Cooperation in the field with Kris Smith
Cooperation in the field with Kris Smith  
Podcast: Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)
Published On: Tue Jun 09 2026
Description: Do we choose how we choose others? Kris Smith gives us a tour of his fieldwork in across Tanzania, from the arid plains of Hadza Land to the shores of village fisheries, Kris explains what he's learned about understand partner choice, levels of cooperation, and how the local way of making a living. Kris also explains what mistakes new students often make in the field, the effects of social mobility, the difficulties of abstract measures across cultures, and how not to avoid mosquitos in the field.    More about Kris Smith: https://anthro.wsu.edu/faculty/wsu-profile/kristopher.m.smith/ https://www.kristophermsmith.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AXOcqSIAAAAJ&hl=en