Podcast: The evolution of truth - with Richard Byrne, Evan Davis and comedian Rachel Wheeley

Why do people lie? Why has 'fake news' become such a global phenomenon in modern public discourse?

Listen time: 1:26:09
Evolution of man
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Bringing together the fields of human evolution and current affairs, Richard Byrne and Evan Davis, together with comedian Rachel Wheeley, discuss whether the ability to communicate evolved to pass on facts or to deceive, why deception is so widespread in the era of 'post-truth' politics, and what we can do about it.

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