The New Science Of Female Attraction - Psychology Roundtable

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 6, 2026

Duration

2h 6m

Channel

Modern Wisdom

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this evolutionary psychology roundtable, we explore:

• If 20% of the men actually get 80% of the attention.
• The biggest red and green flags to look out for in the dating pool.
• Why women's sexual desire fades faster than men's.
• and much more…

Guests:

• Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
• Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor, and an author.
• Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Rob Henderson

  guest

  Writer and social scientist known for commentary on dating and social class dynamics.

• Macken Murphy

  guest

  Evolutionary-psychology researcher (PhD-level) focusing on sex differences and human mating dynamics.

• Chris Williamson

  host

  Host of the Modern Wisdom podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Rob Henderson and Macken Murphy, The New Science Of Female Attraction - Psychology Roundtable explores Science debates female attraction, mating markets, and modern dating myths The group argues that extreme male “looksmaxxing” can backfire by signaling vanity, deception, and short-term intent, even if appearance enhancement still yields some net attractiveness benefits when detected.

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