Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-02-17
Books mentioned on Behavioural Psychologist: We're Not Having Enough Sex! Fat Makes You Attractive & The Poorer You Are The Friendlier You Are!
Are we fighting against our own biology? Dr Bill von Hippel reveals how evolutionary psychology impacts love, success, and happiness.
William von Hippel discussed Unweaving the Rainbow by Richard Dawkins. Steven Bartlett recommended The Social Paradox by William von Hippel, and discussed The Social Leap by William von Hippel.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Unweaving the Rainbow
Discussed“and I'm a pointless small Cog in a big machine but it's all I've got and so you know Richard Dawkins and unweaving the rainbow says we're the lucky ones because we're going to get to die now”
Where to get it
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The Social Leap
Discussed“your first book here called the social leap was a Smash Hit and it's an extraordinary book”
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The Social Paradox
Recommended“it's called the social paradox when finding what you want means losing what you need by William Von hippo”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Social Leap
“Dr William Von hipple is the world-renowned evolutionary psychologist who has spent decades studying and finding the answers to how instincts that once helped our ancestors survive still drive us today often in ways we don't even realize”
Plugged The Social Leap
“and so that's really the focus of this of my second book is so I'll tell you how I got there how's that”
Passing The 48 Laws of Power
“I was sat here um yesterday with the wonderful gentleman who I'm a big fan of called Robert Green who wrote the book about power mhm 48 Laws of Power”