Abstract

Homo Sapiens evolved to survive in an evolutionary niche that looked very little like what we now surround ourselves with. Several of our physical, psychological and behavioral adaptations, which drove our success, are now deeply out of synch with contemporary life. And in the last 2 - 3 hundred years technological and cultural change have sped up to the point that traditional values have become less and less adaptive. The values that got people through the middle ages are not the same that got them through the renaissance which are not those that will help someone through the challenges of today's global economy. What I am proposing is a new set of crutches to help people with the cultural environment that we currently face.