Mismatch: How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (and What We Can Do About It)
Mismatch: How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (and What We Can Do About It) Mismatch: How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (and What We Can Do About It) OTHER ARTICLES Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so when faced with modern-day situations that are less extreme, they often encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by responding to stimuli that - in prehistoric times - would have prompted behavior that was beneficial. If you've ever felt an anxious fight-or-flight response to presenting at a board meting, equivalent to facing imminent death by saber-toothed tiger, then you have experienced a mismatch.'MISMATCH' is about the clash between our biology and our culture. It is about the dramatic contrast between the first few million years of human history - when humans lived as hunters and gatherers in small-scale societies - and the past 12,000 years following the agricultural revoluti...