
The New Science Of Why Men & Women Cheat - Macken Murphy - #825
Modern Wisdom
08/15/24
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Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
Why do people cheat? Is it just the allure of novelty? Dissatisfaction in their current relationship? Fear of being left? Retaliation for their partner cheating? Macken's brand new study gives so many fascinating answers to these questions.
Expect to learn what the evolutionary drivers are behind men's and women's infidelity, what this new science says about the Dual Mating and Mate Switching hypotheses, the top 3 reasons for why men and women both cheat, whether cheating is heritable, if there is such a thing as one and done cheating, the most common behaviours of somebody who is being unfaithful and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Groundbreaking New Research on Infidelity (10:09) Studying People Who Have Cheated (20:31) Are There Evolutionary Benefits to Men Cheating? (25:36) The Novelty of Infidelity (28:30) Most Surprising Research Takeaways (35:23) Can Women Separate Emotions From Sex? (46:20) Top 3 Motivations for Women Cheating (53:14) How Society Views Cuckolding (01:02:53) Men’s Motivations for Cheating (01:12:03) The Science Behind Jealous (01:20:28) What Are the Predictors of Infidelity? (01:28:57) How to Know if Someone is Cheating (01:33:22) What Counts as Cheating? (01:38:08) Can You Inherit Promiscuity? (01:44:33) People More Likely to Be Cheated on (01:49:16) Is Infidelity Natural? (01:56:19) Where to Find Macken
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317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record - Ross Edgley - #824
August 12, 2024
•116m
Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author.
Ross just broke the world record for the world's longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He's also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his mind, body and preparation works.
Expect to learn how Ross prepares for an endurance event, how you go to the bathroom when you're locked in a wetsuit, what 50 hours of sleep deprivation whilst exercising feels like, Ross' diet and daily routine, the scientific mindset of resilience, strategies to push yourself to your absolute limit and much more...
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(00:00) Ross’s Recent Swimming Achievements (06:15) Preparing for Different Scales of Events (11:05) What Ross Wears for the Events (17:44) How to Prepare for Fatigue (28:21) Digesting Food Mid-Swimming (34:06) Which Supplements Did Ross Take? (39:50) The Injuries Ross Collected From the Swim (43:05) What Ross Has Learned About Resilience (48:47) The State of Ross’s Mind During the Event (57:14) Is There a Darker Side to Ross? (01:09:29) The Parts of Stoicism Worth Keeping (01:19:59) Eating 40,000 Calories in a Day (01:29:50) How to Be More Resilient in Your Body (01:35:28) Tour de France Unchained Series (01:46:19) The Ending of Ross’s Swim (01:50:05) Training With Chris Hemsworth (01:54:21) What’s Next for Ross (01:56:26) Where to Find Ross
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How To Stop Feeling So Frustrated All The Time - Jonny Miller - #826
August 17, 2024
•89m
Jonny Miller is a writer, nervous system coach and a podcaster.
Emotions are scary. Feeling feelings and being truly connected to your life is hard. But what if the solution to these thinking problems doesn't lie in thinking more, but in fixing your body, nervous system and breath first?
Expect to learn why it’s so hard to feel feelings, whether it’s possible to think your way out of overfeeling, how to use breathwork to master your nervous system, what the personal development industry gets wrong, why negative self-talk is holding you back, how to regain control after losing your temper and much more...
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