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Why monkeys (and humans) are wired for fairness

TED Salon UNDP 2020Dec 202012 min1483538 views

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Fairness matters ... to both people and primates. Sharing priceless footage of capuchin monkeys responding to perceived injustice, primatologist Sarah Brosnan explores why humans and monkeys evolved to care about equality -- and emphasizes the connection between a healthy, cooperative society and everyone getting their fair share.