mindbodyevolution
An in depth look at the coevolution of our diet, exercise, consciousness, culture and physiology.
Episodes
How we got such large brains and what might this mean.
The growth of the brain and how that related to our change in diet from mostly carbohydrate based high fiber roots to a more meat rich diet.
Dr. Stout's thoughts on dopamine and his research into dopamine: the reason we do things.
The Farming Trap - how farming led to disease, famine, war and slavery.
It's time for compassion for ourselves and others - our evolutionary heritage demands it for our survival.
Today we discuss how the Goddess represents feminine power and spirituality, but how society has repressed Her image and the fundamental aspect of Her femininity in the world.
From the modern no-sex revolution to the agricultural revolution of the neolithic, in this episode Dr. Josh Stout looks at how we evolved and are still evolving in coevolution with our culture.
Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses the evolutionary reason parenting styles are so different today than they were in the last century. Investing in our children is necessary in the modern cubical meritocracy, and keeping them in school is saving the world.
In primates, being the bottom of the hierarchy is stressful. All the dominants bite you, and you have no one to bite. Unfortunately this is true of Capitalist Society as well. This episode explores the relationship between hierarchy and stress and offers solutions for the individual and the greater society.
Today Dr. Josh Stout talks about male and female stereotypes without biological sex in the Barbie Movie and resource based mating patterns in the Great Apes.
Going beyond increased immigration and public daycare to solve the coming demographic collapse. Dr. Josh Stout discusses how new data from the IMF show how classist demographic models are no longer true. Rich and poor alike are having fewer babies.
Evolution wants us to do nothing more than eat potato chips and make babies. Our evolutionary history has encouraged us to convert starch into sugar, and sugar into fat, as fast as possible, to feed our giant brains.
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