Keith Henson Quotes & Sayings
29 most famous Keith Henson quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family.”
“Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?”
“Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation.”
“Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards.”
“Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention.”
“Cult recruiting methods based on dosing victims with the brain chemicals released during capture bonding would make cults even more of a problem than they are now.”
“People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.”
“Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes.”
“High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment.”
“Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen.”
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