Episode #60: Evolutionary Psychologist Robert Kurzban

MANSCAPED: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ”EXPLICIT20” at MANSCAPED.com! In the 60th episode, I sit down with Evolutionary Psychologist Robert Kurzban! Kurzban’s own work has been very wide-ranging, drawing on insights from social psychology, cognitive psychology, and experimental economics, in addition to evolutionary theory. In a nutshell, he attempts to identify the selective advantage of particular human social behavioral traits in the context of our environment of evolutionary adaptedness (EEA). To cite one well-known example from his work, Kurzban has argued that human beings undoubtedly possess an innate tendency to notice facial and other morphological features of people different from themselves, due to the social context of small-scale hunter-gatherer bands within which hominization occurred. However, while to our modern eyes this history may appear unfortunate, giving rise to racism, the tendency itself is not really linked to race as such (which is, in any case, a modern social construct). Kurzban has applied similar reasoning to other phenomena such as cooperation, morality, and mate choice (drawing out implications for modern speed dating!). Most recently, he has been a key player in the debate over the modularity of brain functions, a crucial assumption underlying evolutionary psychology. In 2003, Kurzban founded the Pennsylvania Laboratory for Experimental Evolutionary Psychology (PLEEP) at the University of Pennsylvania, which he continues to serve as Director. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Evolution and Human Behavior and is the author or co-author of around 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as the author, co-author, or editor of seven books. 🔔 Subscribe and ring that bell to get notified when I post NEW #content! ▶️GET CONNECTED: Clips Channel - https://bit.ly/ClipsChannel TikTok - https://bit.ly/ExplicitTikTok Spotify - https://bit.ly/ExplicitPodcastSpotify iTunes - https://bit.ly/ExplicitiTunes Instagram - https://bit.ly/ExplicitInstagram Twitter - https://twitter.com/EforPodcast Facebook - https://bit.ly/ExplicitFacebook The Host - @cp_films ------------------------------------- Robert’s Social Links: His Website: http://robertkurzban.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kurzban/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkurzban?lang=en Buy His Book: https://amzn.to/3tpbfFS 🎥 OTHER EPISODES: Episode #59: Kevin Berthia: https://youtu.be/UqUCQbwoOkc Episode #58: Karl Nelson: https://youtu.be/Cq0lXoVeMMk Episode #57: Lena Derhally: https://youtu.be/PURO3sxPjlo