The Two Main Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology (text)
ACT I Scene 1 Evolutionary psychology is zoology applied to us. We, like all other animal species, have two basic instincts and three basic mental abilities. Our instincts are…
Our Lives Matter S1E16: The Two Main Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology
If we have survival instincts, why do people commit suicide? Why do people sometimes sacrifice their lives? If we have reproductive instincts, why are some people homosexuals? Why do…
The Rocky Road to Dublin by the Kings of Connaught
Here's an Irish folk song for St. Patrick's Day. I love how this video ties together the old and new. Six young musicians singing an old song, in the ruins…
The Stone Age + 50,000 Years (text)
ACT I Scene 1 When did the Homo sapiens species begin? If you invented a time machine, how far back in time could you go to adopt a baby…
Our Lives Matter S1E15: The Stone Age + 50,000 Years
Archeology shows us that 50,000 years ago our ancestors had invented art, religion, music, and all the other patterns of behavior we have today. That means people 50,000 years ago…
I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
A big part of my inspiration for this podcast has been my adventures around the country. My back yard is the entire US. I've met a lot of different people…
The Five Mental Traits of Evolutionary Psychology (text)
ACT I Scene 1 What does biology show us about psychology? At the level of molecular biology, genes are molecules that keep making copies of themselves. That’s why we…
Our Lives Matter S1E14: The Five Mental Traits of Evolutionary Psychology
Intelligence, for any animal species, starts with brains doing five basic things. All of animal behavior is the results of the interaction of those five mental functions. Everything people…
Bob by Weird Al
The next step in using music to learn psychology is to listen to songs whose lyrics are so abstract they don't fit together on their own. How does the singer's…
The Three First Principles of Evolutionary Psychology (text)
ACT I Scene 1 Charles Darwin’s discovery of evolution brought together centuries of observations scientists had made of living things into the science of biology. That was with The Origin…