Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World - David & Douglas Kenrick

David Lundberg Kenrick is the Psychology Program Manager at Arizona State University and Douglas Kenrick is a Professor of psychology at Arizona State University. Our brains were designed to exist in a very different environment to the one they find themselves in. Managing modern problems with stone-age operating systems causes us to act in strange, suboptimal, silly ways. Which is why it's so important to understand how our minds developed. Expect to learn just how violent humans were ancestrally, why more people die of obesity than starvation in 2022, whether dominance or prestige is more important at getting ahead, whether ancient humans felt love the same way we do now, why human females go through menopause, the relationship between dominance and attraction and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Optimal Carnivore’s products at www.amazon.com/optimalcarnivore (use code: WISDOMSAVE10) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Solving Modern Problems - https://amzn.to/3SrnUEb Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #evolutionarypsychology #mindset #behaviour - 00:00 Intro 03:03 The New Pyramid of Human Motives 12:24 Why Society’s Issues are Becoming More Complex 17:25 Ancient Minds with Modern Problems 30:44 Why We Feel More Unsafe Today 35:51 How the Human Psyche Will Change in the Future 42:29 Purpose of Friendship 52:29 Differences Between Ancient & Modern ‘Love’ 1:04:26 Why Females Go Through Menopause 1:11:33 The Desire to Protect Family 1:19:43 Why We Should Be Kind 1:24:14 Where to Find David & Douglas - Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/