

This episode is with one of the most compelling voices in anthropology, Agustín Fuentes. Agustín is a professor, evolutionary theorist, and author of “The Creative Spark”, where he explores what truly makes us human, not just biologically, but culturally, socially, and creatively. In this episode, we discuss common misconceptions about evolution and explore the complex, branching story of our species. We examine how traits like cooperation, creativity, and social bonding shaped our survival, and why race, gender, sex, and even marriage is far more culturally constructed than biologically fixed. We also dig into big questions around religion, science, and the future of human evolution. Agustín helps us see that to understand where we’re going, we first need to understand how we’ve evolved, not just in body, but in mind, meaning, and imagination.

Guests info

Website: https://afuentes.com/

X: https://x.com/Anthrofuentes

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/anthrofuentes.bsky.social

Episode links:

Website:

Youtube:

Spotify:

Apple podcast:

YouTube music:

Follow Reason with Science:

Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReasonwithScience

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qFLGsPWjL4GAGidmF2nKh

Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reason-with-science/id1641776894

YouTube music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLila1Jm-QEwKu4xXtNpYFAsSDmPR9mlZB&si=5ehXeZhZ-z181G5b

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:48 - Explanation of the extended evolutionary synthesis

00:04:19 - The role of technology in modern evolutionary science

00:05:07 - Why humans are the last surviving hominins

00:06:02 - The “Messy bush” model of human evolution

00:07:45 - Ancient human interbreeding and genetic mixing

00:09:15 - Understanding creativity as a core human trait

00:10:49 - What distinguishes humans from other primates

00:14:47 - Convergent evolution and shared solutions across species

00:16:22 - Exploring cultural, behavioral, and genetic inheritance

00:20:45 - Human brain development and its adaptive plasticity

00:25:25 - Why the human brain operates in a social default state

00:26:02 - The role of imagination and creativity in human evolution

00:35:12 - How media and modern inputs shape human bias

00:42:05 - Comparing human creativity and artificial intelligence

00:57:58 - Evolutionary insights into modern human diets