{"id":12052,"date":"2022-04-25T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=117510"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T09:10:08","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-the-origins-of-religion-with-robin-dunbar","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-the-origins-of-religion-with-robin-dunbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: The origins of religion, with Robin Dunbar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Bennett\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to Prof Robin Dunbar.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s an anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist at the University of Oxford, and author of the new book How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures<\/em><\/a> (\u00a322, Pelican).<\/p>\n

He talks about the evolution of religion, its origins and its future.<\/p>\n\n<p>Find\u00a0<em>Instant Genius<\/em> on your preferred podcast platform here: <a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if that\u2019s not enough, you can hear even more from Robin on <a href=\"\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/instant-genius\/id1296673906"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\"><em>Instant Genius Extra<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered on\u00a0<em>Instant Genius<\/em>. In this episode, Robin digs deeper into how spirituality weaves its magic on our brains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to more episodes of\u00a0<em>Instant Genius<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/instant-genius-podcast-sound-in-the-animal-kingdom-with-david-george-haskell\/"\">Sound in the animal kingdom, with David George Haskell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-corals-with-dr-jamie-craggs\/"\">Corals, with Dr Jamie Craggs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-oral-health-with-dr-kami-hoss\/"\">Oral Health, with Dr Kami Hoss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-the-animal-kingdoms-mathematicians-with-brian-butterworth\/"\">The animal kingdom\u2019s mathematicians, with Brian Butterworth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-neuroscience-of-grief-with-mary-frances-oconnor\/"\">The neuroscience of grief, with Mary-Frances O\u2019Connor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-hyenas-with-prof-adam-hart\/"\">Hyenas, with Prof Adam Hart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Bennett Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. 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