Why Science Says Men & Women Will Never Be The Same - David Geary

David Geary is a cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychology professor at The University of Missouri and an author. Men and women are different. This should not be a controversial statement, and yet it is. Thankfully David has spent a career assessing differences between men and women in every domain from physical to psychological and behavioural to cognitive. Expect to learn the real reason why women are underrepresented in STEM, why achieving true gender equality in prosperous countries is impossible, the massive differences between men's and women's brains, why strength is not the most compelling argument against trans athletes in female sports, why there has been such a rapid increase in transgender youths and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Check out David's writing - https://quillette.com/author/david-c-geary/ 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 #men #women #behaviour - 00:00 Intro 00:20 The Contested Topic of Sex Differences 06:00 Why Women Are Better at Reading 13:13 The Crisis of Disengaged Men 18:25 Sex Differences Increase When Freedom is Increased 30:00 Biggest Differences in Men’s & Women’s Brains 37:08 Are Differences Simply From Social Constructs? 49:30 The Science Behind Sex-based Behaviours 1:05:12 Traits that Women Do Better at Than Men 1:13:33 Why Has There Been a Rapid Increase in Transgenderism? 1:22:49 Where to Find David - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - 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/

David GearyguestChris Williamsonhost

May 1, 20231h 25mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 1, 2023
Duration: 1h 25m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

David Geary is a cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychology professor at The University of Missouri and an author. Men and women are different. This should not be a controversial statement, and yet it is. Thankfully David has spent a career assessing differences between men and women in every domain from physical to psychological and behavioural to cognitive. Expect to learn the real reason why women are underrepresented in STEM, why achieving true gender equality in prosperous countries is impossible, the massive differences between men's and women's brains, why strength is not the most compelling argument against trans athletes in female sports, why there has been such a rapid increase in transgender youths and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Check out David's writing - https://quillette.com/author/david-c-geary/ 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 #men #women #behaviour - 00:00 Intro 00:20 The Contested Topic of Sex Differences 06:00 Why Women Are Better at Reading 13:13 The Crisis of Disengaged Men 18:25 Sex Differences Increase When Freedom is Increased 30:00 Biggest Differences in Men’s & Women’s Brains 37:08 Are Differences Simply From Social Constructs? 49:30 The Science Behind Sex-based Behaviours 1:05:12 Traits that Women Do Better at Than Men 1:13:33 Why Has There Been a Rapid Increase in Transgenderism? 1:22:49 Where to Find David - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - 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/

SPEAKERS

David Geary
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring David Geary and Chris Williamson, Why Science Says Men & Women Will Never Be The Same - David Geary explores why Biology, Not Culture Alone, Drives Deep Sex Differences Today David Geary and Chris Williamson explore the biological roots of sex differences in cognition, interests, and behavior, and how these play out in modern societies. They discuss the “gender equality paradox,” where richer, more egalitarian countries actually see larger sex differences in STEM participation and personality. The conversation connects brain organization, hormones, and evolved roles to contemporary issues like male educational decline, the ‘sedation’ of disengaged men, and the rapid rise in adolescent transgender identification, especially among girls. Geary argues that denying sex differences distorts policy, data interpretation, and how we understand current social crises.

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