Shame, Pride, and Guilt with Daniel Sznycer
Why do we feel shame? Is it a useless emotion? Our guest, Daniel Sznycer (Oklahoma State) has been studying "self-conscious" emotions from a functional/evolutionary perspective. If you're curious abou...
21 Okt 20252h 4min
Evolutionary Psychology and the Law with Keelah Williams
Motive? Intent? Case closed! In this episode, Keelah Williams (JD, PhD, Hamilton) runs us through our bar exam prelims, explaining how our evolved psychology influences legal decision-making, and what...
14 Okt 20251h 45min
Horror and Morbid Curiosity with Coltan Scrivner
Grab some candy (or brains): Halloween is here! This week, we talk to Coltan Scrivner about why we can't look away from the macabre, what exactly the "horror" genre is, and why a self-dose of fear and...
7 Okt 20252h 6min
Cooperative breeding with Karen Kramer
How are humans able to sustain large families? What is our "true" reproductive strategy as a species? Are kids designed to raise younger children? And is it unnatural for us to live in such strongly a...
30 Sep 20251h 16min
Belief with Dan Williams
Why do we believe what we believe? And our we aware of why we believe what we believe? And what is a belief anyway? And what should we think of people like Jordan Peterson? We tackle these questions a...
23 Sep 20251h 54min
The Evolution of Human Longevity with Mike Gurven
Did we evolve to live long lives? Is heart disease a human universal? In this episode, we talk to Mike Gurven (UCSB), who has run a number of large-scale studies on the life and health of non-Western ...
16 Sep 20251h 52min
Language and Communication with Thom Scott-Phillips
What do the lindy hop, ostensive communication, and the evolution of language all have in common? Thom Scott-Phillips! In this episode, we discuss if language is an adaptation, why art museums have th...
9 Sep 20251h 38min
The Evolutionary Psychology of Humor
Humor is one of the great puzzles of evolutionary psychology. Co-host David Pinsof (UCLA) presents the coordinating “mix-up” hypothesis of humor, in which….well, you’ll have to listen to find out. By ...
2 Sep 20251h 45min
