Riane Esler challenges the notion that human beings are prone to acts of violence and greed in her upcoming book, with anthropologist Douglas P. Fry, Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future. What she argues is that caring behavior is actually the default reaction humans will have and that through this we can build more humane and sustainable societies. This interdisciplinary approach to the topic of society and how it is shaped examines how the flexibility of the human brain can be used to create a more positive world. Continue reading “Nurturing Our Humanity Book Review from @kleffnotes”