#439 - Glenn Geher - Positive Evolutionary Psychology

<p>Glenn Geher is Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York and an author.</p> <p>Ancestral lifestyles are a big trend at the moment. Taking influence from our paleolithic past to inform how we eat, train and move in the modern world. But taking an ancestral approach to our psychological wellbeing is much rarer and this is Glenn's work - what can insights about our past teach us about how to enjoy the present.</p> <p>Expect to learn why depression and anxiety might actually be useful, why understanding the reason for emotions reduces their power over you, why it's miraculous that the education system has worked at all, why men are twice as likely to die in early adulthood than women, the danger of technology through an evolutionary lens and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - <a href= "https://modernwisdom.locals.com/">https://modernwisdom.locals.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/"><span class= "s1">https://www.manscaped.com/</span></a> (use code MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1">Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at <a href= "https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on Mission’s high performance teas at <a href="https://missionuk.com"><span class= "s1">https://missionuk.com</span></a> (use code MW20)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Positive Evolutionary Psychology -