In this segment Edward Dutton explores how societies age, moving from harsh Darwinian selection that favored intelligence and group cohesion, to a modern era where selection pressures have eased, leading to a buildup of “mutational load”. This weakening of natural selection is tied to the emergence of maladaptive traits and a societal decline in intelligence, evidenced by historical fertility rates. The discussion also covers why intelligent individuals are having fewer children, citing factors like contraception and welfare systems. It delves into how feminism and rising individualism question traditional values and contribute to an “evolutionary mismatch”. Finally, it explains how intelligent people, being more environmentally sensitive and less instinctive, are particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts of this mismatch.
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