In a harsh and selfish world, why is it that humans co-operate and trust one another? This is one of the biggest puzzles for scientists studying human evolution, since you might think that the race to pass on our genes would have us constantly competing and double crossing one another. Instead, trust and co-operation lie at the heart of our daily lives.

Join us as evolutionary biologist Dominic Johnson and science writer Marek Kohn ask why humans live together the way we do, and what it means for our society. Would we design better institutions if we knew the scientific basis of co-operation? Could we live happier with one another if we knew how to maximise trust?

Supported by John Templeton Foundation

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