How the threat of disease has shaped human behavior, with Mark Schaller, PhD
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a grim reminder that diseases have been a danger throughout human history–so much so that they have helped shape human evolution. Disgust, wariness of strangers, norms around food and cleanliness may have evolved to keep us safe from infectious disease. Researchers call these protective measures the behavioral immune system. Mark Schaller, PhD discusses the origins of the behavioral immune system and how these behaviors may not be suitable for the threats we face today.
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