Episode #1557
Gad Saad
Books mentioned
The Case for Trump
Mentioned by Gad Saad · at 01:36:07 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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American Buffalo
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:56:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Irresistible
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:35:28 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Gad Saad is a Concordia University marketing professor who applies evolutionary psychology to consumer behavior. He and Joe Rogan discuss COVID restrictions, ideology, free speech, political tribalism, social media, and evidence-based debate, then turn to The Parasitic Mind, rejection, happiness, relationships, body image, sexuality, and technology addiction.
What they talked about
- COVID lockdown costs vs. benefits
- Academics avoiding public discourse
- Evolutionary analysis of Seinfeld episode
- Pornography from evolutionary perspective
- Academic specialization vs. polymathy
- Masculinity and social confusion
- Deplatforming and free speech on social media
- Presidential debates and media bias
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