What if the seven deadly sins are hardwired into our brains, and aren’t moral failings at all? Neurologist Guy Leschziner investigates if gluttony, sloth and pride might in fact help us to thrive.

Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.

These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply important and useful human functions that aid us? Are they really just a result of how our bodies, our psyches and our brains in particular, are wired?

Professor of neurology Dr Guy Leschziner joins us to explore the origins of the seven deadly sins in our evolutionary imperative to preserve the tribe and ensure the wellbeing of our societies.

Presenting examples from cutting edge science as well as real-life experience of patients where brain injury has led to ‘immoral’ actions, this livestream In Conversation event will make you think again about what it means to be human – and what it means to be ‘good’.

Tickets to this livestream event are free for members of How To +.