On Humans
A podcast by Ilari Mäkelä
55 Episodes
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40 | Mothers, Fathers, And The Many Myths We Have Held ~ Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Published: 5/8/2024 -
39 | Did Humans Evolve In Small Groups? ~ Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias
Published: 4/16/2024 -
38 | Can We Understand Infinity? ~ Adrian Moore
Published: 3/25/2024 -
37 | How Did Humans Evolve? Why Did We? ~ Ian Tattersall
Published: 3/12/2024 -
36 | How Did Consciousness Evolve? Did It? ~ Eva Jablonka
Published: 2/14/2024 -
35 | Why Do We Love? ~ Arthur Aron
Published: 2/1/2024 -
Mental Health Bonus | The Origins of ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression ~ Nikhil Chaudhary
Published: 1/23/2024 -
34 | Family Lessons From Hunter-Gatherers ~ Nikhil Chaudhary
Published: 1/15/2024 -
Encore | This Conversation Touched The Most Hearts in 2023 ~ Helen Fisher
Published: 1/7/2024 -
33 | Could Homo Floresiensis Be Alive Today? ~ Gregory Forth
Published: 12/24/2023 -
32 | The Evolution of Inequality Under Capitalism ~ Branko Milanović
Published: 12/16/2023 -
31 | Meaning of Life Beyond Space and Time ~ Donald Hoffman
Published: 11/28/2023 -
30 | Could Consciousness Explain The Laws Of Physics? ~ Donald Hoffman
Published: 11/22/2023 -
29 | Did Men Hunt and Women Gather? ~ Cara Ocobock
Published: 11/9/2023 -
28 | A Natural History of Equality ~ Sarah Brosnan
Published: 10/18/2023 -
27 | Is the Human Brain Special? ~ Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Published: 10/3/2023 -
1-Year Anniversary Announcements!
Published: 10/1/2023 -
Encore | How Love Synchronises Our Brains ~ Ruth Feldman
Published: 9/18/2023 -
26 | Do Machines Improve the Human Condition? ~ Daron Acemoglu
Published: 9/10/2023 -
Encore | Is War Natural For Humans? ~ Douglas P. Fry
Published: 8/25/2023
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.