Humans are social animals - and we are the product of evolutionary forces. How do these facts interact and shape our cognitive faculties? Let's talk about evolution!

0:00 – Intro
1:09
2:55 – Evolution and spandrels
8:58 – Case study: bird migration
11:45 – Environment of evolutionary adaptation
15:43 – Sociality and Theory of Mind
21:40 – Do animals have Theory of Mind?
24:00 – The origins of intelligence
30:30 – Key concepts

Sources:
Gould & Lewontin (1979). The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: A critique of the adaptationist programme. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapter...
Delmore & Irwin (2014). Hybrid songbirds employ intermediate routes in a migratory divide. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12326
Dally, Emery & Clayton (2010). Avian Theory of Mind and counter espionage by food-caching western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica). https://doi.org/10.1080/1740562080257...
Hermann, Call, Hernàndez-Lloreda, Hare & Tomasello (2007). Humans have evolved specialized skills of social cognition: The cultural intelligence hypothesis. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1146282

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