David Buss || The Evolution of Sexual Conflict

Today we have David Buss on the podcast. David is a professor of psychology at University of Texas, Austin, and is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His primary research focus is on strategies of human mating, particularly the dark side of human mating nature, including conflict between the sexes, jealousy, stalking, intimate partner violence, and murder. David is author of a number of books on mating, including The Evolution of Desire and most recently, Why Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault.

Topics

What is “mating”?
Why David became interested in evolutionary psychology
David’s response to critics of evolutionary psychology
David and Scott discuss the replication crisis
How evolutionary psychology research can combat gender violence
What gave rise to the #MeToo movement?
“The bad boy paradox”
How dark triad traits manifest in women
David’s thoughts on the “pickup artist” community
David and Scott discuss the “light triad” and positive evolutionary psychology

About the guest

David Buss

Podcast Guest

David M. Buss is an American evolutionary psychologist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where he researches human sex differences in mate selection. He is considered one of the founders of evolutionary psychology and is the author of The Evolution of Desire.

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David Buss || The Evolution of Sexual Conflict

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