Oxford Sex Researcher Explains Why Humans Cheat: A Conversation with Macken Murphy

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 Listen On YouTube:    / @depolarized   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/347DvEB... Depolarized Website: https://www.thisisdepolarized.com/ Instagram:   / thisisdepolarized   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.