January 10, 2025

Hunter-Gatherer Societies, Human Origins, and Modern Democracies: A Conversation with Vivek Venkataraman

Hunter-gatherer societies have much to teach us about modern Democratic governance.

Hunter-gatherer societies are fascinating in their own right and--with appropriate caution--a major source of insight about our ancestral past, stretching back to our origin as a species. Remarkably, hunter-gatherer societies also have much to teach us about modern Democratic governance. Vivek Venkataraman is an ideal guide to this subject, with a background in philosophy, primatology, and human evolutionary biology, along with direct experience living with and researching indigenous people in Malaysia. There is so much to discuss that we ended up recording two podcasts!

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