Beat Your Genes Podcast
BeatYourGenes
Evolutionary psychology with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C.
Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists.
Dr. Lisle - Evolutionary psychologist, former Stanford lecturer, and co-author of The Pleasure Trap - has spent decades developing frameworks that explain human behavior from the ground up.
Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. - trained first as an electrical engineer and then spent 14 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He brings a systems thinker's curiosity to every conversation. He mostly lets Dr. Lisle talk.
Topics include relationships and attraction, self-esteem, personality, depression and anxiety, willpower, the ego trap, and how pushy people exploit agreeable ones.
380+ episodes. New episodes every other week.
New here? Start at beatyourgenes.org/start-here
Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists.
Dr. Lisle - Evolutionary psychologist, former Stanford lecturer, and co-author of The Pleasure Trap - has spent decades developing frameworks that explain human behavior from the ground up.
Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. - trained first as an electrical engineer and then spent 14 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He brings a systems thinker's curiosity to every conversation. He mostly lets Dr. Lisle talk.
Topics include relationships and attraction, self-esteem, personality, depression and anxiety, willpower, the ego trap, and how pushy people exploit agreeable ones.
380+ episodes. New episodes every other week.
New here? Start at beatyourgenes.org/start-here
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 11, 2019 • 1h 3min
177: Does seeking validation hinder happiness? Role of evolutionary mismatch
In this episode, we review a new study in the science of happiness. The first, by Bruce Headey called, Happiness and Longevity: Unhappy People Die Young, Otherwise Happiness Probably Makes No Difference, explains what effect happiness has on our longetivity. The first listener question is from a young man whose short love life has allowed him to feel the moods of happiness while in a relationship. Since the most recent breakup, he feels as though he has low self-esteem and is curious about whether this low self-esteem is due to his need to seek validation from others. The next question is about evolutionary mismatch and whether happiness may come from correcting as many evolutionary mismatches as possible. To finish out the show, we have a live caller asking about how to fine tune his diet & lifestyle and get over the proverbial "hump" after losing some motivation.
Jul 4, 2019 • 51min
176: Behavioral Genetics, Hiding w status loss, getting ignored in class
We start the show with a question about whether a higher extroversion individual would act more introverted due to status loss. Then, we move on to a question about why & what to do when getting ignored or constantly interrupted in an academic setting. Then we move on to a quesiton about whether we have natural, genetic discipline and ambition. Dr. Lisle shares his opinion about a recent book, Blueprint by Robert Plomin.
Jun 27, 2019 • 51min
175:Ben Franklin effect, Burying feelings, Bottling up emotions, Internet trolls
Ben Franklin effect, Burying feelings, Bottling up emotions, Internet trolls
Jun 20, 2019 • 48min
174: Does casual mating doom pair bond chances? Evo psych & spiritual experience
Does casual mating doom pair bond chances? Evo psych & spiritual experience, sibling rivalry
Jun 13, 2019 • 55min
173: Being cheap, Loaning money, Alcoholic husband, Influencing others
Being cheap, Loaning money, Alcoholic husband, Influencing others
Jun 6, 2019 • 48min
172: On-air session: Dating a salesman
On-air session with a lady who has questions about how to spot casual mating
May 30, 2019 • 46min
171: Advice for an indecisive man, Advice for a teacher, Delusional friends
Advice for an indecisive man, Advice for a teacher, Delusional friends
May 23, 2019 • 48min
170: Is knitting a sexual display? Is sexual inexperience a turn off?
Is knitting a sexual display? Is sexual inexperience a turn off?
May 16, 2019 • 49min
169: Finding a dream job, Drama at work, Helping parents find happiness
Finding a dream job, Drama at work, Helping parents find happiness
May 9, 2019 • 56min
168: Why do we get manipulated? Are emotions contagious?
Why do suckers get suckered into things, Are emotions contagious?
