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Edward Slingerland

June 28, 2021

If drinking alcohol is supposed to be bad for you, how come most cultures around the world do it regularly? Is there an evolutionary reason why we drink? On this episode of Inquiry, we talk with EDWARD SLINGERLAND. He is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. His new book is DRUNK. HOW WE SIPPED, DANCED, AND STUMBLED OUR WAY TO CIVILIZATION.