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Joyce Benenson is a lecturer of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University. She's the number one researcher in the world when it comes to sex differences in competition and cooperation. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Qualia Mind. You can get an exclusive discount of 37% or greater site-wide with bit.ly slash protein wisdom. Optimal Organ meats are some of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. And last but not least, I'm going to release the name of the biggest guest that we've ever had on Modern Wisdom,. We flew out to Las Vegas, flew an entire production team, created a custom set, pumped in a haze machine, all

Joyce Benenson is a lecturer of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University whose research focuses on human social structures and sex differences in competition and cooperation.

We're often told that men are more competitive, more status-driven and more ruthless with rivals for potential mates. In reality doesn't seem to be true, the difference is that women's competition takes a more subtle, cynical and sophisticated route to drive away their competitors.

Expect to learn how women compete for status, why women exclude more than men, why women who promote an egalitarian world are less charitable than you might think, how you can interfere with a rivals' relationship without getting caught, the usefulness of gossip as an enforcement mechanism and much more...

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