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Book · 2019 · Science

Blueprint

The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

by Nicholas A. Christakis · Recommended by 2 people on 3 podcasts

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My prior book was blueprint The evolutionary origins of a good Society and I think that I worked on that for nine years.
Nicholas Christakis · The Book Review · Nov 2020 Listen at 18:56

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So it's called blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society so let's start with the tag there.
Dave Rubin The Rubin Report · Apr 2019

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Why people recommend it

Blueprint by Nicholas A. Christakis is an exploration of the evolutionary origins of human society and the innate human capacity for building cooperative communities. On The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin promoted the book at the conclusion of his interview with the author, highlighting its subtitle regarding the evolutionary roots of a good society. Nicholas Christakis himself discussed the book across multiple appearances, including on The Book Review, where he noted that the project took nine years to complete, and on The Jordan Harbinger Show, where he referenced the work to explain human tendencies toward teaching and social cooperation. Across these podcast episodes, the discussions focused on humanity's evolutionary predisposition for kindness, friendship, and social organization. The book provides a compelling counter-narrative to cynical views of human nature, arguing that biology inclines people toward prosocial behavior. Podcasters and academics frequently cite these insights when exploring sociology, evolutionary biology, and the fundamental drivers of human civilization.

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Dave Rubin and we'll have a link to his book right down below 2
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“so it's called blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society so let's start with the tag there”
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“and we'll have a link to his book right down below”
Nicholas Christakis my prior book was blueprint The evolutionary origins of a good Society and I think that I worked on that fo… 2
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“my prior book was blueprint The evolutionary origins of a good Society and I think that I worked on that for nine years”

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“Well, as you know, because we talked about it the last time you and I met, I just wrote this book. - Yeah, you got a whole book about it. It's right over there. - I know. I wrote this book called, "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society."”
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“and of course we've been talking about my book blueprint the evolutionary origin of a good society which is available everywhere and on my lab we have videos and paper scientific papers and all kinds of other information people want to delve deep”
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“joining me today as a sociologist a physician a professor at Yale University and author of the new book blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society Nick Christakis”
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“that's part of this book that I've been working on for 10 years”
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“so this book blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society”

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