David Buss is an evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin. He is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. His current research is on sex differences in mate selection, mate attraction, infidelity, and the emotions of jealousy, lust, and love. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com/startups - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod - Roka: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profdavidbuss David's Website: https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/ The Evolution of Desire (book): https://amzn.to/3kyBdTt Evolutionary Psychology (textbook): https://amzn.to/3LExU9e When Men Behave Badly: https://amzn.to/3y3bRVM PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:19 - Sex vs Violence 9:04 - Mating strategies 21:00 - Social construct of beauty 24:54 - Evolution of mating evaluation 28:56 - Mating selection desires 34:08 - Difficulties of monogamy 40:32 - Importance of male appearance 43:08 - Importance of wealth 46:23 - Penis and breasts 50:15 - Fashion 53:14 - Body objectification 1:00:49 - Wear sunscreen 1:07:45 - Gender 1:24:54 - What motivates humans 1:26:44 - Dominance and submissiveness 1:34:49 - Johnny Depp defamation trial 1:44:40 - Jealousy 1:53:00 - Mate poaching 1:57:13 - Polyamory 2:08:29 - Female vs Male sexuality 2:17:27 - Pornography 2:24:01 - Sex and Violence continued 2:33:10 - Cancel culture 2:44:54 - Elon Musk and Twitter 2:53:18 - Serial killers 2:59:11 - Advice for young people 3:11:12 - Love 3:17:13 - Mortality 3:21:56 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman