Alex Hutchinson

One of the conclusions that I came away with that makes me feel good is that actually there's still lots of scope for exploration in the world. Even though there's no continents to discover, there's a lot of ways that we can explore. So I think it's a matter of finding a way to harness your inclination, whether that's to be really exploratory or maybe less so.

One of the conclusions that I came away with that makes me feel good is that actually there's still lots of scope for exploration in the world. Even though there's no continents to discover, there's a lot of ways that we can explore. So I think it's a matter of finding a way to harness your inclination, whether that's to be really exploratory or maybe less so.

One of the conclusions that I came away with that makes me feel good is that actually there's still lots of scope for exploration in the world. Even though there's no continents to discover, there's a lot of ways that we can explore. So I think it's a matter of finding a way to harness your inclination, whether that's to be really exploratory or maybe less so.

Yeah, so... Genetics is obviously, it's a fraught topic, right?

Yeah, so... Genetics is obviously, it's a fraught topic, right?

Yeah, so... Genetics is obviously, it's a fraught topic, right?

Nobody's going to hear this except you and me, right? So this is okay.

Nobody's going to hear this except you and me, right? So this is okay.

Nobody's going to hear this except you and me, right? So this is okay.

Yeah. So about 50,000 years ago, Humans started to spread out across the globe. So there are various humans and human ancestors and various species that had come and gone and bounced around in Africa, Europe, Asia for hundreds of thousands of years. But about 50,000 years ago, things got serious. And all of a sudden, humans started to spread to every habitable spot on the globe, literally.

Yeah. So about 50,000 years ago, Humans started to spread out across the globe. So there are various humans and human ancestors and various species that had come and gone and bounced around in Africa, Europe, Asia for hundreds of thousands of years. But about 50,000 years ago, things got serious. And all of a sudden, humans started to spread to every habitable spot on the globe, literally.

Yeah. So about 50,000 years ago, Humans started to spread out across the globe. So there are various humans and human ancestors and various species that had come and gone and bounced around in Africa, Europe, Asia for hundreds of thousands of years. But about 50,000 years ago, things got serious. And all of a sudden, humans started to spread to every habitable spot on the globe, literally.

So they're making it to Easter Island. They're making it to the southern tip of South America. They're making it to the Arctic.

So they're making it to Easter Island. They're making it to the southern tip of South America. They're making it to the Arctic.

So they're making it to Easter Island. They're making it to the southern tip of South America. They're making it to the Arctic.

Another thing that happened about 50,000 years ago is that there was a random genetic mutation to a dopamine receptor in our brains, a receptor called DRD4, that basically, for the people who got this mutation, it amped up their sensitivity to dopamine such that they got a bigger kick out of discovering something new or unexpected, finding novelty.

Another thing that happened about 50,000 years ago is that there was a random genetic mutation to a dopamine receptor in our brains, a receptor called DRD4, that basically, for the people who got this mutation, it amped up their sensitivity to dopamine such that they got a bigger kick out of discovering something new or unexpected, finding novelty.

Another thing that happened about 50,000 years ago is that there was a random genetic mutation to a dopamine receptor in our brains, a receptor called DRD4, that basically, for the people who got this mutation, it amped up their sensitivity to dopamine such that they got a bigger kick out of discovering something new or unexpected, finding novelty.

And what's very interesting, one of the nuggets of science that got me interested in this topic that told me there's something more to say other than just like, hey, it's nice to discover new things.

And what's very interesting, one of the nuggets of science that got me interested in this topic that told me there's something more to say other than just like, hey, it's nice to discover new things.