#88 David Buss: Evolutionary Psychology, and the Basics of Human Mating

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. David Buss is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His primary research focus is on strategies of human mating. He’s the author of many books, including The Evolution of Desire, and the first textbook in Evolutionary Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind. In this episode, we start off by talking a bit about Dr. Buss’ background, and what led him to Evolutionary Psychology. Then, we get into his research on human mating, from the conceptual foundations to universal sex differences in mate preferences, and mate retention tactics. We also discuss how modern technology might be tweaking our brains into preferring short-term mating strategies, namely with things like dating websites and online pornography. And we finish with some current work he’s doing on sexual morality, and if all of this knowledge can help couples with their intimate relationships. Time Links: 00:51 How Dr. Buss got into Evolutionary Psychology  05:13 What is Evolutionary Psychology?      08:35 Basic concepts to understand human mating   18:59 Universal sex differences in mate preferences  28:46 Mate retention tactics and jealousy   41:15 Sexual effects of dating websites and online pornography      47:40 Sexual morality 51:20 Can we use Evo Psych to improve intimate relationships? 54:03 Follow Dr. Buss’ work! -- Follow Dr. Buss’ work: Buss Lab: https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/ Articles on Researchgate: https://tinyurl.com/ycfdj4a2 Books: https://tinyurl.com/ybpered3 Twitter handle: @ProfDavidBuss -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g