Name: The social animal
Uploaded: 2011-03-14T14:58:00Z
Duration: 18 min 26 s
Description: Columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.

Columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.

David Brooks: The social animal

The social animal

Real wisdom blooms from nurturing emotional intelligence, crucial for personal growth and forming meaningful connections.

Harnessing deep social skills, politicians navigate personal interactions adeptly, yet falter in policy-making contexts.

Exploration of human nature reveals our unconscious minds handle most of our cognitive load, influencing even our naming biases.