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David Samson

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

David R. Samson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He studies health and cognition in both human and non-human primates. The author of Our Tribal Future, David is also leading an effort to validate a survey instrument for measuring mental immunity, the ability to spot and ward off misinformation.

https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/david-samson/

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Groups with

David Samson

Authored by

David Samson

August 13, 2024

Do We Sleep Better Than Our Ancestors? How Natural Selection and Modern Life Have Shaped Human Sleep

Human sleep presents a paradox: we are the shortest sleeping primate, yet we have the largest brain. If sleep is for the brain, why do humans exhibit the least sleep?

Biology

Health

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February 16, 2023

A Tribalism Vaccine

At the core of human adaptation is the solution to the riddle of how a human mind, which was crafted to work with people we know, evolved the instinct to work with people we don’t. But there was a cost, and the result was a seemingly intractable paradox embedded in humanity’s moral compass.

Psychology

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Events with

David Samson

Friday, September 15th at 12pm ET

Seminar: Our Tribal Future: Using ProSocial to Overcome Evolutionary Mismatch in 21st century communities

Free seminar and Q&A sponsored by the ProSocial Commons

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