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The Heart is a Quarter Pounder
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And then from that you can tumble into David buss's Men Behaving Badly uh or David buses the evolution of Desire Jeffrey Miller The Mating mind um but start off with Steve's book that's great.
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But which was laid out in a very good book by Jeffrey Miller 25 years ago called The Mating mind.
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The Heart is a Quarter Pounder is a provocative look at evolutionary psychology and human behavior. On an episode of Modern Wisdom titled Why Evolution Favours Beauty Over Survival - Matt Ridley - #923, released on April 3, 2025, guest Matt Ridley referenced Jeffrey Miller's work, though he mistakenly called it The Mating Mind, noting it was a very good book laid out twenty-five years ago that explored how human mental faculties evolved. Additionally, on an earlier episode of Modern Wisdom titled 600k Q&A - Masculinity Crisis, Woke Pushback & Lex Fridman, published on January 9, 2023, the host recommended Jeffrey Miller's The Mating Mind during a literary roundup. The host suggested that listeners could naturally tumble into David Buss's explorations of desire or Jeffrey Miller's theories after starting with Steve Stewart-Williams's book. Across these appearances, speakers highlighted how Miller's theories provide essential frameworks for understanding human nature, sexual selection, and evolutionary biology. The discussions illustrated the book's value as a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand the deep biological and evolutionary drives behind complex human behaviors, cultural displays, and mate selection strategies, cementing its status as a staple recommendation in intellectual podcast circles.
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Matt Ridley but which was laid out in a very good book by Jeffrey Miller 25 years ago called The Mating mind 1
“but which was laid out in a very good book by Jeffrey Miller 25 years ago called The Mating mind”
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“and then from that you can tumble into David buss's Men Behaving Badly uh or David buses the evolution of Desire Jeffrey Miller The Mating mind um but start off with Steve's book that's great”
