
#1959 - David Buss
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#1959 - David Buss mentions Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill, The Blank Slate by Steve Pinker, The Prince, and The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
She's written a book called Your Brain on Birth Control, which I recommend.
The notion that people come into this world as blank slates makes absolutely no evolutionary sense.
This actually came from originally from the book The Prince, which is one of these classic books where there's an advisor to the prince who's advisin…
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The host mentions 'Your Brain on Birth Control' to highlight the significant impact that hormonal contraceptives may…
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- The conversation centers on Darwin's theories of evolution.
- A second recurring theme is effects of birth control.
- Referenced books include Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill and The Blank Slate by Steve Pinker.
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“Sarah Hill, a professor at Texas Christian University, has written a book called Your Brain on Birth Control, which I recommend.”
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“The speaker discusses their admiration for Steve Pinker and how his book, The Blank Slate, lays out the argument against the idea that humans are blank slates shaped solely by socialization.”
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“This actually came from originally from the book The Prince, which is one of these classic books where there's an advisor to the prince who's advising him on all these kind of underground strategies to manipulate other people.”
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“Darwin's first book on the origin of species was all about survival, adaptations to survival, and the hostile forces of nature.”
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“This book focuses on the necessity of jealousy in relationships, highlighting its psychological implications and evolutionary significance.”
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“He wrote a book called The Natural Selection, but there were phenomena that Darwin could not explain on this theory.”
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“The discussion revolves around sexual harassment laws and how they are perceived differently by men and women, highlighting the impact of gender on the interpretation of such laws.”
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“The book discusses jealousy and its necessary role in relationships, framing it as a crucial emotion despite its negative effects.”
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“The speaker mentions having written a whole book on murder, specifically titled 'The Murderer Next Door'.”
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