The science of why men lose on dating apps Macken Murphy 2023-12-22 | Three data-based reasons men lose on dating apps. NOTE: This isn’t to say women “win,” they just lose differently. #dating #science #psychology #beauty
Beauty Behavioral Ecology | Dr. Marta Kowal | Species Podcast Macken Murphy 2024-10-07 | A discussion with Marta Kowal on beautification and what predicts it.Marta Kowal (PhD) is a post-doctoral researcher at the IDN Being Human Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Poland. Marta's academic background is in evolutionary psychology, and her research primarily focuses on mate attraction, physical attractiveness-enhancing behaviors, and romantic love, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. During her PhD program, under the guidance of her supervisor, Professor Piotr Sorokowski, Marta secured a grant from the Polish National Science Centre to explore beauty-enhancing behaviors across different cultures. Marta takes one of the leadership positions in an extensive international consortium of over 400 scientists from more than 100 countries passionately committed to facilitating large-scale cross-cultural research projects. Marta's website: martakowal.comIf you want to listen to my audio course on human evolution, you can find it here: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profileIf you want to donate to support Species, you can do so, here: donorbox.org/keep-species-freeIf you want to keep up with my work, everything is here: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphyTimestamps0:00 Intro5:08 231 minutes daily on beauty?10:38 The Benefits of Beauty12:23 Beauty: Not (Just) a Social Construct19:35 Collecting Big Data23:34 Gender & Beautification48:51 Age & Beautification54:28 Social Media & Beautification1:08:25 The Beautiful Beautify More1:12:57 Wealth, Education, Politics & Beauty1:24:32 Intrasexual Competition All The Way Down1:28:44 The Pathogen Prevalence Hypothesis1:36:57 Cultural and Individual Differences in Strategies1:47:14 Conclusion1:50:10 Outro
When Looks Matter Most (feat @Luvbitesco) Macken Murphy 2024-10-02 | Listen to my course on human evolution: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution
Why does some peoples sweat smell sexy? Macken Murphy 2024-09-28 | Listen to my audio course on human evolution: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution
Anthropologist reacts to Brokey by Latto Macken Murphy 2024-09-26 | "Brokey" by Latto: youtube.com/watch?v=Kz8Um5t6d58Listen to my audio course on human evolution: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolutionEverything I do: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy
Sexiest Voice Type for Men Macken Murphy 2024-09-25 | Listen to my audio course on human evolution: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution
TWO SIGNS THEYRE CHEATING (w/ @ChrisWillx) Macken Murphy 2024-09-22 | Everything I do: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphyFull show: youtube.com/watch?v=jFCJXoK-Y_s
In Other Nests | Macken Murphy | Species Podcast Macken Murphy 2024-09-15 | A natural history of infidelity and a history of science on the topic. Listen and learn about the oldest known laws in history, fish that get pessismistic without their boyfriend, the costs of monogamy, the ovulatory shift hypothesis (and a conspiracy theory about it), the mate-switching vs. dual-mating debate, and so much more.If you want to listen to my audio course on human evolution, you can find it here: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profileIf you want to donate to support Species, you can do so, here: donorbox.org/keep-species-freeIf you want to keep up with my work, everything is here: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphyTimestamps:0:00 Intro12:38 Theme13:42 The Costs of Monogamy20:01 The Many Strategic Functions of Infidelity27:16 The Primary Reason Men Cheat29:21 Intro to The Dual Mating Strategy32:02 Ovulatory Shifts in Mate Preferences34:26 Intro to the Mate Switching Hypothesis36:13 Initial Impressions42:15 Testing Mate-Switching vs. Dual-Mating46:35 Addressing Critiques48:16 The Usual Caveats50:26 The Manosphere Reaction51:31 Rollo’s Conspiracy (lol)55:01 Nature’s Curse, Nature’s Gift58:15 OutroSelected references (most key information is in, or referenced in, these texts):Murphy, M., Phillips, C. A., & Blake, K. R. (2024). Why women cheat: testing evolutionary hypotheses for female infidelity in a multinational sample. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45(5), 106595.Buss, D. M., Goetz, C., Duntley, J. D., Asao, K., & Conroy-Beam, D. (2017). The mate switching hypothesis. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 143-149.Gangestad, S. W., & Thornhill, R. (1998). Menstrual cycle variation in women's preferences for the scent of symmetrical men. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 265(1399), 927-933.Gangestad, S. W., Thornhill, R., & Garver-Apgar, C. E. (2005). Adaptations to ovulation: Implications for sexual and social behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(6), 312-316.Also:Finkelstein, J. J. (1968). The Laws of Ur-Nammu. Journal of cuneiform studies, 22(3-4), 66-82.Hicks, T. V., & Leitenberg, H. (2001). Sexual fantasies about one's partner versus someone else: Gender differences in incidence and frequency. Journal of Sex Research, 38(1), 43-50.Laubu, C., Louâpre, P., & Dechaume-Moncharmont, F. X. (2019). Pair-bonding influences affective state in a monogamous fish species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286(1904), 20190760.Scelza, B. A. (2011). Female choice and extra-pair paternity in a traditional human population. Biology Letters, 7(6), 889-891.Scelza, B. A. (2013). Choosy but not chaste: Multiple mating in human females. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 22(5), 259-269.Scelza, B. A. (2014). Jealousy in a small-scale, natural fertility population: The roles of paternity, investment and love in jealous response. Evolution and Human Behavior, 35(2), 103-108.Stewart-Williams, S. “Nurture Alone Can’t Explain Male Aggression.” Nautilus. April 26, 2019. http://nautil.us/blog/nurture-alone-cant-explain-male-aggressionYildiz, F. (1981). A tablet of codex Ur-Nammu from Sippar. Orientalia, 50(1), 87-97.
