Humankind
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Humankind by Rutger Bregman comes up on Modern Wisdom, including episodes with Rutger Bregman and Tania Reynolds, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Humankind by Rutger Bregman appears 2 times across 2 podcast episodes on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“So my new book is really about a sort of silent revolution that has taken place in science, right?”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host mentions 'Humankind' to highlight a shift in scientific perspectives regarding human nature, moving from cynicism to a more hopeful view of humanity's cooperative abilities. This book challenges long-standing beliefs about selfishness and promotes the idea that trust and cooperation can lead to a more egalitarian society.
Humankind by Rutger Bregman most often appears in conversations about cynical view of human nature and women's strategies and care.
Recent linked podcasts include Modern Wisdom, giving you a quick path from the book back to the shows where it actually came up.
The host mentions 'Humankind' to highlight a shift in scientific perspectives regarding human nature, moving from cynicism to a more hopeful view of humanity's cooperative abilities. This book challenges long-standing beliefs about selfishness and promotes the idea that trust and cooperation can lead to a more egalitarian society.
The host mentions 'Humankind' by Rutger Bregman to illustrate the concept of 'pupification' and how it relates to women's evolutionary traits. This reference serves to highlight the idea of evoking care as a survival strategy throughout human history.
Recent show rotation: Modern Wisdom.
Guests tied to these mentions include Rutger Bregman and Tania Reynolds.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 13:03 in the episode where we captured it.
Quick FAQ
Answers to common book, episode, podcast, and guest questions.
Which episode mentioned Humankind?
#181 - Rutger Bregman - Humankind: Are We Good Or Evil? on Modern Wisdom is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Humankind by Rutger Bregman. Other indexed episodes include #580 - Dr Tania Reynolds - What Use Are Female Friendships? on Modern Wisdom. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 13:03.
Which podcast mentioned Humankind?
Modern Wisdom is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Humankind by Rutger Bregman.
Who mentioned Humankind on podcasts?
Rutger Bregman and Tania Reynolds are the main guests currently tied to mentioning Humankind by Rutger Bregman.
Why do podcast guests bring up Humankind?
The host mentions 'Humankind' to highlight a shift in scientific perspectives regarding human nature, moving from cynicism to a more hopeful view of humanity's cooperative abilities. This book challenges long-standing beliefs about selfishness and promotes the idea that trust and cooperation can lead to a more egalitarian society. It most often appears in conversations about cynical view of human nature and women's strategies and care.
Mentions across episodes
Every mention card links back to the episode page and exact transcript anchor.
“The speaker mentions their new book 'Humankind', which explores the idea that humans are not as nasty as often thought.”
“Rutger Bregman wrote a book called Humankind. And in that he talked about the pupification of humans.”

