"Stop worrying so much about other people liking you. Most people don’t even like themselves."

Why I gave a $50 tip to an Uber driver, and why it wasn’t either irrational or virtue-signaling. Psychological research suggests at least 4 good reasons to be as generous as you can. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…

Avatar 2 is coming out soon, so Dave and I review the original in terms of the new pyramid of Fundamental Motives (and the video is kinda fun!)

Can psychological principles help us understand why we love some movies and hate others? In this podcast and linked video, we consider the highest-grossing film of all time in light of fundamental social motives. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…

Jaimie Krems already had the kindness to friends thing mastered but nice to see verification in data!

Here's a fun conversation Dave and I had with Melina Palmer on her "Brainy Business" podcast. She's previously interviewed Katy Milkman, Daniel Pink, and Bob Cialdini, so now Bob can bask in Dave's reflected glory! thebrainybusiness.com/podcast/237-so…

Guy Kawasaki made his name as “evangelist” for the original MacIntosh computer back in the 1980s. On his “Remarkable People” podcast, he's interviewed Jane Goodall, Andrew Yang, and Steve Wozniak. Here he interviews Dave Lundberg-Kenrick and his old man guykawasaki.com/douglas-kenric…

Thank you to Douglas Kenrick's Stone Age Brain for coming on to discuss his newest book, "Solving Modern Problems with a Stone-Age Brain". Download our discussion now! Link in comments. #psychology #podcast #behavior #science #behavioralscience #evolution #motivation

The Audible version of Solving Modern Problems with a Stone-Age Brain is now out, and apparently the #1 new release in Evolutionary Psychology (many thanks to those of you who have reviewed the book so kindly on Amazon, incidentally!) amazon.com/Solving-Modern…

psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu… When I was younger, I found travel almost overwhelmingly stressful. But I just returned from a month-long trip to Spain that was thoroughly enjoyable. Here are 3 insights from psychological research that can change travel from painful to pleasurable.

psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/sex-mu… Steven Pinker eloquently argued that language comes naturally, and elsewhere that the world is getting better in almost every way. But irrational thinking does not come naturally, and could be an obstacle to further societal progress.

shepherd.com/best-books/res… You might be surprised to find Dawkin's Selfish Gene on this list of research-based books on living a fulfilling life, but there's a good reason.

theguardian.com/world/2023/jul… I did a study with Steve Macfarlane in which we stalled a car at a green light and timed how long it took the people being blocked to honk, and for how long. As the temperatures went up, the honking became decidedly more aggressive.

Who is a better role model for a fulfilling life: Genghis Khan or Mr. Rogers? A common misconception is that selfish genes mean that people are designed to be selfish, but the data argue otherwise. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…

Our new paper "Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership" (with Adi Wiezel, Michael Barlev, and Christopher Martos) is now available online at E&HB : authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX2x3tz496Y…,

Adi Wiezel and I describe our series of studies and the accompanying commentaries recently published in EHB: hbes.com/is-it-time-to-…

Is it time to jettison the alpha male stereotype of leadership? Find out in Adi Wiezel & Doug Kenrick's latest HBES blog on their research: hbes.com/is-it-time-to-… Read the original E&HB article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… And all the commentaries: sciencedirect.com/journal/evolut…

Because modern humans often move homes or change jobs, they need some social skills our ancestors didn't. Making new friends can be broken down into three separate problems. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…

What if you're not a natural extrovert, but you are in a new place and need to make new friends? Here are three practical suggestions based on decades of research psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…

Whether you a !Kung hunter-gatherer from the Kalahari, a Kansas farmer, or a Silicon Valley software engineer, there are some research-based tactics for turning casual acquaintances into true friends psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-mu…