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Being Human in the 21 st Century

Being Human in the 21 st Century. Perspectives from Evolutionary Science Psychological Research Media/Technology. Evolutionary Science. Humans are ultrasocial beings We are drawn to groups Both cooperative & competitive Limits: ? Dunbar ’ s Number ~ 150

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Being Human in the 21 st Century

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  1. Being Human in the 21st Century • Perspectives from • Evolutionary Science • Psychological Research • Media/Technology

  2. Evolutionary Science • Humans are ultrasocial beings • We are drawn to groups • Both cooperative & competitive • Limits: ? Dunbar’s Number ~ 150 • Humans are highly imaginative • Factual thinking grounded in logic & mathematics • Narrative or story-like construction to make sense of experience

  3. Psychological Research • The pervasive role of cognitive biases • (Benson, 2016) • Too much information around us • Not enough meaning in what we know • Need to act fast • Not clear what we should remember? Even the smartest and the brightest are usually unaware of some fundamental errors in the conclusions of their thinking. http://qz.com/776168/a-comprehensive-guide-to-cognitive-biases/

  4. Media/Technology • Extensions of the human which go beyond our limitations. • Globalized & challenges us to understand how to be persons within such a world • Communications media have infiltrated our daily lives in unprecedented ways for • commercialized messaging or • commodification of our attention and personal information.

  5. Media/Technology (2) • Breakdown of Space, e.g., • Public space moves into family, religious and personal space • Breakdown of Roles, e.g. • Parents as regulators of information to their children • Schools as conduits of information • Professionals as experts FACTS??? • Private citizens as journalists

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