Human Nature

Evolutionary biologist Dan Riskin explores the human mind, beginning with the science of immortality, asking whether humans will ever be able to permanently cheat death.

An exploration of whether the human brain's fear response has become a burden in contemporary society, instead of a useful survival tool.

Dan Riskin explores scientific explanations for murder, including the role played by genes and brain physiology, and questions whether humans are predisposed to slay each other.

Biologist Dan Riskin explores memory, questioning whether it entirely determines identity and finding out why some things are forgotten and others recalled.