Surviving at the cost of suffering: The mixed blessings or our evolved neuroplastic brains

Keynote lecture by Dr. Hayley Peckham
Given as part of the 3rd International Symposium of the Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group on March 22nd 2019 at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
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[@empressah888]

We need to evolve enough to realise that the other beings of our planet are not ours to harm while we learn.

[@buttercxpdraws8101]

I agree. Fascinating topic but the descriptions of animal cruelty in the experiments was challenging for me to listen to.

[@vindicator2011]

fab presentation!

[@freshstartification]

Fantastic and important research thank you

[@jillsmiley7701]

Thank you!!!!

[@markcaseon7136]

We are not diamonds!

[@1in1cog1nit1o1]

Interested and interesting! In 14:34 14:34(sorry bout that, it won’t delete) However, even though i have a degree in my own particular subjects, and so could possibly be regarded as reasonably intelligent by some, and even though I also have a very wide range of interests, I need to request a lot more explanations, please, of the terms and expressions commonly used in your profession. Please don’t assume we all know and understand the definitions relative to your subjects that need to be taken for granted in your professional life and circumstances. If you are worried that you would be considered patronising by ordinary people (forget about the intelligencia’s sensitive touchy pride! - then please don’t be. Just know just that a huge lot of us ordinary people have a real thirst for knowledge and hugely broad interests in all sorts of stuff! You may be interested in the way i heard someone word it yestereday -- it went a little bit like this - “ I’m sure you all know..but, just in case theres someone who doesn’t know, ( yes-me and lots of others too shy to admit it!) then I’ll explain ……..?….