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Nov 2021
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My 2016 Chat with Dr. David Buss, Pionee...

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We discuss many issues dealing with evolutionary psychology including universal mate preferences, sexual morality, detractors' cognitive, affective, and ideological obstacles, applications of this perspective in various fields (e.g., in advertising), and science outreach, among other topics.

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David's Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/David-M.-Buss/e/B000AP5RSU

David's Twitter handle: @ProfDavidBuss

David's university website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/psychology/faculty/bussdm

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This chat was posted originally on Ora.tv back in 2016 and on my YouTube channel on April 17, 2016 as THE SAAD TRUTH_160: https://youtu.be/VU3Bwyo8crQ

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.

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