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Charity

Through theories of evolutionary psychology, Sara Pascoe asks what purpose feats of generosity serves? From 2018.

How does our monkey past influence our modern lives and how come we can still get emotionally hijacked by our primitive emotions?

In a lecture combined with stand up, Sara Pascoe investigates - Charity

After some of the less pleasant aspects of humans in previous episodes, this show is all about the positive.

There are lots of examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity - the social traits of our species are at the root of why we're so successful. But it's complicated.

Can we find compassion for each other when we're doing the wrong things for the right reasons?

Recorded on location at The Foundling Museum in London.

Written by and starring Sara Pascoe.

Producer: Alexandra Smith

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018.

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30 minutes

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Fri 24 Feb 2023 02:30

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