If only every lecture were speed-animated like this one, maybe science would break through our thick, self-protective skulls. Brain research has revealed that we are not wired for self-interest, aggression or utilitarianism, as some evolutionary biologists have argued. No, we are actually wired for attachment, sociability and companionship – and most importantly, empathy, as the global response to the Haiti earthquake makes clear. Economist and EU adviser Jeremy Rifkin makes a powerful case for the need to rethink human nature and the many institutions that attempt to suppress it.