Episode 113: Roy Baumeister - Taboo Truths About Men And Women
Keep Talking · Dan Riley
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Show Notes
Roy Baumeister is a professor and a prolific author of many books, including "Willpower" and "Is There Anything Good About Men?" During our conversation, Roy talks about men as nature's "play things," his thinking on how homosexuality persevered through evolution, the truth about men in society, lessons from the book "Self-Made Man" by Norah Vincent, the importance of male cooperation in creating civilization, free will, how he's changed his mind, and more.
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Men are nature's "play-things"
05:04 There are more men at the extremes
07:23 How do gay people exist?
11:29 Lessons from "Self-Made Man" by Norah Vincent
15:48 Men and women were "designed" with different skills
21:01 What is good about men?
31:02 Why are men wired for cooperation?
37:12 Quotes from "Is There Anything Good About Men?"
38:37 The tragedy of the male sex drive
46:24 What is interesting to Roy right now?
54:26 In what ways has Roy changed his mind?
01.01:52 Who does Roy go to for information and truth?