In his book Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect, he writes, “Our sociality is woven into a series of bets that evolution has laid down again and again throughout mammalian history. These bets come in the form of adaptations that are selected because they promote survival and reproduction.”10 Lieberman challenges our fundamental understanding of human needs, putting social connection that supports interdependence before even food, water, and shelter.11
