The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World (Authentic verified) by Harvey Whitehouse

"In Inheritance, renowned anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse explores how our deeply ingrained biases?shaped over millennia of natural and cultural selection?have influenced every aspect of human behavior. These ancient biases, which once helped drive the rise of advanced technologies, organized religions, and expansive empires, are now leading us toward a future marked by political polarization, deadly conflicts, and environmental degradation.

Whitehouse offers a groundbreaking examination of human history, revealing three key biases?conformism, religiosity, and tribalism?that have been at the heart of human progress and also its downfall. Drawing from psychological experiments, fieldwork in New Guinea tribes, and big data analysis, he paints a picture of how these biases have shaped everything from the birth of agriculture to the creation of multiethnic empires and human sacrifice.

However, these same biases, once tools for managing societal challenges, are now unraveling, with devastating consequences. Whitehouse delves into contemporary examples?from militias in Libya to manipulative advertising strategies?to illustrate how our biases are no longer serving us, but are instead pushing humanity toward destruction.

Inheritance offers a profound reappraisal of human history and behavior, shedding light on how understanding our evolutionary past can provide a path forward to solve the pressing problems of our time. This book transforms our understanding of who we are, and what we can become, in an increasingly complex world.

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