Book · 2006 · Psychology
The Murderer Next Door
Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill
Why people recommend it
The Murderer Next Door by David M. Buss is a work of evolutionary psychology that investigates the underlying evolutionary roots of human homicidal fantasies and actual murder. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan brought up David Buss's book during a conversation regarding infidelities and human violence, acknowledging that Buss wrote an entire book dedicated to the subject of murder. On another episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Michael Shermer also referenced David Buss's research and the book itself while discussing human homicidal fantasies. Shermer used the text to explore the evolutionary psychology perspectives on why humans harbor violent thoughts and how these fantasies manifest across different populations. Both podcast hosts highlighted the book to emphasize scientific inquiries into dark aspects of human nature, demonstrating how evolutionary psychology attempts to explain violent behaviors and lethal intentions through a biological and historical lens, ultimately positioning murder not as an aberration, but as a deeply rooted evolutionary mechanism.
Who recommended it
- David Buss Discussed
- Michael Shermer Discussed
David Buss — 1 mention
“you wrote a whole book on murder I wrote a whole book on murder yeah uh you know uh yeah the murderer next door”
Michael Shermer — 1 mention
“so this is David bus's research on he wrote a book on murders who the murderer next door it's called”