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
Oct 4, 2018 • 46min
137: The Psychology of Humor (replay)
The Psychology of Humor (replay)
Sep 27, 2018 • 57min
136: Why we feel unhappy sometimes, The meaning of life, What is intuition?
Why we feel unhappy sometimes, What is the meaning of life, What is intuition?
Sep 20, 2018 • 59min
135: Finding the source of depression - an on-air session
In today's episode, Amy calls into the show because she feels depressed. Dr. Lisle talks to her during an on-air session as they try to figure out the source of her mysterious depression and what to do about it.
Sep 13, 2018 • 47min
134: Nostalgia, Studying for MCAT, Getting asked health questions
Does bad weather trigger feelings of nostalgia which in turn results in more feelings of optimism and higher self-esteem? A listener is stuck trying to study for the MCAT but caught in the ego trap. Dr. Lisle's "seem strategy" works to get others to stop challenging us about our healthy diet but what can we do if we want to show off our knowledge?
Sep 6, 2018 • 59min
133: Empathy, Brains vs. Beauty:Trade-off? Male confused on a date
Empathy, Brains vs. Beauty:Trade-off? Male confused on a date
Aug 30, 2018 • 47min
132: Being productive, Escaping the ego trap
Being productive, Escaping the ego trap
Aug 23, 2018 • 48min
131: Health questions. What to say when friend asks if she's overweight? Are there cultural shifts
Health questions. What to say when friend asks if she's overweight? Are there cultural shifts?
Aug 16, 2018 • 56min
130: Internal audience judgment, anorexia, why do people interrupt each other?
Internal audience judgment, anorexia, why do people interrupt each other?
Aug 9, 2018 • 51min
129: Cheapskates, Hoarders, Energy vampires, Marriage trouble
Cheapskates, Hoarders, Energy vampires, Marriage trouble
Aug 2, 2018 • 54min
128: 6 "Romantic" Gestures That Are MAJOR Red Flags
We review some Romantic Gestures that are MAJOR Red Flags in dating.
