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Why monkeys (and humans) are wired for fairness

Sarah Brosnan · TED

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About

Fairness matters ... to both people and primates. Sharing priceless footage of capuchin monkeys responding to perceived injustice, primatologist Sarah Brosnan explores why humans and monkeys evolved to care about equality -- and emphasizes the connection between a healthy, cooperative society and everyone getting their fair share.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Salon UNDP
Speaker
Sarah Brosnan
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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