Geoffrey Miller
2024-11-14

Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last?

with Geoffrey Miller

For this special 10th anniversary episode of The Psychology Podcast, Scott draws on science to answer the age-old question: Do nice guys really finish last? First, Scott pinpoints exactly what women mean when they use terms such as “bad boy” and “nice guy.” Then he discusses the psychology of individuals who are primarily driven by selfish desires, and how they go about obtaining their mating goals. Then, Scott looks at what women actually want, including what some women want, and what some women want some of the time. Finally, Scott presents what he thinks are the most reasonable conclusions based on all of the current evidence and he offers advice for nice guys, women, and bad boys.

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About the guest

Geoffrey Miller

Podcast Guest

Geoffrey Miller is an American evolutionary psychologist and associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico. He is known for his research on sexual selection in human evolution and for books including The Mating Mind, Mating Intelligence, and Spent.

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