Kissing men - Decline of violence in history

Thinking Allowed

BBC

Science, Society & Culture

4.4 • 973 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2011

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Laurie Taylor explores Professor Steven Pinker's notion of a decline in human violence with Anthony O'Hear, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham. Laurie also examines an apparent rise in heterosexual men kissing other men, with Professor Eric Anderson from the University of Winchester.

Producer. Chris Wilson.

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1:06.7	much, much more about Thinking Aloud, go to our website at BBC.co. UK. UK. The The The The Kiss Me Simple. It's the old my little do.
1:25.0	Kiss Me Soon.
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1:32.0	it wasn't her wonderful swinging
1:34.4	jazz style that attracted my attention so much as the sheer perversity of the
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