For generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights, driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organized religions, more expansive empires. But now, for the first time, it is failing us. We find ourselves careering towards a future of unprecedented political polarization, deadlier wars, and environmental destruction. In Inheritance, renowned anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse offers a sweeping account of how our evolved biases have shaped humanity?s past and imperil its future. Unveiling a pioneering new way of viewing our collective history ? one that weaves together psychological experiments, on-the-ground fieldwork, and big data ? Whitehouse introduces three biases that shape human behaviour everywhere: conformism, religiosity, and tribalism.