Insights from Evolutionary Psychology on Human Relationships

Dr David M Buss (IG: @ProfDavidBuss) is one of the foremost evolutionary psychologists in all of academia. He was named one of “The 50 Most Influential Living Psychologists in the World” by TheBestSchools.org. He received a PhD In psychology from UC Berkeley, he was previously on the staff at Harvard and is currently a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s the author of several books including, The Evolution of Desire, The Murderer Next Door, Why Women Have Sex and When Men Behave Badly.

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0:00 Intro 1:08 A testable model of psychology 2:12 There’s no such thing as a non-evolutionary psychology 4:04 evolution of psychology answer certain questions and it has a cumulative nature 4:39 Evolutionary psychology is testable and falsifiable 6:00 evolutionarily psychology provides the only cogent meta-theoretical framework In the social sciences 6:56 37 culture study, universal preferences 8:58 Virginity preferences 9:53 *Universal sex differences predicted by evolutionary psychology 13:17 EP makes sense in almost every case 15:04 We create cultural products that correspond with our EP 16:42 Dr Buss on a date 17:41 Evolutionary Psychology versus The Blank Slate Model 20:12 The Manosphere, Red Pill, Incels, Anger towards women 23:38 Preselection = Mate choice copying 26:02 Dan Bilzerian and Social Media 28:37 Fake followers and blue checks 29:20 Can men and women be friends? 32:27 The Friend Zone 34:10 Duel Mating Hypothesis vs Mate Switching Hypothesis (Why women have affairs) 38:00 EP is a falsifiable framework and not a dogma 40:49 Genghis Khan and switching mates 43:12 When women cheat their intention is to end the relationship 43:52 Back Up Mating Hypothesis 46:53 *Pushback against Evolutionary Psychology 50:30 Physical Appearance, Make-up, Age Gap 53:48 Gold Diggers 54:46 A man’s attractiveness is based on context 55:44 “Why Women Have Sex” 58:59 The variety of what women find attractive 1:00:00 Offended by Evolution 1:02:10 “Media Brainwashing” 1:03:25 Kim Kardashian’s Booty 1:04:28 Plastic Surgery 1:08:03 300,000 years of human evolution vs 15 years of Facebook 1:09:34 Natural Section acts like a sieve 1:11:03 Is human evolution over? Evolutionary Pressure 1:14:33 Jealousy as an adaptive evolutionary strategy 1:18:00 Long term vs short term mating strategies 1:19:52 Beer goggles: The Closing Time Effect 1:21:40 Women are attracted to fit men, not muscle bound 1:22:18 The Dark Triad 1:23:56 Zone of Conflict between the sexes 1:26:03 Photoshop, FaceApp, Coconut Kitty 143 1:30:22 Collaborating with Dr Cindy Meston 1:34:50 *Dick pics 1:36:36 Dr Gad Saad 1:38:32 Joe Rogan, Lex Friedman, Tim Ferris 1:39:49 “The Murderer Next Door” 1:44:30 “The Sociopath Next Door” 1:45:34 Where does narcissism fit in evolution? 1:46:34 Male over perception bias 1:47:00 Dating anxiety 1:49:50 Monogamish 1:51:48 Female under perception bias 1:54:21 Kindly, CJ Sparxx, at #MeToo 1:56:19 “When Men Behave Badly” 1:58:53 Men more likely to sexually harass women 2:00:56 Loser males 2:01:34 The gift of Evolutionary Psychology 2:03:38 Best BBQ in Austin