# Helping Has Deep Evolutionary Roots by Bryant McGill > “Primatologist Felix Warneken found that young chimpanzees, like human toddlers, will spontaneously help others reach objects without any reward. Helping appears to be a natural inclination shared across species. Kindness has deep evolutionary roots.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream|The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream|The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Altruism|Altruism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Primatologist Felix Warneken found that young chimpanzees, like human toddlers, will spontaneously help others reach objects without any reward. Helping appears to be a natural inclination shared across species. Kindness has deep evolutionary roots.” — Bryant McGill, The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-helping-evolutionary-roots ```