The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence — The Brain’s Hidden Systems
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Author: Carl Sagan
This episode explores The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan as a systems-level analysis of how evolutionary brain structures influence behavior, hierarchy, culture, and institutional outcomes.
By focusing on neurological incentive architecture rather than isolated personalities or events, the episode shows why tribalism, bureaucracy, irrationality, and long-term planning coexist within the same species — and how these tensions connect to larger technological and cultural systems.
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