HeyJaredRemembering I'm an Animal
An adventure in wild ideas and wild behaviors, all to answer the question: Can acting like a Homo sapiens make you feel more human? We identify the fundamental evolved abilities programmed into our DNA, the things we were born to do, and then attempt to express them.
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In ancient Greece, the terms "happy" and "blessed" were synonyms, and were used to mean "doing well." And when are you doing well? It's when you're flourishing. And according to Aristotle, people who lead flourishing lives are "exercising immortality." Got it? Billy and Doc discuss this and so much more, including the reaction of our ancient central nervous system to a new assessment category. We were designed to determine if another human was a threat and an ally. So how do we cope with all the
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