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
Causality with Tadeg Quillien
Causality is....well...causality...it's hard to explain. And that's exactly what Tadeg Quillien (Edinburgh) does: figure out what the heck causality is, and how our mind does it. Other topics include ...
14 Apr 2h 7min
Founding Evolutionary Psychology with Leda Cosmides
A guest who needs no introduction. Leda Cosmides (UCSB) talks about how she and John Tooby co-founded the enterprise "evolutionary psychology"---including the how's, when's and why's---and what she th...
7 Apr 2h 3min
The Origins of evolutionary psychology with Martin Daly
Along with Margo Wilson, Martin Daly (McMaster) is one the founding pioneers of evolutionary psychology. In this episode, we get Martin's take on the history and the field. Topics include studying rea...
31 Mars 2h
Music and Acoustics with Greg Bryant
What's up with music? Why do vibrating strings tug on our emotions? And why can't most animals keep a beat? In this episode, we talk to Greg Bryant (UCLA) all about things acoustic and musical. Other ...
24 Mars 1h 58min
Stress with Jen Byrd-Craven
What is stress? Is it useful? What is the endocrine system? Why do we need it (and why isn't a brain enough)? In this episode, we talk to Jen Byrd-Craven (Oklahoma State) about all things stress and e...
17 Mars 1h 32min
