366: Macken Murphy | Connection With Animals, Female Infidelity, And Evolutionary Anthropology

►https://www.youtube.com/thearmenshow?... What can we learn about different species that exist on the planet, and the world that they live in? What kinds of senses do they make use of, and what do we share with our fellow species? I discuss some of what is covered on the Species podcast, along with the topics of female infidelity and more, on episode 366 of the show with Macken Murphy. Macken Murphy is a writer and science educator. He hosts a weekly podcast about animals, Species, recommended by both Apple and BBC’s Wildlife magazine. He has currently studied anthropology at the University of Oxford. Macken has also co-written a book titled "Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants", which is a children's book in the category of animal and plant symbiosis. 0:00 Intro 1:55 Oxford and fitting in 2:36 Long-term not fitting in 3:51 Boston culture 4:25 Species podcast 7:04 Inspiration for the podcast 8:02 Nichola Raihani and cleaner fish theory 10:40 Writing a children's book 12:06 Animals connecting to people 14:33 Directness of animals 17:27 Wisdom from insects 19:08 Number of connections animals have 21:22 Levels of animal thinking 23:46 Gap between knowledge and public dialogue 28:18 Infidelity of a married person 41:21 Dual-mating and strategies 45:00 Do a small percent win the dating game? 53:15 Seeing the bigger picture in dating 55:35 Happiness versus expectations 56:05 Those with no children trend 58:37 How to develop bigger picture view 1:01:30 Important figures of information 1:04:00 Biological anthropology versus evolutionary psychology 1:05:45 Like-minded or varied individuals 1:08:24 Influential books 1:11:26 Reading on romantic love 1:12:34 Media on animals 1:14:00 Octopus documentary 1:14:40 Big 5 traits 1:15:16 Personality psychology 1:16:06 Memes and The Selfish Gene 1:19:07 Dawkins influence 1:20:27 Communication platforms 1:23:45 Message from the podcast 1:24:49 Added point on mimetics 1:26:00 Outro