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Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey

Stand-up comedy. Sara Pascoe explores our modern social world through theories of evolutionary psychology

Radio 4 Extra,4 episodes

Episodes

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Series 1
Murder
Sara takes on a subject that fascinates and intrigues as much as it repels us...
20 Feb 2018,30 mins
Series 1
Jealousy
How our ape past influences us and how we are emotionally hijacked by primitive emotions.
27 Feb 2018,30 mins
Series 1
Territory
Why do we have such a visceral reaction when someone intrudes on our personal space?
06 Mar 2018,30 mins
Series 1
Charity
Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
13 Mar 2018,30 mins