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	Podcast:		Science & Technology
	Episode:		Are humans really as smart as we think we are?
	Category:		Science & Medicine
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	Publish Date:		2011-03-23 15:46:19
	Description:		We often think of humans as the most intelligent organisms on the planet. Evolution, we think, has equipped us to make good decisions even in difficult or challenging conditions. At the same time, we lament our species' tendency to over-exploit our environment to the point of self-destruction. Join Andre Costopoulos as he discusses his team's latest results, which suggest that humans may in fact have evolved to have a very limited capacity to decide what is good for them.
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