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The Nature & Nurture Podcast

Discussing the interaction between Nature (our biology, genes, evolutionary past, and the laws of our universe) and Nurture (our social environments, culture, history, and upbringings), and how these forces impact our lives. New episodes every week with scientists, authors, and bright minds from a wide array of backgrounds. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNatureNurturePodcast

Nature & Nurture #164: Dr. Matt Zwolinski - The History of Libertarianism

62 hours 52 mins; March 10, 2026

Nature & Nurture #163: Nicholas Wade - The Origin of Politics

59 mins; October 26, 2025

Nature & Nurture #162: Dr. Simon LeVay - The Science of Desire

50 mins; August 31, 2025

Nature & Nurture #161: Dr. Lars Krutak - The History of Indigenous Tattoos

52 mins; July 16, 2025

Nature & Nurture #160: Dr. Robert King - The Science of Orgasms

48 mins; July 06, 2025

Nature & Nurture #159: Dr. Jaap de Roode - How Parasites & Immune Systems Evolved

47 mins; June 16, 2025

Nature & Nurture #158: Dr. Eric Kaufmann - Universities & The History of Wokeness

64 hours 5 mins; June 07, 2025

Nature & Nurture #157: Dr. Bill von Hippel - Evolutionary Psychology & Digital Health

81 hours 12 mins; May 26, 2025

Nature & Nurture #156: Dr. Dean Hamer - The Genetics of Sexual Orientation

79 hours 54 mins; May 10, 2025

Nature & Nurture #155: Dr. Helen Joyce - Making Sense of the Transgender Debate

93 hours 41 mins; April 18, 2025

Nature & Nurture #154: Dr. Carl Marci - Protecting Your Brain From Screens

59 mins; March 31, 2025

Nature & Nurture #153: Dr. Robin Nusslock - Neuroinflammation, Emotion, & Mindfulness

48 mins; February 07, 2025

Nature & Nurture #152: Dr. Webb Keane - Technology, Morality, & Narrative

66 hours 55 mins; January 24, 2025

Nature & Nurture #151: Dr. Michael Bernstein - The Placebo & Nocebo Effects

57 mins; January 15, 2025

Nature & Nurture #150: Dr. Michael Bailey - Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Orientation

97 hours 42 mins; December 02, 2024

Nature & Nurture #149: Dr. Ogi Ogas - Autism, Sex, & Consciousness

102 hours 2 mins; November 26, 2024

Nature & Nurture #148: Dr. Holly Bowen - Emotion, Motivation, & Memory

59 mins; November 16, 2024

Nature & Nurture #147: Dr. Jason Storm - From Postmodernism to Metamodernism

92 hours 13 mins; October 23, 2024

Nature & Nurture #146: Dr. Susana Monsó - How Animals Understand Death

56 mins; September 12, 2024

Nature & Nurture #145: Dr. Karen Bales - Neurobiology of Care & Attachment

55 mins; August 30, 2024

Nature & Nurture #144: Dr. Alexey Tolchinsky - Chaos Theory in Psychology & Neuroscience

90 hours 42 mins; July 16, 2024

Nature & Nurture #143: Dr. Nicholas Christakis - The Evolution of Social Networks

57 mins; July 07, 2024

Nature & Nurture #142: Dr. Mark Solms - A Journey to the Source of Consciousness

94 hours 34 mins; June 30, 2024

Nature & Nurture #141: Dr. Jorge Morales - The Neuroscience & Philosophy of Perception

81 hours 10 mins; June 03, 2024

Nature & Nurture #140: Dr. Beatriz Luna - Adolescent Brain Development, Dopamine, & Risk-Taking

60 hours 29 mins; May 01, 2024

Nature & Nurture #139: Dr. Rob Chavez - Computational Neuroscience & Social Cognition

51 mins; April 19, 2024

Nature & Nurture #138: Dr. Adriene Beltz - Hormones, Sex Differences, & Contraceptives

50 mins; April 02, 2024

Nature & Nurture #137: Dr. Larry Young - Hormones & Sexual Behavior Across Species

61 hours 45 mins; March 22, 2024

Nature & Nurture #136: Dr. Steve Rathje - The Global Social Media Experiment

89 hours 3 mins; March 15, 2024

Nature & Nurture #135: Dr. Rob Henderson - Childhood Instability, Poverty, Education, & Resilience