Womens Facial Hair Preferences: Shaved vs. Patchy Beard vs. Stubble vs. Full Beard Macken Murphy 2024-08-14 | From my podcast with @Luvbitesco: youtu.be/M8o5q8h_zzc?si=FIDehIV-L4o8zcvUEverything I do: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy
Why Many Men Prefer Heavier Women Macken Murphy 2024-08-09 | From my conversation with @Luvbitesco: youtu.be/M8o5q8h_zzc?si=PoaPTIIB0GW0b0ky
Sex researcher explains why people cheat | Evolution Lab Report #1 Macken Murphy 2024-08-03 | Distributing the results of our research into human infidelity, which you can read, here: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513824000710#bb0120Find everything creative I do, here: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy0:00 Introduction & Qualitative Method0:53 Top 3 Reasons Women Cheat2:42 Top 3 Reasons Men Cheat3:27 The Limits of Self-Report5:03 (Evolutionary section begins)5:11 Why Infidelity Evolved7:29 Why Men Cheat8:59 Evolved Psychology Isn't Always Conscious9:43 Why Women Cheat (Dual-Mating vs. Mate-Switching)12:53 Quantitative Methods & Hypotheses14:14 Results & Discussion18:34 Signing off!#Cheating #Psychology #Science #Dating #Cheater #breakup
Trad wives arent particularly trad. Macken Murphy 2024-07-27 | Learn more about human evolution from my course: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profile#ballerinafarm #tradwife #science
Not only do monkeys speak, they lie. Macken Murphy 2024-06-30 | Excerpt from my course on human evolution—honor system, pay what you want, I’ll refund you if you don’t like it: mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution
The evolutionary psychology of jealousy. Macken Murphy 2024-06-25 | Full podcast is with @lifeofmarinNYC.More from me: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy
Once a cheater, always a cheater? (Science) Macken Murphy 2024-06-06 | Oxford graduate studying human mating discusses the folk wisdom.
Mating Researcher Responds to Dating Qs | AMA #2 Macken Murphy 2024-06-06 | Oxford graduate and mating researcher replies to some questions about dating.0:00 Beating the allegations0:52 The Ick: Any relevant science?2:12 Why did homosexuality evolve?3:40 Ashley Madison documentary4:56 Once a cheater, always a cheater?6:23 “The Myth of Man the Hunter”9:57 Why are so many beautiful women dating ugly men?11:15 Who should pay the bill?13:06 Anything good?13:27 Saying goodbye :(
The Myth of The Myth of Man the Hunter Macken Murphy 2024-06-05 | Oxford anthropology graduate discusses a misrepresentation of a paper that was, itself, a misrepresentation.I'll probably post the full AMA later today.
Mating Researcher Answers Your Dating Qs | AMA # 1 Macken Murphy 2024-05-07 | Oxford graduate studying human mating behavior answers questions about mating and dating.0:00 Saying hello :)0:14 "Why don't I find good guys attractive?"3:28 "Is Macken a silly little guy irl?"3:44 "Is aggression innate?"4:24 "Thoughts on women dating younger men?"6:04 "Why are feminine men attractive?"7:50 "Do men care more about faces or my bodyweight?"8:23 "Why do humans mate in private?"9:52 Saying goodbye :(
Forgotten Apes | Dr. Susan Cheyne | Species Podcast Macken Murphy 2024-05-05 | An audio essay on human nature and an interview with primatologist Dr. Susan Cheyne. Susan is the co-director of the Borneo Nature Foundation International and the Borneo River Initiative for Nature Conservation and Communities, she is the Vice Chair of the IUCN Section on Small Apes, and she is also a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes; she has been studying gibbons for about 27 years. Our conversation is wide-ranging, but centers on gibbons. We discuss gibbon locomotion, life among gibbons, the nature and function of gibbon song, gibbon violence, monogamy, and infanticide (and lack thereof), and other subjects. Enjoy.Timestamps:0:00 Are humans naturally monogamous?17:27 Introducing today's subject and guest20:25 Gibbon overview (interview starts)31:57 Why do humans have twins?34:02 A day in the life of a gibbon38:57 Studying gibbons40:37 Forgotten apes44:06 Monogamy1:09:27 Violence1:11:34 Singing1:17:49 Intelligence1:23:28 Conservation
