# The fragile biology of social genes and the evolution of human societies

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Keith Kendrick
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/fragile-biology-social-genes-and-evolution-human-societies)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Work with different animal species has shown that a mutation in a single gene can convert an asocial species into a social one. With a prevalence of human developmental and psychiatric conditions whose primary symptoms are social dysfunction, depression caused by problems with social relationships, and increasing interest in sex without social commitment, are we destined to evolve into an asocial species? Are males who are often less socially adept than females, and more susceptible to conditions such as autism and schizophrenia, most at risk?

## Lectures

1. [The fragile biology of social genes and the evolution of human societies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/fragile-biology-social-genes-and-evolution-human-societies/6d8853b3954c) (YouTube)