sexual selection
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hubermanlabOct 2, 2025The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mate Selection: Short-Term vs. Long-Term Strategies, Deception, Jealousy, and Conflict
RelationshipsSexual Selection TheoryIntrasexual CompetitionPreferential Mate ChoiceLong-Term Mating Strategies
psychacksJul 25, 2025Sex as Power: The Wish Fulfillment of Male Pornography and the Paradoxical Fantasies of Powerful Men
PsychologySexual selectionSocial power rankingsSublimated sexual impulseWish fulfillment- psychacksOct 20, 2023
The Dynamics of "Game" in Modern Relationships: How Women Secure Commitment
RelationshipsGame (social strategy)Gatekeepers of sexGatekeepers of commitmentPrimary intention (dating) 
lexfridmanJun 25, 2022Jonathan Reisman on The Human Body: Evolutionary Design, Taboos, and the Doctor's Perspective on Anatomy
ScienceEvolutionary designBiological optimalityAnatomical design flawsDexterity- hubermanlabNov 29, 2021
The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mate Selection: Strategies, Sex Differences, and Deception with Dr. David Buss
PsychologyEvolutionary PsychologySexual SelectionIntrasexual CompetitionPreferential Mate Choice - lexfridmanNov 30, 2020
Manolis Kellis on the Meaning of Life, Music, and Human Evolution
ScienceCognitive evolutionLanguage evolutionMusicalityRhythmic patterns - lexfridmanOct 4, 2020
Lisa Feldman Barrett: The Brain as a Prediction Machine, Rethinking Emotion, and Challenging the Triune Brain Myth
NeurosciencePredictive ProcessingInverse Inference ProblemInternal Model (of the world/body)Homeostasis - psychacks
Overcoming Male Invisibility: The Imperative to Stand Out in Dating and Life
Self-DevelopmentMale invisibilitySexual selection reversalInconspicuousness riskRisk-taking imperative - lexfridman
Richard Dawkins on Evolution, AI, Memes, and the Future of Belief
ScienceDarwinian evolutionGene-centered view of evolutionMemes (cultural replicators)Natural selection - psychacks
The Economic Impact of Income on Family Formation: Why Men Share and Women Don't
RelationshipsLongitudinal studyEpidemiological dataPopulation-level analysisIncome elasticity of fertility
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