Episode #1099
Christopher Ryan
Books mentioned
Sex at Dawn
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:33:51
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The Bell Curve
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:56:28
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Tribe
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:43:31
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Civilized to Death
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:44:03
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Call of the Wild
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:44:21
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:44:34
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The Natural Mind
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:54:41
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From Chocolate to Morphine
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:54:41
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:29:05
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Coyote America
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 03:09:02
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Christopher Ryan, a psychologist and author of Sex At Dawn, joins Joe Rogan to revisit evolutionary ideas about human sexuality and the book’s criticism. They connect the conversation to religion, intelligence, diet, psychedelics, animal behavior, ecology, colonization, and the uncertain futures of books and podcasts.
What they talked about
- Traveling in a van across the US
- Online trolling and face-to-face communication
- Learning German in high school for a crush
- Restored 1965 Corvette and modern upgrades
- Visiting St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican
- Animal intelligence: elephants, parrots, and dogs
- Diet, cooking, and the ketogenic lifestyle
- Bear behavior, hunting, and population control
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