The Evolutionary Story Of Human Friendship - Robin Dunbar - #604
Modern Wisdom
03/20/23
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Robin Dunbar is an anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group at the University of Oxford and an author.
Most animals need friends to survive. But no other animal has as layered and complex a social life as humans. The last 2 million years from trees to plains to apartments has caused huge changes to the setup of our social groups, and it's a fascinating story.
Expect to learn why any group size over 90 ends up with more people being killed than being born, why men don't have a best friend forever but women do, the link between human brain size and social groups, how male and female friendships differ, why the modern world has the most loneliness ever, what the single largest impact on your health is and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:18) Why Humans, Monkeys & Apes Have Huge Brains (05:18) How Human Social Groups Evolved (13:39) How Group Dynamics Impact Fertility (28:30) Why Living in a Big City is an Evolutionary Mismatch (45:08) How Did We Get From Small Tribes to Larger Settlements? (52:58) The Evolutionary Struggles of Growing Groups (1:02:01) Differences Between Male & Female Friendships (1:17:41) Why Men Think Women Are Attracted to Them (1:22:47) Where to Find Robin
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How To Make Life's Biggest Decisions - Abby Davisson - #603
March 18, 2023
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Abby Davisson is an author, social innovation leader and career development expert whose research focuses on decision making in money management and romance.
There are some big decisions we all need to make. What job to take, what city to live in, whether to get married or divorced or have kids. Having a prescriptive formula for this might seem impossible, but Abby helped run the most popular course at Stanford on exactly this topic, and today we get to find out what she's discovered.
Expect to learn what the most common biggest single mistake that Abby has discovered in her research, how to use logic in romantic decisions without killing the romance, how to speak to your parents about care as they get older, the biggest mistakes that all people make when it comes to major decisions, if you should get a prenup agreement and much more...
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(00:00) Intro (00:48) What’s Wrong with our Decision Making? (05:02) Making Decisions on Limited Information (09:52) Principles for Effective Communication (15:16) The Financial Aspect of Finding a Partner (23:17) Romantic Decisions in a World of Unlimited Options (35:11) Advice for Couples who Struggle to Communicate (39:20) Most Common Life Decision Regrets (43:47) How to Know if a Relationship Should End (49:45) Choosing Where to Live (53:29) Considering Elderly Care (1:01:01) Where to Find Abby
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There are a million diets out there. All of them claim to work. Many of us have tried many of them, and many failed. So which diet is the best? What are the principles of fat loss that science agrees on as the most effective? How do we all get a 6-pack?
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