iglesiasbrandon
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1 year ago Hey @DavidSamson44 , thank you for submitting an issue for TABConf 2023! As we get closer to the conference, we will review all the issues, and the chosen ones will be added to the TABConf 2023 schedule: https://github.com/orgs/TABConf/projects/1.
I don't expect us to add any issues to the schedule until a month or two before the conference but keep an eye on this in case someone asks questions. Also, please feel free to update the issue description if you'd like to add anything else as we get closer to the event.
miketwenty1
Description
David R. Samson's talk is about the evolution of human trust and how it has led to the formation of tribes. He explains how trust initially evolved from relying on family, to friends, and ultimately to tribes. Samson delves into how the formation of tribes and ingroups can lead to outgroup conflict and the importance of understanding the science behind the "Tribe Drive."
In addition, Samson highlights the newest innovation to the trust paradox - Proof of Work - and how it has allowed humans to scale trust beyond face-to-face relationships. Attendees will learn about the unique human capacity to form tribes and how this has affected the course of human evolution. They will also gain insights into the benefits and dangers of tribalism and how to channel it for the greater good, with a focus on the role of Proof of Work in achieving this goal.
It would be helpful for attendees to read David R. Samson's book "Our Tribal Future: How to channel our foundational human instincts into a force for good" before attending the talk.
Relevant Links: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/our-tribal-future/
About the Speaker
David Samson is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, and Director of the Sleep and Human Evolution Lab (SHEL). He is the author of “Our Tribal Future: How to channel our foundational human instincts into a force for good”. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, David completed his PhD at Indiana University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Duke University.
David’s research directly addresses the central anthropological question of human uniqueness. In other words, the question that drives his work is what is it about our species that has made us the most successful animal on the planet? In the quest to understand what makes humans special, he’s comparatively worked with human and non-human primates (and wolves and dogs) around the globe to better understand the behavioral, physiological, and cognitive suite of traits that likely played a crucial role in our success. Specifically, his research investigates the link between sleep and human evolution through revolutionary new approaches, recording sleep data sets and sleep architecture for a range of primates including lemurs, zoo orangutans, wild chimpanzees, and humans living in different types and scales of societies. His research has probed sleep’s role in cognition, sociality, and group dynamics throughout human evolution.
David’s high-profile research program has been featured in such venues as BBC, Time, The New York Times, New Scientist, The National Geographic Society and The Atlantic. He is seen as an exceptional and energetic interdisciplinary scholar using broad, sophisticated research strategies to investigate major behavioral and physiological transitions in human evolution, with results that have significant implications for modern human medical, occupational and life-style issues. David brings a strong teaching and research program for both evolutionary anthropology and primatology for the University of Toronto.
Social Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primalprimate Website: https://davidrsamson.com/
Talk Details
Length of Talk: 30 minutes
Preferred Day/Time Slot: 10: September 7 or 8, between 10:00 - 11:30.
*We will do our best to accommodate your requested time slot. Please let us know if there are any dates/times that absolutely do not work for you.* - N/A