Golden Lies: How Lying (and Catching Lies) Drove Human Evolution, Sparked Language, and Kindled Civilization
<p>Social media is spreading lies, hatred, and chaos. Wars are destroying eastern Ukraine and Gaza. Democracy is in retreat around the world. Widespread violence is imaginable after the 2024 election.</p>
<p>Why is this happening now? Have similar periods occurred in the past?</p>
<p>The human cerebral cortex evolved not from natural selection but from sexual selection. Large brains consume calories, need to be kept warm, are easily injured, and kill women in childbirth. A large cerebral cortex has no specific purpose — it solves problems in new ways. Our cerebral cortex is like a peacock’s tail feathers. But what’s sexy about a cerebral cortex?</p>
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