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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 14min
Evolutionary Social Psychology with Steve Neuberg
Steve Neuberg (ASU) takes us on a professional and personal journey, explaining what it means to straddle two different sub-disciplines with grace, tact, and not a little bit of success. Topics includ...
12 Maj 2h 3min
The Yanamamo and Nap Chagnon with Ray Hames
Ray Hames, along with guest-host Zach Garfield, discusses his time with the Yanamamo, being a student of Napoleon Chagnon, and what it was like to be in the early, 2nd generation of anthropologists ap...
5 Maj 1h 42min
Sex and Gender with Dan Conroy-Beam
What is sex? What is gender? These are big, weighty questions with not a few societal and political tensions involved. Who better to guide us through this morass than Dan Conroy-Beam (UCSB)? Get ready...
28 Apr 2h 6min
Revenge and Forgiveness with Mike McCullough
Revenge, forgiveness, morality. Join us and our guest Mike McCullough (UC San Diego) as we navigate the deep cost/benefit structure of the social world. Topics include what punishment really is, why w...
21 Apr 1h 52min
