Humans as Prey: the Spectre of the Alpha Predator
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European dragons occupied a very specific pyschological relationship with humanity. How did the idea of the alpha predator, mythological or not, help humanity form its sense of self and identity?
Clip taken from our longer lecture: Dragons: A History
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