387: The Black Sheep of a Genius Family
She grew up in a family of surgeons, a Google computer scientist, and a NASA astrophysicist, and she became a flight attendant who wanted to be a housewife. Now her genius-level family calls her the f...
22 Jul 33min
386: How to Handle Bad Advice Without a Fight
What do you say when a friend or family member recommends horse-assisted coaching, family constellations therapy, or the latest protein fix for your problems? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle ...
10 Jul 45min
385: It's Not the Men. It's Who You Keep Choosing.
A listener who knows evolutionary psychology well asks Dr. Doug Lisle a painful question. If men seem satisfied once they have food and sex, and never care about her inner life, is she fighting a losi...
26 Jun 1h 12min
384: What Looks Like a Flaw Is Actually a Strategy
Why do some people freeze when they try to speak up in a group, while others jump in without a second thought? Dr. Doug Lisle says it is not shyness or a confidence problem you can train away. It is y...
10 Jun 1h 5min
Why Your Bad Moods Are Never Random
A listener noticed their kid gets dissatisfied after too much screen time and asked Dr. Lisle a deeper question: when your mood feels off, is it always worth analyzing, or are some bad moods just rand...
3 Jun 1h 9min
Perfect on Paper, But Not for Me - Mate Value, Attraction, and the Disagreeable Personality
Most people assume mate value is a fixed, rankable number and that attraction follows logically from it. Dr. Lisle says that is the wrong model entirely. Mate value has deep objectivity across a popul...
13 Mai 1h
When the Marriage Is Over, but the Mortgage Isn't
Most people think a marriage in trouble can be downgraded into a business arrangement to protect the house. Dr. Lisle says that is the previous investment trap talking, not your judgment. The four wal...
29 Apr 50min
380: You're Not Overreacting About Your Partner (Here's why)
Your partner's habits are driving you crazy and asking nicely isn't working. The common advice is to be more patient, communicate better, or just accept your partner as they are. Dr. Lisle says that's...
15 Apr 1h 7min
