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Every book Douglas Kenrick recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Douglas Kenrick has recommended or discussed 7 books on podcasts, as of August 20, 2022.
- Douglas Kenrick has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 20, 2022.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 20, 2022.
- The 3 books Douglas Kenrick has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 20, 2022: The Selfish Gene, A river runs through it and Chimpanzee Politics.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Douglas Kenrick aired on August 20, 2022.
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Douglas Kenrick’s most recommended books
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- A river runs through it by Norman Maclean
- Chimpanzee Politics by Frans de Waal
- Homicide by Martin Daly
- Primate Behavior and the Emergence of Human Culture by Jane Beckman Lancaster
- The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
- The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller
Douglas Kenrick appears on discussion-based podcasts such as Modern Wisdom, where conversations center around evolutionary psychology, human mating strategies, historical violence, and how ancient biological adaptations clash with the modern world. As a psychologist and researcher, Kenrick frequently cites foundational academic texts and literary works that map human behavioral patterns, primate hierarchies, and genetic survival strategies. While he uses these books primarily to explain evolutionary theory rather than offering formal reading lists, his discussions heavily feature several prominent titles. Kenrick referenced Richard Dawkins's 'The Selfish Gene' to explain gene-level perspectives on human life spans and demographic strategies, and he cited Steven Pinker's 'The Better Angels of Our Nature' when analyzing historical data regarding homicide and violence. His explorations of status and leadership led him to reference Frans de Waal's 'Chimpanzee Politics' and Jane Beckman Lancaster's 'Primate Behavior and the Emergence of Human Culture'. Additionally, he discussed Geoffrey Miller's 'The Mating Mind' to illustrate sexual selection and intelligence signaling, Martin Daly and Margo Wilson's 'Homicide' to review patterns of violence, and Norman Maclean's memoir-like 'A River Runs Through It' to touch on themes of relationship dynamics.
Books recommended by Douglas Kenrick
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a prominent 1976 work of evolutionary biology that popularizes the gene-centric view of evolution.
Discussed“like Dawkins talked about in the selfish Gene it isn't like that our genes actually make decisions”
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A river runs through it
Discussed“I got the audio tape of of a book called the river runs through it which is a very beautiful book”
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Chimpanzee Politics
Chimpanzee Politics by Frans de Waal is a groundbreaking primatology book that examines the complex social strategies, power struggles, and alliance-building behaviors of chimpanzees and their striking parallels to human political systems.
Discussed“Like chimpanzee politics there was the head of the um”
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Homicide
Homicide by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson is a foundational text in evolutionary psychology that examines patterns of criminal violence and human aggression through an evolutionary lens.
Discussed“they wrote a book called homicide and one of the the counter people always used to say”
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Primate Behavior and the Emergence of Human Culture
Discussed“and I'd been reading a book by Jane Lancaster called primate Behavior and the emergence of human culture We thought well let's start to apply this to humans”
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a sweeping historical and data-driven book arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“but you know particularly the one the better angels of nature where he Compares all of the known data on violence”
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The Mating Mind
The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller is an evolutionary psychology book arguing that the human brain evolved primarily as a complex sexual ornament, much like a peacock's tail, to attract mates through creativity and intelligence.
Discussed“because uh you know Jeffrey Miller would argue he had he wrote a beautiful book called The Mating M I was with Jeffrey and Diana last night”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World - David & Douglas Kenrick - #515 | Modern Wisdom | 2022-08-20 | 8 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and this old professor said it should have won the piter prize except that it came out the year of roots”