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Modern WisdomJan 23, 2023

#580 - Dr Tania Reynolds - What Use Are Female Friendships?

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Tania Reynolds

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Men Behaving Badly Humankind

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Men Behaving Badly

David Buss

this is what I learned from David buses, men behaving badly, the failure of cross sex, mind reading the male over perception and the female under per…

Humankind

Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman wrote a book called Humankind. And in that he talked about the pupification of humans.

Guest: Tania Reynolds

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Dr Tania Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of New Mexico whose research focuses on women's intrasexual competition, biases in moral evaluations and social and sexual selection. Ancestrally, men needed to go to war and hunt. Given this, it would be rather useful to be friends with the spear-wielding bloke next to you so that you know he's got your back. Women's use case for friends is much more subtle and difficult to determine however, and today we try to decipher the underpinnings of female friendships. Expect to learn why women dislike working underneath a female boss, the painful social existence that very attractive women have to endure, why both men and women bias seeing women as victims and men as perpetrators, why women develop opposite-sex friendships, the most common ways women derogate their rivals, why sexual gossip is a ruthless precision engineered tool and much more... Extra Stuff: Follow Tania on Twitter - https://twitter.com/taniaarline 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 - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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The conversation centers on male and female friendships.
A second recurring theme is women's strategies and care.
Referenced books include Men Behaving Badly by David Buss and Humankind by Rutger Bregman.
The strongest audience signal points to Individuals interested in gender dynamics and relationship psychology and Individuals interested in gender studies and evolutionary psychology.

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Men Behaving Badly

David Buss

Best for Individuals interested in gender dynamics and relationship psychologyOften cited around male and female friendships

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: male and female friendships

For: Individuals interested in gender dynamics and relationship psychology

Key quote: “this is what I learned from David buses, men behaving badly, the failure of cross sex, mind reading the male over perception and the female under perception bias of attraction”

The host discusses the complexities of male and female friendships and how they can be influenced by underlying mating strategies. They reference David Buss's book to highlight the differences in perception between men and women regarding these relationships.

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Humankind

Rutger Bregman

Best for Individuals interested in gender studies and evolutionary psychologyOften cited around women's strategies and care

“Rutger Bregman wrote a book called Humankind. And in that he talked about the pupification of humans.”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: women's strategies and care

For: Individuals interested in gender studies and evolutionary psychology

Key quote: “Rutger Bregman wrote a book called Humankind. And in that he talked about the pupification of humans.”

The host mentions 'Humankind' by Rutger Bregman to illustrate the concept of 'pupification' and how it relates to women's evolutionary traits. This reference serves to highlight the idea of evoking care as a survival strategy throughout human history.

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