Dr. Roy Casagranda plays loose and fast with history in this lecture and doesn't completely nail the details, but I like his message.
And, big picture, I don't think he's wrong. In fact, the story he tells makes SO MUCH SENSE.
He highlights two human tension points:
We are the only species we know of experiencing menopause in a patriarchy. He believes widespread cultural misogyny is a recent development brought about by the advent of agriculture and war.
Primates are primarily prey species and yet we find ourselves in the role of planetary apex predator. Our fears coupled with our tools have made us uniquely dangerous.
In both cases, our innovations have outpaced the evolution of our wisdom.
"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder." -- G. K. Chesterton
