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Why Western Europeans are so WEIRD and why that matters!

The Insight by Neeraj Rao

Sep 8, 202050:21Science & Medicine

Razib talks to evolutionary anthropologist Joe Henrich about his new book, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous,

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Why Western Europeans are so WEIRD and why that matters! is an episode from The Insight by Neeraj Rao. Razib talks to evolutionary anthropologist Joe Henrich about his new book, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psycholo...

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