Macken Murphy is a scientist, writer, and educator on human mating behavior. He has gained popularity for his snappy, research-based TikTok and his weekly podcast about animals, Species, recommended by both Apple and BBC’s Wildlife magazine. He is currently researching male beautification at the University of Melbourne and holds degrees from Kilachand Honors College and the University of Oxford.

0:00 Intro
3:26 Male beautification
4:11 Heritable cheating
7:20 Men vs women on cheating
11:32 Animal mating behavior
17:15 Relationship red flags
19:35 Mate value discrepancy
22:19 Personal relationship with research
25:04 Living a researched life
32:31 Memory elasticity
36:18 Why humans are having less sex
41:32 The impact of red pill content
46:39 The rise of academic media
52:21 Nuanced digital conversations
58:34 DP3
1:02:32 Ending

Macken Murphy
Website: https://www.mackenmurphy.org/
Podcast: https://pod.link/1334821500

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Hosted by Asher Bykov and Joey Bykov, Depolarized is a show dedicated to bridging the gap between people and ideas by connecting with meaningful world builders. Previous guests include Gary Vaynerchuk, Nupol Kiazolu, Cal Newport, Nadya Okamoto, Max Reisinger, and Clover Hogan.