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Hot take: "you only live once" is bullshit. It's usually used as an excuse for status-seeking and self-gratification––splurging on a vacation or pivoting to a more competitive career. There's no logical connection between "life is short" and "hedonism and risk-taking are good."

UCLA Social Minds Lab member, privatdozent, + badass social scientist David Pinsof has been invited to give... the May 20th Marschak Colloquium UCLA! (1pm PT) He'll talk about politics + alliances RSVP here for in-person or Zoom: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Well that's troubling.

Psychologists: if you want to complain about how our field lacks a theoretical paradigm, try looking for one in evolution—the thing that actually made the human psyche. Seems like a good place to start, no? At least give that a try before throwing up your hands in despair.

It will never cease to amaze me how popular pseudoprofound bullshit is. I've been puzzling over it for a while now, and it still baffles me.

Book recommendation: The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. One of the most insightful works of political science I've read in a long time. Perfect blend of cynicism, game theory, and richly detailed case studies.

This should be a cool podcast. I'm such a big believer in analyzing human thoughts and actions through the lens of evolutionary psychology. We might be the smartest animal, but we're still just animals. everythingisbullshit.blog/p/evolutionary…

These two Davids, David Pinsof + David Pietraszewski, are doing you--AND SCIENCE---a real favor. Listen to their new podcast + learn what ev psych actually is, does, + says. (No bullshit.)

"learning is not an alternative to evolution; learning mechanisms are a product of evolution"

Listened to the first of these. Great stuff - highly recommend. An excellent idea for a podcast.

Cool to see Pinsof's "Evolution of social paradoxes" make a substantial appearance... a.co/d/2MgllZr

There are whole literatures where social scientists claim you can test for the effects of reputation management on behaviour with artificial experimental contexts where decision making is anonymous. I think it reflects a misguided understanding of human psychology.

A new podcast, Evolutionary Psychology (The Podcast): Actual evolutionary psychology by actual evolutionary psychologists. In the first two episodes, the hosts, David Pinsof and David Pietraszewski, interview each other: youtube.com/@EvolutionaryP…

The great David Pinsof ROCKED the UCLA Marschak Colloquium last week--- on alliances + politics pics👇

Didn't think it was possible to be more dithyrambic about Pinsof's paper until recently reading the latest version (4), updated and sharpened by three new sections: Honesty and validity Variation in status game stability Strategic idealism vs. strategic cynicism

"We also dive into David Pinsof's game-theoretic model of coalition-building, explore how humor functions as a coordination tool, and discuss the deeper logic behind seemingly irrational behavior." tws-gamechanger.libsyn.com/strange-bedfel…