Episode #1369
Christopher Ryan
Books mentioned
Sex at Dawn
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:48:52 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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I've Never Met an Idiot on the River
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:01:22 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Christopher Ryan is a psychologist and author of books including “Sex At Dawn” and “Civilized To Death.” In this conversation, he and Joe Rogan examine how environment, culture, and evolutionary history shape behavior, cooperation, groupthink, violence, sexuality, and relationships, while also discussing modern life, wilderness, wildlife decline, exercise, sleep apnea, podcasting, and Ryan’s books.
What they talked about
- Van life and vanthropology
- Language and multiple personalities
- Healing power of nature
- Multiple personality disorder and trauma
- Allergies and consciousness
- Running and runner's high
- Riot behavior and civilization
- Veterans and PTSD
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