Evolutionary psychology and tribalism
Subject in Social Sciences
Evolutionary psychology and tribalism has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Neil deGrasse TysonAmerican astrophysicist cited by Colbert as an ideal talk-show guest
Tyson describes social media as an outrage engine that feeds tribal urges.
“And plus social media is an outrage engine. You go anywhere and it's like, hey, what are they doing? I hate that”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #683 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 18:57
Tyson argues that growing weapon power combined with persistent tribal feelings will likely not end well for humanity.
“as our weapons, the power of our weapons grow and we still have tribal feelings, it's gonna, I don't think it'll end well”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #683 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 15:31
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
Episodes
#683 - Neil deGrasse TysonThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 16, 2026 · 2 h 20 min
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Theo Von in New York to discuss his book Lost in Space, aliens, space debris, the billionaire space race and human tribalism.