Does fairness come standard with every newborn, or is it something that we (hopefully) develop as we mature? Here's a multimedia attempt to answer that question.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness concludes by asking if even today humankind has found a way to be both cooperative and competitive.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with an explanation of how those with more convince those with less that their culture remains fair.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues as archaeologist Brian Hayden settles on an 'aggrandizing' theory for the shift in how we define egalitarianism.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with a discussion of two different theories accounting for the rise of inequality.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with an examination conspicuous consumption among primitive peoples.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with a look at the archeological findings that helped explain the culture of Keatley Creek's residents.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with a visit to the reconstructed houses that saw the rise of a 'transegalitarian' society.
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with archaeologist Brian Hayden explaining what led him both to explore the roots of fairness and to Keatley Creek itself/
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with a look at the classic mantra of real estate: location, location, location.
A multimedia investigation asks: Can examining how inequality began in a hunter-gatherer society teach us how to fairly share the costs and consequences of how we use diminishing natural resources?