This View of Life
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How might we create a field site concept for cultural evolution that provides depth and breadth but that is based on new data?

At the core of human adaptation is the solution to the riddle of how a human mind, which was crafted to work with people we know, evolved the instinct to work with people we don’t. But there was a cost, and the result was a seemingly intractable paradox embedded in humanity’s moral compass.

We have to be seriously concerned about the role AI systems may play in society. We need to invent the fire of our times before we let AI loose on our society.

Some psychologists champion what they call ‘positive illusions’, mild misapprehensions about ourselves that are conducive to health and happiness

If field sites are cross-cultural, multi-method, and collaborative across disciplines, however, they can improve the quality of our field, and help us make major steps toward understanding the evolution of human behavior.

The imaginary worlds we create and consume are not cultural anomalies, but rather direct manifestations of our cognition.