In this episode I chat with Dr. Leonard Martin, retired professor of the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Psychology program at Georgia University. We talk about the important distinction between what James Woodburn labeled "Immediate-Return" and "Delayed-Return" societies, and how the transition from immediate-return to delayed-return transformed human culture, psychology, and behaviors. Dr. Martin has written several essays on how this transition may have affected our mental health and thoughts. In particular, how has this changed (or created) what seems like an innate human quality, the search for meaning... Articles by Dr. Leonard MartinI-D Compensation Theory I-D Compensation Reply I-D Compensation and MindfulnessI-D Compensation and Meaning in LifeWake-up Call from a Close Brush with Death Hunters and GatherersBook ResourcesLimited Wants, Unlimited Means: A Reader on Hunter-Gatherer Economics and the Environment, Edited by John GowdyThe Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum, by Robert KellyThe Diversity of Hunter-Gatherer Pasts, Edited by Bill Finlayson & Graeme WarrenThe Egalitarians: Human and Chimpanzee, by Margaret PowerEssaysSocial dimensions of death in four African hunting and gathering societiesEgalitarian Societies, by James WoodburnWhy everything you know about wolf packs is wrongSupport the show

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