Repost: 19- Humans and War: Is It in Our Evolution?
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Have humans evolved psychological adaptations to war? That's what Henrikas Bartusevičius will look at in his cutting-edge research project "Adapted to War". Henrikas will investigate whether humans have evolved psychological adaptations to war. To do that, he’ll have to work across disciplines, conducting lab experiments and surveys. We discuss how he became interested in this topic, and what it could mean for how we understand human behaviors. Read more about the project here: https://www.prio.org/Projects/Project/?x=1901 
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