Episode #342
Christopher Ryan
Books mentioned
Sex at Dawn
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:26
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Meat Eater
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:26
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Civilized to Death
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 00:14:29
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The Third Chimpanzee
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 00:49:53
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Alice in Wonderland
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:29:52
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The Fierce People
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:41:45
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The Travels of Marco Polo
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:54:31
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Cultural Materialism
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:57:30
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Cannibals and Kings
Mentioned by Christopher Ryan · at 01:57:30
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Christopher Ryan is a psychologist and author of Sex at Dawn. He and Joe Rogan examine the evolution and cultural variation of human sexuality, relationships, and social behavior, drawing on archaeology, anthropology, non-Western societies, bonobos, and chimpanzees. They also discuss how Victorian ideas, colonialism, institutions, technology, and material conditions shape beliefs about sex, alongside addiction, psychedelics, extreme sports, and Ryan’s books.
What they talked about
- Sexuality, evolution, and shame
- Critique of modern workplace drug testing
- Internet vs. mainstream media paradigms
- Sexual politics and the 'dongle gate' incident
- TED talk censorship and academic suppression
- Dunbar's number and human social groups
- Genetic changes since agriculture
- Cultural variations in sexuality and child-rearing
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