93 hours 11 mins; March 02, 2024

Nature & Nurture #134: Dr. Sergio Pellis - The Neurobiology of Play

71 hours 53 mins; February 28, 2024

Nature & Nurture #133: Angel Millar - The Path of the Warrior-Mystic

61 hours 21 mins; February 21, 2024

Nature & Nurture #132: Dr. Daniel Quintana - Oxytocin & Sex Hormones

64 hours 47 mins; February 14, 2024

Nature & Nurture #131: Dr. Lee Cronin - Evolution, Entropy, & The Chemical Origins of Life

63 hours 55 mins; February 07, 2024

Nature & Nurture #130: Dr. Alex Byrne - There Is No Gender Without Sex

103 hours 4 mins; January 31, 2024

Nature & Nurture #129: Dr. Wolfram Schultz - All About Dopamine Neurons

81 hours 23 mins; January 24, 2024

Nature & Nurture #128: Dr. Camilla Nord - Neurotransmitters, Prediction Error, & Mental Health

74 hours 2 mins; January 17, 2024

Nature & Nurture #127. Dr. Rachel Marsh - Self-Regulation, Brain Development, & Anxiety

55 mins; December 22, 2023

Nature & Nurture #126. Dr. Walter Veit - Animal Consciousness, Evolution, & Morality

77 hours 47 mins; December 15, 2023

Nature & Nurture #125: Dr. Ellen Langer - The Mother of Mindfulness

73 hours 30 mins; December 06, 2023

Nature & Nurture #124: Dr. Henning Tiemeier - Hormones, Brain Development, & Public Health

51 mins; November 28, 2023

Nature & Nurture #123. Dr. Willem Frankenhuis - Development, Evolution, Ecology, & Adversity

74 hours 50 mins; November 18, 2023

Nature & Nurture #122: Dr. Lars Chittka - The Mind of a Bee

84 hours 44 mins; November 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #121: Dr. Jack Schultz - Cultural Anthropology, Religion, & Relativism

77 hours 8 mins; October 27, 2023

Nature & Nurture #120: Dr. Kevin Mitchell - Evolution, Entropy, Neurogenetics, & Free Will

71 hours 12 mins; October 18, 2023

Nature & Nurture #119: Dr. Edward Hagen - Evolutionary Anthropology, Sex Differences, & Drugs

78 hours 36 mins; October 14, 2023

Nature & Nurture #118: Dr. Jennifer Silvers - Brain Development, Puberty, & Emotion Regulation

51 mins; October 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #117: Dr. Cory Clark - Meta-Science, Morality, and Psychological Bias

97 hours 49 mins; September 24, 2023

Nature & Nurture #116: Dr. James Roney - Sex Hormones, Motivation, & Evolution

76 hours 26 mins; September 11, 2023

Nature & Nurture #115: Dr. Joseph Henrich - Culture, Cognition, & Coevolution

67 hours 16 mins; September 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #114: Dr. Massimo Pigliucci - Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, & Skepticism

60 hours 20 mins; August 24, 2023

Nature & Nurture #113: Dr. Stephanie Bugden - Children's Math Learning & Education

52 mins; August 17, 2023

Nature & Nurture #112: Kevin J. DeBruin - Rocket Science, Education, Fitness, & Perseverance

68 hours 25 mins; August 11, 2023

Nature & Nurture #111: Dr. Jonas Kaplan - The Neuroscience of Narrative

99 hours 1 min; August 03, 2023

Nature & Nurture #110: Dr. Paul Bloom - Evolution, Language, & Morality

70 hours 7 mins; July 26, 2023

Nature & Nurture #109: Dr. Ben Smith - Decision Neuroscience & Effective Altruism

66 hours 51 mins; July 19, 2023

Nature & Nurture #108: Dr. Emily Jacobs - Sex Hormones & Brain Aging

54 mins; July 12, 2023

Nature & Nurture #107: Dr. Judith Fan - Pictures, Numbers, & Cognitive Tools

56 mins; July 05, 2023

Nature & Nurture #106: Dr. Roy Baumeister - Sex, Willpower, & The Self

60 hours 58 mins; June 28, 2023

Nature & Nurture #105: Dr. Lindsey Powell - Infant Social Neuroscience

70 hours 26 mins; June 21, 2023

Nature & Nurture #104: Dr. Colin DeYoung - Personality Neuroscience & Cybernetics

64 hours 21 mins; June 14, 2023

Nature & Nurture #103: Dr. Barry Giesbrecht - The Neuroscience of Attention

56 mins; June 07, 2023

Nature & Nurture #102: Dr. Mahzarin Banaji - Myths & Facts About Implicit Bias

59 mins; May 26, 2023

Nature & Nurture #101: Dr. John Delony - Neuropsychology, Storytelling, & Mental Health

