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
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Jul 26, 2018 • 51min
127: Do men judge more than looks, keeping peace in the family, pop psychology
Do men judge more than looks, keeping peace in the family, pop psychology
Jul 19, 2018 • 44min
126: Delaying sex? Does a woman's self-esteem increase with age?
Today on the podcast a few questions from listeners will include a questions from a man trying to understand why Dr. Lisle recommends that women delay sex a bit. Another question asks whether women get more confident as they get older despite aging and perhaps feeling less attractive. And finally, an older listener has a crush on a much younger man in her life, what will Dr. Lisle say?
Jul 12, 2018 • 51min
125:Committing to goals, displaying confidence, soulmates
Committing to goals, displaying confidence, soulmates, why do guys push sex? 1. I'm 42 overweight would like to be married and would still like to have kids though I'm running out of time. I know exactly what I need to do to lose weight so I can feel better about myself and attract a mate but I just won't commit to doing it. Why? Are these things actually not important to me even though I think they are? 2. Setting New Year's resolutions seems to be a universal phenomenon. Is there an evolutionary basis for this (i.e. periodically reflecting on your recent history and determining what to improve)? 3. I'm quite shy, trip over my tongue in social situations, blush easily, and my eyes often automatically dart away when they meet the eyes of others. All of these feel really self-defeating in the modern world. Do all of these have the same source and can I improve, with practice or otherwise? 4. Is it common for a reasonably smart independent woman to stay in an unloving marriage of over 30 years ? Is being provided for enough of a trade off for lack of mutual respect , fun and great physical relationship too or ARE SOULMATES JUST A FANTASY? THE QUESTION....... If a woman decides to stay in that unloving relationship , what are some ways to stay out of the pleasure trap?? Register for Pleasure Trap Webinar with Dr. Doug Lisle and Dr. Alan Goldhamer https://events.genndi.com/register/169105139238437069/db40db1837
Jul 5, 2018 • 55min
124: Stress in the modern world vs. stone-age
Stress in the modern world vs. stone-age
Jun 28, 2018 • 48min
123: Placebo effect, Stockholm syndrome, Listener's son having mental breakdown
Placebo effect, Stockholm syndrome, Listener's son having mental breakdown
Jun 21, 2018 • 54min
122: Aren't humans omnivores? Stanford Experiment, Placebo effect, Stockholm
Aren't humans omnivores? The evo psych of human diet. Stanford Experiment, Placebo effect, Stockholm syndrome. Stanford Prison Experiment: " The Lifespan of a Lie" https://medium.com/s/trustissues/the-lifespan-of-a-lie-d869212b1f62
Jun 14, 2018 • 50min
121: Dating after appearance change, Disagreeable Doug, Flooding the Circuits, Managing anger
A very unique dating question from a listener who has gotten healthier. Under what circumstances does Dr. Lisle turn disagreeable? Flooding the Circuits - tips, tricks, technique Managing anger & passion
Jun 7, 2018 • 49min
120: A novel approach to cravings for junk, Personality differences & dislikes
Dr. Lisle discusses a novel approach to cravings. Are we prone to dislike certain people with personality traits opposite from ours? Do we select friends subconsciously based on status like we do with mates?
May 31, 2018 • 55min
119: How does our personality change? With circumstance? With age?
How does our personality change? With circumstance? With age?
May 24, 2018 • 54min
118: Hamilton's Rule, Altruism, Kin selection
Hamilton's Rule, Altruism, Kin selection
