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

Episode 61: 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

1:05:00 Ending

Macken Murphy

Website: https://www.mackenmurphy.org/ 

Podcast: https://pod.link/1334821500 

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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.