This is a selection of highlights from episode #179 of <a href="https://80000hours.org/podcast/">The 80,000 Hours Podcast</a>.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:<a href="https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/randy-nesse-evolutionary-medicine-psychiatry/">Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety</a>And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

 What's the point of sadness and depression?

 The distinction between something being good for a person vs. being good for someone's genes

 How is it that severe depression can be really common?

 Is mental health actually getting worse?

 The origins of morality and the problem of simplistic selfish-gene thinking

Highlights: #180 – Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinformation are overrated

Resources on how to do good with your career — and anything else we here at 80,000 Hours feel like releasing.