It's Monday, December 17th, 2018, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds. I'm Indyvis Gontes.

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One author who embodies the space where science and society collide is Robert Green in his latest book, The Laws of Human Nature. Now, you might think, well, he's not a scientist and he's not

a sociologist. So how is it that he is able to bring all of these ideas

together? Well, this book is a prolific work that includes aspects of philosophy, psychology,

history, and even narrative stories. It's a really easy to read book, but it's also dense and

very compelling. And I really enjoyed it.

So it was my great pleasure to talk to Robert Green about the laws of human nature.

Our listeners might know Robert Green from his previous bestselling books, including the 48 laws of power.

So let's take a short break and we'll be back with my interview with Robert Green.

Robert Green, welcome to Inquiring Minds.

Thank you for having me.

So you've written yet another very sort of comprehensive book about humanity.

The bestselling book that most people will be familiar with is the 48 laws of power.

And now you've written the laws of human nature.

And it's so comprehensive

that it makes me, first off, wonder about your process. So can you tell us a little bit about

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