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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind

David Buss ISBN 9780205694396

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This book by David Buss has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman. The people who brought it up: David Buss, Lex Fridman, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-11-29 and the most recent from 2025-10-02. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

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Guest's own workAndrew Huberman

Essentials: How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in the Short & Long Term | Dr. David Buss

“I have a textbook called Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, which is in its sixth edition right now and it's the most widely used textbook in evolutionary psychology”— David Buss

The guest here is Dr. David Buss: Evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin and a founder of the field, known for cross-cultural research on human mating. Author of The Evolution of Desire and the most widely used evolutionary psychology textbook. Evolutionary psychologist David Buss breaks down what men and women select for in short-term hookups versus lifelong partners.

00:29:372025-10-02
Guest's own workLex Fridman

David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #282

“you authored the textbook titled evolutionary psychology the new science of mind in its uh sixth edition”— Lex Fridman

The guest here is David Buss: Evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin and one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, known for research on human mate selection and sex differences. Author of The Evolution of Desire, The Dangerous Passion, and the textbook Evolutionary Psychology. Evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains the science of human mating, sex differences, jealousy, and violence with Lex Fridman.

00:08:512022-05-04
Guest's own workAndrew Huberman

How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term | Dr. David Buss

“I have a textbook called, Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, which is in its sixth edition right now”— guest

The guest here is Dr. David Buss: Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and a founding figure in evolutionary psychology. His lab pioneered research on human mating strategies and sex differences in mate selection. Evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains the science of how humans choose, keep, deceive, and fight over short- and long-term mates.

02:09:032021-11-29