On Humans

A podcast by Ilari Mäkelä

55 Episodes

  1. 40 | Mothers, Fathers, And The Many Myths We Have Held ~ Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

    Published: 5/8/2024
  2. 39 | Did Humans Evolve In Small Groups? ~ Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias

    Published: 4/16/2024
  3. 38 | Can We Understand Infinity? ~ Adrian Moore

    Published: 3/25/2024
  4. 37 | How Did Humans Evolve? Why Did We? ~ Ian Tattersall

    Published: 3/12/2024
  5. 36 | How Did Consciousness Evolve? Did It? ~ Eva Jablonka

    Published: 2/14/2024
  6. 35 | Why Do We Love? ~ Arthur Aron

    Published: 2/1/2024
  7. Mental Health Bonus | The Origins of ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression ~ Nikhil Chaudhary

    Published: 1/23/2024
  8. 34 | Family Lessons From Hunter-Gatherers ~ Nikhil Chaudhary

    Published: 1/15/2024
  9. Encore | This Conversation Touched The Most Hearts in 2023 ~ Helen Fisher

    Published: 1/7/2024
  10. 33 | Could Homo Floresiensis Be Alive Today? ~ Gregory Forth

    Published: 12/24/2023
  11. 32 | The Evolution of Inequality Under Capitalism ~ Branko Milanović

    Published: 12/16/2023
  12. 31 | Meaning of Life Beyond Space and Time ~ Donald Hoffman

    Published: 11/28/2023
  13. 30 | Could Consciousness Explain The Laws Of Physics? ~ Donald Hoffman

    Published: 11/22/2023
  14. 29 | Did Men Hunt and Women Gather? ~ Cara Ocobock

    Published: 11/9/2023
  15. 28 | A Natural History of Equality ~ Sarah Brosnan

    Published: 10/18/2023
  16. 27 | Is the Human Brain Special? ~ Suzana Herculano-Houzel

    Published: 10/3/2023
  17. 1-Year Anniversary Announcements!

    Published: 10/1/2023
  18. Encore | How Love Synchronises Our Brains ~ Ruth Feldman

    Published: 9/18/2023
  19. 26 | Do Machines Improve the Human Condition? ~ Daron Acemoglu

    Published: 9/10/2023
  20. Encore | Is War Natural For Humans? ~ Douglas P. Fry

    Published: 8/25/2023

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Where do we come from? What brings us together? Why do we love? Why do we destroy? On Humans Podcast features conversations with leading scholars about human nature, human condition, and the human journey. From the origins of war to the psychology of love, each topic brings fresh insights into perennial questions about our self-understanding. Support: Patreon.com/OnHumans Articles: OnHumans.Substack.com About your host: Ilari Mäkelä is a London-based science communicator with training in Philosophy and Psychology at Oxford and Peking Universities.