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Jun 10, 2024 • 46min
The War on Reason - How Bad Ideas Hijack Our Thinking (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_682)
Dr. Gad Saad and Brian Rose discuss the war on reason, idea pathogens, and the impact of social media on idea propagation. They explore freedom of speech, facing hostility in academic settings, and the dangers of self-censorship. The conversation emphasizes the importance of prioritizing facts over emotions and defending individual dignity and personal agency.

Jun 5, 2024 • 1h
My Chat with Dr. Menno Schilthuizen -Urban Ecology & the Evolution of Genitalia (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_681)
Dr. Menno Schilthuizen discusses urban ecology, evolution of genitalia, and surprising relationships in nature. Topics include citizen science, wildlife adaptation to urban environments, and the evolutionary significance of genitalia shapes in animals. The conversation also covers challenges in accepting evolution and the potential for amateurs to make groundbreaking biological discoveries in urban environments.

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 14min
My Chat with Entrepreneur Tom Bilyeu (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_680)
Entrepreneur Tom Bilyeu shares his journey to success, mindset shift from insecurity to learning, impactful books that shaped his perspective, personal traits in career paths, decision not to have children, and upcoming projects.

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 57min
Ask Me Anything #11 (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_679)
Dr. Saad hosts an Ask Me Anything session with Super Chat donors, discussing suicidal empathy, career choices, interfaith dating, anti-Zionism vs. anti-Semitism, the manosphere, evolutionary perspectives on autism, resilience, decision-making reflections, post-modernism, academic selection methods, and comparing Da Vinci and von Newman.

Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 4min
My Latest Appearance on The Rubin Report - Academia, Immigration, & Jew-Hatred (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_678)
Dr. Gad Saad joins The Rubin Report to discuss academia, immigration, and Jew-hatred. They explore the impact of extremism on various groups, the urgency of addressing anti-Semitism, navigating challenges as a Jew in Lebanon, seeking happiness through purpose, and critiquing Joe Biden's speech on democracy and racism.

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May 30, 2024 • 1h 1min
My Chat with Dr. Colin Wright - Evolution, Sex Differences, and Personality (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_677)
Dr. Colin Wright, an evolutionary biologist, discusses sex differences, personality, and evolutionary roots in social systems. Topics include conciliance in science, spider and social wasp colony behavior, parental investment theory, and navigating backlash outside academia.

May 29, 2024 • 4min
The Demise of the West - My Appearance on Newsmax (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_676)
Discussing topics like immigration, campus protests, Judaism, Israel, Islam, Hamas, academia, cowardice, and progressivism. Dr. Saad explores idea pathogens infecting society and encourages the silent majority to combat harmful behaviors.

May 28, 2024 • 50min
What Constitutes Interesting Scientific Research? (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_675)
Exploring the impact of psychological experiments like the Stanford prison and Milgram experiments, discussing conformity and moral behavior. Delving into the importance of interestingness in academic research, prioritizing surprising results. Exploring cultural adaptations to food spice, evolutionary psychology in family resemblance, and prioritizing novel and impactful research.

May 26, 2024 • 32min
Bill Maher's Irrationality on Megyn Kelly's Show (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_674)
Exploring cognitive biases in decision-making processes, human resistance to new information, and contrasting behaviors of public figures. Analyzing power dynamics, political legitimacy, and debates surrounding news stories involving Hunter Biden and Joe Biden. Reflections on the importance of engaging in productive conversations and reassessing beliefs in light of new information.

May 19, 2024 • 7min
Joe Rogan Experience - Jew-Hatred, the Israel-Palestine Conflict, and Islam (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_673)
Dr. Saad and Joe Rogan discuss historical displacement of religious minorities, ideological conflicts in Islam, prejudices in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and pervasive stereotypes fueling animosities on both sides.