Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor and an author.
If you follow the thread of evolution long enough, you see that humans are simply a product of adaptations. So why are humans so peculiar? Does everything we do have a rational explanation, or are there aspects of our lives and psychology we have yet to understand?
Expect to learn how aliens would view our species if they were observing from above, what most people get wrong about understanding sex differences, Steve’s best explanation for the gender equality paradox, why humans have such strange sexual desires, why men tend to insult their intimate partners, how to deal with the discomfort of learning evolutionary psychology, my spicy new theory on dysgenic gene erosion and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Evolutionary Role of Culture
(05:03) We Are Born to Maximise Grandchildren
(11:40) What Most People Get Wrong About Sex Differences
(16:27) How Men & Women Feel Jealousy Differently
(20:15) Why Women Have Concealed Ovulation
(26:05) Role of Socialisation in Sex Differences
(38:15) Did Ancient Men Actually Do More of the Hunting?
(42:57) The Paradox of Gender Equality
(49:51) Our Ancestral Mating Setup
(59:23) The Bizarre Way to Predict Mating Preferences
(01:03:16) The Mutual Mate Choice Model
(01:09:24) Why Some Men Insult Intimate Partners
(01:12:30) Applying EvPsych Into Daily Life
(01:23:03) Do Common Mutations Occur in Different Generations?
(01:29:19) Where to Find Steve
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