Brenna Hassett: Why We Are Weird
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
English - June 06, 2023 03:30 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratingsSociety & Culture Science leadership entrepreneurship interview business health news politics entrepreneur comedy fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Of all the attributes that make us humans unique – or in archeologist Brenna Hassett’s view, weird – the weirdest of all is our extraordinarily long childhood. In her delightful book, Growing Up Human, she explores the many tricks evolution has invented to lengthen our childhoods, including her favorite: Grandmas.