Beat Your Genes Podcast

Have the dating games changed in 2 million years?  Dr. Lisle reacts to a funny clip about why dating is so frustrating for women in the modern world.  Why do women complain about men? Why do men comp…

In terms of human history, how did the idea of "locking someone into a relationship" develop? Dr. Lisle discusses the evolution of relations in the human species eventually getting to why are people …

Part 2 from last week's episode: You might never become a Brad Pitt or Cindy Crawford, but that shouldn't stop you from trying.  Last episode, we went over the right moves to make to make yourself mo…

You might never become a Brad Pitt or Cindy Crawford, but that shouldn't stop you from trying.  In tonight's episode, we will go over the right moves to make to make yourself more attractive to the o…

Following up from last week's episode, Dr. Lisle continues to discuss the psychology of behavior through listener questions such as: 

Why can people get so offended when told that human nature drives…

A follow-up to last week's episode, we will be going over more common mistakes that we all make in the mating dance that is dating.  

If you've ever had a dating experience where you felt you coudn't…

If you've ever had a dating experience where you felt you coudn't control yourself or the eventual outcome, that was your genes compelling you to behave in a certain way.  This is a double-edged swor…

Ever have a pushy friend that's trying to get you to do something you don't want to?  

It may seem like the only way to get them to understand "no" is to be rude or leave.  

In this episode, Dr. Doug…

Dr. Lisle dives into a discussion of personality diffferences and what role they play in different life circumstances.  For example, if you ever had to hire an attorney to defend you, you would want …

Today's topic is gender differences.  We start the show about a news event that occured with an academic where he stepped into some trouble for discussing gender differences.  Dr. Lisle discusses the…

Where do political views come from?  Dr Lisle explains that political differences evolved from our basic need to optimize the survival of the stone age village.  This results in a natural split of po…

As Dr. Lisle discusses the purpose of psychology, we begin with a discussion of thoughts, feelings, and behavior.    Some philosophers believe that we can think one thing and then feel something comp…

Motivation and expectations are supposed to go hand-in-hand.  The idea being - if you're expected to achieve a goal, your motivation kicks in to meet these expectations.  In this episode, Dr. Lisle g…