55 mins; May 17, 2023

Nature & Nurture #100: Dr. Leah Somerville - All About Adolescent Brain Development

48 mins; May 15, 2023

Nature & Nurture #99: Dr. Karl Friston - Active Inference & Free Energy

78 hours 17 mins; April 24, 2023

Nature & Nurture #98: Dr. Lixing Sun - The Evolution of Lying

78 hours 48 mins; April 21, 2023

Nature & Nurture #97: Dr. Mark Moffett - Society from Ants to Humans

57 mins; April 10, 2023

Nature & Nurture #96: Dr. Ovul Sezer - Comedy & Impression Management

63 hours 20 mins; April 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #95: Dr. Edouard Machery - Free Will, Value, & Decision Making

64 hours 10 mins; March 27, 2023

Nature & Nurture #94: Dr. Scott Grafton - The Neuroscience of Goal-Directed Movement

52 mins; March 21, 2023

Nature & Nurture #93: Dr. Deon Benton - Is Learning Innate?

69 hours 29 mins; March 11, 2023

Nature & Nurture #92: Dr. Alan Fiske - Kama Muta: Being Moved by Love

61 hours 52 mins; March 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #91: Dr. Dan Conroy-Beam - The Evolution & Computations of Mating Psychology

57 mins; February 25, 2023

Nature & Nurture #90: Dr. Rob Henderson - Luxury Beliefs & Status Signals

72 hours 2 mins; February 18, 2023

Nature & Nurture #89: Dr. C. Sue Carter - Sex, Love, & Oxytocin

135 hours 18 mins; February 13, 2023

Nature & Nurture #88: Dr. Adam Morris - Mindfulness & Decision Making

45 mins; February 04, 2023

Nature & Nurture #87: Dr. Brynn Sherman - Sleep, Stress, & Memory

46 mins; January 28, 2023

Nature & Nurture #86: Dr. Michael Levin - Animal Regeneration, Learning, & Memory

54 mins; January 21, 2023

Nature & Nurture #85: Dr. Daniel Schacter - The Seven Sins of Memory

59 mins; January 14, 2023

Nature & Nurture #84: Dr. Joshua Greene - Moral Psychology & Pragmatism

53 mins; January 05, 2023

Nature & Nurture #83: Dr. Dorsa Amir - Child Development, Evolution, & Culture

53 mins; December 21, 2022

Nature & Nurture #82: Dr. Anita Collins - The Music Advantage

54 mins; December 09, 2022

Nature & Nurture #81: Dr. Samuel Gershman - What Makes Us Smart

39 mins; December 03, 2022

Nature & Nurture #80: Dr. Frank von Hippel - The Chemical Age

61 hours 31 mins; November 16, 2022

Nature & Nurture #79: Dr. Robert Epstein - The Case Against Adolescence

98 hours 29 mins; November 09, 2022

Nature & Nurture #78: Dr. Jason Mitchell - The Neuroscience of Mindreading

50 mins; November 02, 2022

Nature & Nurture #77: Dr. Bryce Huebner - Embodied, Micro, & Macrocognition

55 mins; October 26, 2022

Nature & Nurture #76: Dr. Randolph Nesse - Good (Evolutionary) Reasons for Bad Feelings

56 mins; October 12, 2022

Nature & Nurture #75: Dr. Steven Pinker - Why Rationality Matters

56 mins; October 05, 2022

Nature & Nurture #74: Dr. Ilan Dar-Nimrod - Genetic Essentialism & Existentialism

52 mins; September 28, 2022

Nature & Nurture #73: Dr. Imac Zambrana - Language Development & Social Learning

87 hours 11 mins; September 21, 2022

Nature & Nurture #72: Dr. Valerie van Mulukom - Imagination, Memory, & Belief

46 mins; September 14, 2022

Nature & Nurture #71: Dr. Anna Lembke - Pain, Pleasure, & Dopamine

53 mins; August 31, 2022

Nature & Nurture #70: Dr. Alan Levinovitz - Nature, Goodness, & Uncertainty

58 mins; August 24, 2022

Nature & Nurture #69: Dr. Frans de Waal - Sex & Gender in Primates

55 mins; August 17, 2022

Nature & Nurture #68: Dr. Kim Meidenbauer - Environmental Neuroscience & Social Cognition

55 mins; August 10, 2022

Nature & Nurture #67: Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar - The Science of Happiness

50 mins; August 02, 2022

Nature & Nurture #66: Dr. Sofie Valk - Social Neuroscience & Genetics

34 mins; July 26, 2022

Nature & Nurture #65: Dr. Courtney Hilton - Music & Cognition

56 mins; July 20, 2022

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