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Every book David Buss recommended on podcasts
David Buss appears on podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience and Huberman Lab as an expert in evolutionary psychology, discussing human nature, mating strategies, and behavioral traits. Throughout these appearances, Buss recommends and discusses several foundational and influential works within his field and related disciplines. He recommends Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate, praising the book as a comprehensive layout that addresses the denial of human nature and connects to historical mentorship. Buss also highlights Sarah Hill's This Is Your Brain on Birth Control, a book written by his former student that explores the neurological and physiological effects of birth control pills on women's mating choices, prompting him to recommend her as an engaging podcast guest. In addition to these recommendations, Buss references key historical and theoretical texts during his discussions. He brings up Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species to explain natural selection and survival adaptations, and he mentions Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince to trace the origins of Machiavellianism and dark triad personality traits. Furthermore, Buss reflects on his own work, including his book The Murderer Next Door, during conversations on infidelity and violence, and he notes Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene in the context of Robert Trivers's evolutionary hypotheses.
Books recommended by David Buss
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This Is Your Brain on Birth Control
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill explores the neurological and psychological impacts of hormonal contraceptives on women.
Recommended“some of it done by Sarah hill by the way a professor at uh Texas Christian University the former student of mine and she's superb she's written a book called your brain on birth control which I recommended she would be cool to have on your podcast”
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The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker is a prominent exploration of human nature that challenges the modern intellectual denial of innate biological traits.
Recommended“I'm I'm a big fan of his I've been asthma uh friends with him for for many many years and his book The Blank Slate um lays all this out”
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On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is the foundational scientific text that introduced the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, establishing common descent and survival adaptations.
Discussed“you know and of course that's really what Darwin's first book On the Origin of Species was all about survival adaptations to survival”
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The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door by David M.
Discussed“you wrote a whole book on murder I wrote a whole book on murder yeah uh you know uh yeah the murderer next door”
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The prince
The Prince is a classic sixteenth-century political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that offers a pragmatic, unsentimental guide on how political leaders can acquire, maintain, and wield power.
Discussed“this actually came from originally from the book The Prince which is one of these classic books where um there's an advisor to the prince who's advising him on all these”
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a landmark popular science book that presents a gene-centric view of evolution and introduced the concept of the meme.
Discussed“First advanced this hypothesis in the preface, in 1976 to Dawkins' book, The Selfish Gene.”
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When Men Behave Badly
When Men Behave Badly by David Buss is an exploration of the evolutionary psychology behind sexual conflict, deception, harassment, and assault.
Discussed“and in the uk it's bad men”
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Books David Buss wrote
- Evolutionary Psychology : The New Science of the Mind
- The Evolution of Desire
- Evolutionary Psychology
- When Men Behave Badly
- Bad Men
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rogan Experience #1959 - David Buss | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 7 |
| How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term | Dr. David Buss | Huberman Lab | 2021-11-29 | 2 |
| The Hidden Psychology Of Sexual Conflict - David Buss - #319 | Modern Wisdom | 2021-05-10 | 1 |
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have a textbook called Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, which, uh, is in its sixth edition right now and it's it's the most widely used textbook in evolutionary psychology around, uh, North America and Europe”
“you wrote a whole book on murder I wrote a whole book on murder yeah uh you know uh yeah the murderer next door”
“if I were to alert your listeners to one I would say the first one to start with would be the evolution of Desire because that gives a broad overview of human strategies of human mating”
“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,”
“and so that's why i call when men behave bad it's not it's not a book about male bashing”
“and it's one of the things i argue in this book in that you what you have is these forms of sexual conflict”
“so in in the book for example i talk about uh the dark triad as being critical”