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Drunk: How We Singed, Danced, and Stumbled Our Ways to Civilization
Humans love to drink. We have a glass or two when bonding with friends, celebrating special occasions, releasing some stress at happy hour, and definitely when coping with a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. But when you consider the consequences—hangovers, addiction, physical injury, and more—shouldn't evolution have taught us to avoid it?
And yet, our taste for alcohol has survived almost as long as humans have been around. So why do humans love to get intoxicated?
Today’s guest, Edward Slingerland (author of the book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization) shows us…
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