First hour guest, author Howard Bloom reacted to a recent case of road rage, and talked about the evolutionary roots behind such incidents.
In the animal kingdom there is a pecking order or dominance hierarchy within small groups, but when a new animal comes into an established group, chaos ensues and there is a new battle for dominance– this is akin to episodes of road rage where angered drivers fight for control and dominance by shooting or attacking, he suggested.
Further, people who drive larger vehicles such as SUVs are trying to appear dominant, he opined.
