Keith Henson

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour? ↗

— Keith Henson

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People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention. ↗

— Keith Henson

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As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation papers as president. ↗

— Keith Henson

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High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment. ↗

— Keith Henson

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