๐Ÿ“š 6 Books mentioned in "Dr. David Buss: How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term" of Huberman Lab

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Episode: Dr. David Buss: How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term

Published on November 29, 2021

Hereโ€™s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Evolutionary Psychology

by David Buss

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And then even more broadly, I have a textbook called, Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, which is in its sixth edition right now,

Dr. Buss describes his textbook.

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The Coddling of the American Mind

by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt

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as well as Steven Pinker and Jonathan Haidt, who wrote The Coddling of the American Mind.

Andrew Huberman mentions Jonathan Haidt as an endorser of Dr. Buss's book and names a book Haidt wrote.

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The Evolution of Desire

by David M. Buss

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In addition to publishing dozens of landmark scientific studies, Doctor Buss has authored many important books, a few of those include, The Evolution of Desire,

Andrew Huberman mentions this as one of Dr. David Buss's important books.

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The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

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in 1976 to Dawkins' book, The Selfish Gene.

Dr. Buss mentions Robert Trivers' hypothesis was first advanced in the preface to this book by Dawkins.

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When Men Behave Badly

by David Buss

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And his most recent book is the one that I'm reading now, which is called, When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault.

Andrew Huberman mentions this as Dr. David Buss's most recent book and that he is currently reading it.

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Why Women Have Sex

by Cindy M. Meston, David M. Buss

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a few of those include, The Evolution of Desire, and Why Women Have Sex.

Andrew Huberman mentions this as another of Dr. David Buss's important books.

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