
With Compassion
Compassion as a Survival Skill with Hugh McKay
<p>Dive into a profound conversation exploring how kindness and compassion are essential to human survival and societal well-being. Hugh McKay, a renowned Australian social researcher, shares insights from his decades of work that reveal the deep connection between our innate capacities for kindness and our evolutionary success.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>* The ancient roots of kindness as a survival skill dating back 42,000 years</p><p>* How cooperative behavior has been pivotal in the survival of Homo sapiens</p><p>* The neuroscience behind our inherent cooperative nature and the lack of a ‘competitive center’ in the brain</p><p...






