# Humans as Prey: the Spectre of the Alpha Predator

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Ronald Hutton
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/humans-prey-spectre-alpha-predator)
- 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)

European dragons occupied a very specific pyschological relationship with humanity. How did the idea of the alpha predator, mythological or not, help humanity form its sense of self and identity? Clip taken from our longer lecture: Dragons: A History

## Lectures

1. [Humans as Prey: the Spectre of the Alpha Predator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/humans-prey-spectre-alpha-predator/c3c3ffc7e953) (YouTube)