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Jealousy

Sara Pascoe uses theories of evolutionary psychology to make sense of our modern day emotions – such as jealousy. From 2018.

How does our monkey past influence our modern lives and how come we can still get emotionally hijacked by our primitive emotions?

Sara Pascoe investigates an emotion that we don't often like to admit to - Jealousy.

It's unattractive but in evolutionary terms, it's a survival tactic - it's good to be competitive for resources.

But in the modern world, are we just hairless apes comparing ourselves on social media? And what can we do about it?

Recorded on location at The Foundling Museum in London.

Written by and starring Sara Pascoe.

Producer: Alexandra Smith

A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Studios production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

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30 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Feb 2023 02:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Sara Pascoe
Producer Alexandra Smith
Writer Sara Pascoe

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Feb 2018 18:30
  • Tue 6 Mar 2018 07:30
  • Tue 6 Mar 2018 17:30
  • Tue 6 Mar 2018 22:00
  • Wed 7 Mar 2018 05:30
  • Sat 31 Jul 2021 23:00
  • Thu 9 Feb 2023 07:30
  • Thu 9 Feb 2023 12:30
  • Thu 9 Feb 2023 17:30
  • Fri 10 Feb 2023 02:30

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