The Secret of Our Success

Date: Wednesday 22 June 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Joseph Henrich
Chair: Professor Timothy Besley

The ability of human groups to socially interconnect and learn from one another has allowed us to create ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have enabled successful expansion into myriad environments. Drawing insights from lost European explorers, clever chimpanzees, mobile hunter-gatherers, neuroscience, ancient bones, and the human genome, Joseph Henrich, author of The Secret of Our Success, will discuss how our collective intelligence has propelled our species’ evolution.

Timothy Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science & W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at LSE.

[marinaschlotzhauer]

It would be extremely helpful if the presentation could be displayed with the lecture sound in the background. I think that seeing the data is a lot more important than seeing the face of the person conducting the lecture.

[DaveWard-xcvd]

CAUSALITY is the secret to everyone's success, or failure.

[buckshotcharlie]

Very poor camera work. When he looks at the screen, show the screen. The screens have graphics that are key to the points he is making. Just look at how few views this has had over 5 years. Camera work is so important!

[Wolcik]

the Trump question was out of the left field a bit there...