# Can Entertainment Over Understanding Have an Evolutionary Advantage by Lisa Mosconi > “Is there an evolutionary advantage to building societies that favor entertaining over understanding?” > **— Lisa Mosconi**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Lisa Mosconi](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27529) — Lisa Mosconi's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-196). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Maximum Truth Seeking, Maximum Ignorance Preserving|Maximum Truth Seeking, Maximum Ignorance Preserving]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cultural Evolution|Cultural Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Is there an evolutionary advantage to building societies that favor entertaining over understanding?” — Lisa Mosconi, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-lisa-mosconi-entertainment-over-understanding-have-evolutionary ```