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#432 - Geoffrey Miller - An Evolutionary Psychologist's Dating Advice

Modern Wisdom

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The Evolution of Human Sexuality

In many primate species, infanticide is a big problem from the father. Often, how would it be adapted to have infanticide from the father? If he's highly confident, you do not want to kill your baby. But if you're pretty sure it's not your kid, then you'd really prefer that woman to start cycling again and get fertile again. Lions do this all the time, kill lion cubs that aren't theirs. A lot of primmates do this also. So, you evolutions incredibly smart about kind of managing, you know, niceness versus an aggression. And who do you seek bonds and support with, all throughout reproductive cyclei nating

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