Episode 42: The Plague (with Joshua Tybur)

Yoel and Mickey welcome evolutionary psychologist Joshua Tybur to the podcast to discuss COVID-19 and the function of disgust as part of the behavioral immune system. What is the relationship between disgust sensitivity and political orientation? Can the theory of evolutionary act as a meta-theory for the study of human psychology? Why is evolutionary psychology so controversial and polarizing? Bonus: Would Mickey inflate a new unlubricated condom with his mouth?Special Guest: Joshua Tybur.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by The Great Courses – the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. With thousands of in-depth videos taught by the world’s greatest professors, you’ll always have something fascinating to learn about. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:Moosehead Radler | Blog | Moosehead BreweriesHome - Jopenkerk HaarlemHow Coronavirus Bypasses Our Behavioral Immune System (And What We Can Do About It) – The Evolution InstituteIs the relationship between pathogen avoidance and ideological conservatism explained by sexual strategies? - ScienceDirectParasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations | PNASWhy do people vary in disgust? | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesTesting the Controversy | SpringerLinkWhen theory trumps ideology: Lessons from evolutionary psychology | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge CoreFrontiers | Why isn't everyone an evolutionary psychologist? | PsychologyDo social psychologists have an ideological aversion to evolutionary psychology? – Research DigestCue masking and cultural signals: Testing context-specific preferences for bald(ing) leaders - ScienceDirect