David Buss
#18: Making Sense of Mating
Episode Summary
David M. Buss is a professor of evolutionary psychology and runs the Buss Lab at the University of Texas, Austin. For the past four decades he has focused his research on studying strategies in human mating. He has authored notable books on the subject, including The Evolution of Desire and his recent book on sexual conflict, When Men Behave Badly.
Dr. Buss possesses an unsurpassed knowledge about the evolutionary roots tied to solving the adaptive problem of finding (and keeping) a mate. In episode #18 of the How Humans Work Podcast, we take a long look under the hood of what’s at work in desire for partnership. By doing so, we can learn something about ourselves and make better sense of our own mating stories.
With equal measure of clarity, mirth and blunt truths about human motivations, David introduces us into the evolutionary factors that are at play in mating. You’re invited to listen-in as host Jef Szi talks with a true master in his field, because the implicit forces powering how, who, and what we value in our mating relationships is a story we all need to hear.
