Mechanism, Function, and Philsophy of Science with Lauren Ross
What is a mechanism? Are claims about function doomed to fail? And why are explanations in psychology and human behavior so fraught and contested? We pose these and other mysteries to one the shining ...
30 Jun 1h 52min
Producing Belief with Pascal Boyer
Pascal Boyer (St. Louis) is one of the greats! We talk about his shifting thinking in terms of belief selection to belief production, and why this is a subversive idea. Other topics include birthdays,...
23 Jun 1h 50min
Health and the Shuar Project with Josh Snodgrass
Is leaving a hunter horticultural lifestyle for a more westernized, market economy good or bad for one's health? And what does it take to run a field site? In this episode we talk to Josh Snodgrass (O...
16 Jun 1h 29min
Cooperation in the field with Kris Smith
Do we choose how we choose others? Kris Smith gives us a tour of his fieldwork in across Tanzania, from the arid plains of Hadza Land to the shores of village fisheries, Kris explains what he's learne...
9 Jun 1h 35min
Pathogens with Josh Ackerman
How does our evolved psychology deal with pathogens? Can other people tell when you're sick? What's the relationship between worrying about sickness and your social network? Do you stay in or go out w...
2 Jun 1h 47min
Design with Dave & David
We are all still recovering from the HBES conference in Morocco. So, in this half-length episode the David's discuss a listener comment about whether natural selection "designs" anything, and whether ...
26 Mai 45min
CES & HBES 2026 mini-episode
This week features a special mini-episode, fresh off the presses from our trip to the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) conference in Rabat, Morocco. We (briefly) talk with Bret Beheim (Max ...
19 Mai 14min
