Robert Lynch

Robert Lynch is a bio-cultural anthropologist, specializing in how biology, the environment, and culture come together to shape human behavior, social mobility, and outcomes in life.

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Kin, Tribes, and the Dark Side of Identity

A politics based on membership in a particular religious, racial, or social group rather than broader groupings of people with the same political views was a dubious luxury that our species can simply no longer afford.

Robert Lynch

22 Nov 2020 · 15 min read

Why Is Funny? How America Lost Its Sense of Humor

Jokes entail risk, because in order for them to work, they need to be a bit unsettling, and to get better at telling them we need to be allowed to fail.

Robert Lynch

25 Sep 2020 · 18 min read