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#59 Peter Kappeler: Sexual and Mating Dynamics in Primate Species, Human Universals

Aug 16, 2018

Dr. Peter Kappeler is a Professor at the faculty of Zoology and Anthropology at Göttingen University, Germany, and at the Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology department at the German Primate Center. He also teaches as a guest lecturer at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. He’s the author or editor of books like Mind the Gap: Tracing the Origins of Human Universals, Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms, and The Evolution of Primate Species. More»
#58 April Bleske-Rechek: The Psychology of Friendship, Mate Selection, Modern Psychology

Aug 13, 2018

Dr. April Bleske-Rechek is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As a researcher, she focuses on human mating, friendship, cognitive abilities and intellectual giftedness, and science literacy. More»
#57 Andreas M. Antonopoulos: Bitcoin and the Blockchain; The Prosociality of Digital Currencies

Aug 10, 2018

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a critically-acclaimed best-selling author, speaker, educator, and one of the world’s foremost bitcoin and open blockchain experts. He is a teaching fellow at the University of Nicosia, and serves on the Oversight Committee for the Bitcoin Reference Rate at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He’s also the author of three books, including Mastering Bitcoin, The Internet of Money, and The Internet of Money Volume Two. His fourth book, Mastering Ethereum (O’Reilly Media) will be available in the fall of 2018. More»
#56 Simon Blackburn: Metaethics, The Bases of Ethical Systems, Meaning of Life, and Beauty

Aug 9, 2018

Dr. Simon Blackburn taught Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a Fellow of Trinity College, and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities. He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College, and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002, and a Foreign Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008. More»
#55 Bradley Campbell: The Rise of Victimhood Culture, and Its Dangers on the Left and the Right

Aug 6, 2018

Dr. Bradley Campbell is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University. He’s also the author of books like The Geometry of Genocide, and, more recently, The Rise of Victimhood Culture. More»
#54 Robin Hanson: The Elephant in the Brain, Selfishness and Prosociality, Social Progress

Aug 2, 2018

Dr. Robin Hanson is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He’s also the author of books like The Age of Em, and The Elephant in the Brain. More»
#53 Johan Norberg: Capitalism, Globalism, Progress, Inequality & More

Jul 30, 2018

Mr. Johan Norberg is an author and historian from Sweden. He’s been a senior fellow at the Cato Institute since 2007, and the executive director at Free To Choose Media since 2017. He is the author of books like In Defense of Global Capitalism (2001) and Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future (2016). More»
#52 Eric Turkheimer: Four Laws of Behavior Genetics, Gene-Environment Dynamics, IQ

Jul 26, 2018

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#51 James Flynn: Intelligence and IQ, the Flynn effect, group comparisons

Jul 23, 2018

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#50 Nancy Segal: Accidental Brothers, Twin Studies, Nature and Nurture, Epigenetics & More

Jul 20, 2018

Dr. Nancy Segal is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Twin Studies Center, at California State University, Fullerton. She’s been the recipient of many awards and distinctions. She served as Assistant Director of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research, in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, from 1985 to 1991. She’s also the author of many books, including Entwined Lives, Indivisible by Two, Someone Else's Twin, Born Together-Reared Apart, and, the latest one, Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture. More»