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David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #282

David Buss is an evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin. He is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His current research is on sex differences in mate selection, mate attraction, infidelity, and the emotions of jealousy, lust, and love. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com/startups - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod - Roka: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profdavidbuss David's Website: https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/ The Evolution of Desire (book): https://amzn.to/3kyBdTt Evolutionary Psychology (textbook): https://amzn.to/3LExU9e When Men Behave Badly: https://amzn.to/3y3bRVM PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:19 - Sex vs Violence 9:04 - Mating strategies 21:00 - Social construct of beauty 24:54 - Evolution of mating evaluation 28:56 - Mating selection desires 34:08 - Difficulties of monogamy 40:32 - Importance of male appearance 43:08 - Importance of wealth 46:23 - Penis and breasts 50:15 - Fashion 53:14 - Body objectification 1:00:49 - Wear sunscreen 1:07:45 - Gender 1:24:54 - What motivates humans 1:26:44 - Dominance and submissiveness 1:34:49 - Johnny Depp defamation trial 1:44:40 - Jealousy 1:53:00 - Mate poaching 1:57:13 - Polyamory 2:08:29 - Female vs Male sexuality 2:17:27 - Pornography 2:24:01 - Sex and Violence continued 2:33:10 - Cancel culture 2:44:54 - Elon Musk and Twitter 2:53:18 - Serial killers 2:59:11 - Advice for young people 3:11:12 - Love 3:17:13 - Mortality 3:21:56 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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EPISODE INFO

Released
May 4, 2022
Duration
3h 32m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

David Buss is an evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin. He is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His current research is on sex differences in mate selection, mate attraction, infidelity, and the emotions of jealousy, lust, and love. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profdavidbuss David's Website: https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/ The Evolution of Desire (book): https://amzn.to/3kyBdTt Evolutionary Psychology (textbook): https://amzn.to/3LExU9e When Men Behave Badly: https://amzn.to/3y3bRVM PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:19 - Sex vs Violence 9:04 - Mating strategies 21:00 - Social construct of beauty 24:54 - Evolution of mating evaluation 28:56 - Mating selection desires 34:08 - Difficulties of monogamy 40:32 - Importance of male appearance 43:08 - Importance of wealth 46:23 - Penis and breasts 50:15 - Fashion 53:14 - Body objectification 1:00:49 - Wear sunscreen 1:07:45 - Gender 1:24:54 - What motivates humans 1:26:44 - Dominance and submissiveness 1:34:49 - Johnny Depp defamation trial 1:44:40 - Jealousy 1:53:00 - Mate poaching 1:57:13 - Polyamory 2:08:29 - Female vs Male sexuality 2:17:27 - Pornography 2:24:01 - Sex and Violence continued 2:33:10 - Cancel culture 2:44:54 - Elon Musk and Twitter 2:53:18 - Serial killers 2:59:11 - Advice for young people 3:11:12 - Love 3:17:13 - Mortality 3:21:56 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:

SPEAKERS

  • David Buss

    guest

    Evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin known for research on human mating strategies, sex differences, jealousy, and mate preferences.

  • Lex Fridman

    host

    Host of the Lex Fridman Podcast and interviewer focusing on long-form conversations about science, technology, and human nature.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring David Buss and Lex Fridman, David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #282 explores david Buss on Evolved Mating Psychology, Sex Differences, Jealousy, and Violence Buss argues that human mating psychology is rich and complex because every ancestor had to succeed at choosing, attracting, and keeping a fertile mate, and that long-term pair bonding and concealed ovulation co-evolved.

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