Bret and Heather are evolutionary biologists who earned their Ph.D. at the Michigan University and both of them were professors at Evergreen state college until 2017 and then visiting fellows at Princeton University. They now host the dark horse podcast. And in 2021 they published their book A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bwa.podcast?igsh=MWRrNnFqc2gyZmwycg== The book: https://www.huntergatherersguide.com/ "We´ve arrived in the 21st century with evolutionary baggage, and a fair bit of intellectual confusion. Let us understand that baggage, in order to reduce confusion, and increase our odds of moving forward with maximal human flourishing." Listen to the best episodes we have: https://youtu.be/gDWxCkngQNQ?si=vMFSr2i0UkUoNKoR https://youtu.be/pSn_YOdKR40?si=YY_v_jUS-pfOZTMj https://youtu.be/yVIXMpI7tG0?si=tWmtsLdkrGlExvrX https://youtu.be/6xIvBeRj7ZM?si=281EV5GcEXEtC3aE Listen to the latest episode here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2czLMsbujC4p8FJ88gW0TQ?si=599b1b153e9f4a18 Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brain-we-are/id1671775183 CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5315213?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Brain%20We%20Are-CastBox_FM Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/track/sax-beat-funk/ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Who are Bret and Heather 06:32 Why are humans Generalists 08:55 We have not changed 12:59 Tradeoffs of being a generalist 17:00 Noice making behaviors 20:21 Dance VS $ex 22:58 $exual autism? 32:31 The impact of Birth control 36:30 Our Creativity VS Our Sexuality 39:14 Imagine a world without the word "$ex" 45:32 We do not have to have a reason for action 48:21 Being in the zone 55:46 Campfire 01:04:56 Summary 01:07:25 How people can create their Campfires 01:12:09 Cheap dopamine & Social media 01:19:47 We have too many choices 01:26:06 What is "Senescence civilization" 01:33:02 intergenerational inheritance 01:38:11 CZ VS USA Society 01:47:19 Metamodernism 01:56:00 Concept of the Fourth Frontier 02:04:02 We have finite energy 02:18:52 Ending