About This Video

“Share your toys and your treats!” Sharing is just about the first priority on the curriculum of life and school. But is that why we do it, because we’re told to? Or are there other motivations at play? And is it a uniquely human trait? For that matter, is sharing truly selfless, or is there a calculation of future gain inherent in the process? Anthropologist Brian Hare looks to the behavior of our primate cousins to tease apart the generality of and motivation behind the act of sharing.

Recorded June 2010; Posted October 2010