Episode · Huberman Lab · 2021-11-29
Books mentioned on How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term | Dr. David Buss
In this episode, my guest is Dr. David Buss, Ph.
Andrew Huberman recommended The Evolution of Desire by David M. Buss and When Men Behave Badly by David Buss, and discussed The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and others. David Buss discussed The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Evolution of Desire
The Evolution of Desire by David M.
Recommended“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,”
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When Men Behave Badly
When Men Behave Badly by David Buss is a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary psychology that investigates the deep-seated roots of sexual deception, harassment, and interpersonal conflict between sexes.
Recommended“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.”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is a sociological study examining how modern safetyism and negative ideas are setting younger generations up for failure.
Discussed“and Jonathan Haidt, who wrote The Coddling of the American Mind.”
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a foundational work of popular science that presents a gene-centric view of evolution, arguing that natural selection operates primarily at the level of genes rather than individuals or species.
Discussed“First advanced this hypothesis in the preface, in 1976 to Dawkins' book, The Selfish Gene.”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“a few of those include, The Evolution of Desire, and Why Women Have Sex.”
“Okay so, well, my most recent book is called, When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault, and that book deals with conflict between the sexes, sexual conflict.”
“It's called, The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating. And it gives people a broad overview of what people want in a mate, tactics of attraction, tactics of mate retention, and so forth, throughout the whole mating process, serial mating, causes of divorce, and so forth.”
“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, and it's the most widely used textbook in evolutionary psychology around North America and Europe.”
“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,”