50 Books like Dirty Minds

The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain

by Judith Horstman • 2011

Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.

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119

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Social Neuroscience ⚗️ Brain Chemistry 🤝 Bonding And Attachment 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain Summary

The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain 98%

Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.

by Judith Horstman 2011

3.87

119 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Social Neuroscience ⚗️ Brain Chemistry 🤝 Bonding And Attachment 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

The Chemistry Between Us

by Larry Young • 2012

Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.

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1k+

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Pair Bonding 🧪 Brain Reward Pathways 🦋 Biology Of Desire

The Chemistry Between Us 98%

Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.

by Larry Young 2012

3.93

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Pair Bonding 🧪 Brain Reward Pathways 🦋 Biology Of Desire

Sex on the Brain

by Daniel G. Amen • 2007

Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.

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300

🧪 Relationship Science 🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 💪 Brain Health 🌸 Sexual Wellness 💑 Couples Therapy

Sex on the Brain 97%

Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.

by Daniel G. Amen 2007

3.72

300 ratings

🧪 Relationship Science 🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 💪 Brain Health 🌸 Sexual Wellness 💑 Couples Therapy

The Science of Love

by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2012

Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.

3.47

333

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 🤝 Social Bonding 🕸️ Social Networks

The Science of Love 97%

Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.

by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2012

3.47

333 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 🤝 Social Bonding 🕸️ Social Networks

Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love

by Allan Pease • 2010

Men and women run on different operating systems; ignoring it wrecks half of all marriages.

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3k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ♂️♀️ Sex Differences 💘 Mating Psychology 🧲 Attraction Science ❤️ Biology Of Love

Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love Summary

Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love 96%

Men and women run on different operating systems; ignoring it wrecks half of all marriages.

by Allan Pease 2010

3.70

3k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ♂️♀️ Sex Differences 💘 Mating Psychology 🧲 Attraction Science ❤️ Biology Of Love

Decoding Love

by Andrew S. Trees • 2009

Why your genes, your nose, and an invisible market make your romantic decisions before you do.

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329

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🐸 Mate Selection 📱 Modern Dating 💰 Dating Economics 💸 Behavioral Economics

Decoding Love 96%

Why your genes, your nose, and an invisible market make your romantic decisions before you do.

by Andrew S. Trees 2009

3.64

329 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🐸 Mate Selection 📱 Modern Dating 💰 Dating Economics 💸 Behavioral Economics

Why Him? Why Her?

by Helen Fisher • 2009

Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.

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3k+

🧬 Personality Typing 🔬 Relationship Science 💞 Romantic Compatibility 🧠 Neurochemistry Of Love 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Why Him? Why Her? 96%

Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.

by Helen Fisher 2009

3.87

3k+ ratings

🧬 Personality Typing 🔬 Relationship Science 💞 Romantic Compatibility 🧠 Neurochemistry Of Love 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Attraction, Love, Sex

by Simon LeVay • 2023

Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.

3.49

🔬 Human Sexuality 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💘 Sexual Attraction 💑 Relationship Science 🌈 Sexual Orientation

Attraction, Love, Sex 96%

Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.

by Simon LeVay 2023

3.49

43 ratings

🔬 Human Sexuality 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💘 Sexual Attraction 💑 Relationship Science 🌈 Sexual Orientation

Wired for Love

by Stephanie Cacioppo • 2022

She studied love as a neuroscientist. Then her husband died, and her brain became the experiment.

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2k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Relationship Science 💔 Grief And Loss 🏚️ Loneliness Studies 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Wired for Love 96%

She studied love as a neuroscientist. Then her husband died, and her brain became the experiment.

by Stephanie Cacioppo 2022

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Relationship Science 💔 Grief And Loss 🏚️ Loneliness Studies 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Female Brain

by Louann Brizendine • 2006

What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.

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15k+

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧬 Hormones And Behavior 🤝 Attachment Science 🫂 Empathy And The Brain 💔 Love And Addiction

The Female Brain 95%

What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.

by Louann Brizendine 2006

3.85

15k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧬 Hormones And Behavior 🤝 Attachment Science 🫂 Empathy And The Brain 💔 Love And Addiction

The Male Brain

by Louann Brizendine • 2010

A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.

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6k+

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧪 Hormonal Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤱 Maternal Neuroscience 🌙 Menopause Transition

The Male Brain 95%

A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.

by Louann Brizendine 2010

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧪 Hormonal Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤱 Maternal Neuroscience 🌙 Menopause Transition

The Science of Attraction

by Patrick King • 2017

Flirting follows a script, attraction runs on biology. The rules for making both work in your favor.

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218

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 💋 Flirting Techniques 🔬 Attraction Science 💘 Mate Selection

The Science of Attraction 95%

Flirting follows a script, attraction runs on biology. The rules for making both work in your favor.

by Patrick King 2017

3.52

218 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 💋 Flirting Techniques 🔬 Attraction Science 💘 Mate Selection

Why We Love

by Anna Machin • 2022

Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.

3.72

205

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💑 Relationship Science 🧬 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Social Bonding

Why We Love 95%

Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.

by Anna Machin 2022

3.72

205 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💑 Relationship Science 🧬 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Social Bonding

A General Theory of Love

by Thomas Lewis • 2000

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

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5k+

📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

A General Theory of Love 95%

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

by Thomas Lewis 2000

4.10

5k+ ratings

📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

by Allan Pease • 1998

He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.

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12k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Gender Differences 💬 Communication Styles 🧠 Pop Neuroscience 👩‍❤️‍👨 Straight Couples

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps Summary

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps 95%

He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.

by Allan Pease 1998

3.75

12k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Gender Differences 💬 Communication Styles 🧠 Pop Neuroscience 👩‍❤️‍👨 Straight Couples

Why Is Sex Fun?

by Jared Diamond • 1997

Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.

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7k+

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 💞 Human Sexuality 🦚 Sexual Selection 🔄 Reproductive Strategies 💘 Mate Selection

Why Is Sex Fun? 95%

Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.

by Jared Diamond 1997

3.71

7k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 💞 Human Sexuality 🦚 Sexual Selection 🔄 Reproductive Strategies 💘 Mate Selection

The Psychology of Twilight

by E. David Klonsky • 2011

Your brain picked Team Edward or Team Jacob long before you did. The reasons aren't romantic.

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3k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Pop Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧪 Dopamine And Desire 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis

The Psychology of Twilight 95%

Your brain picked Team Edward or Team Jacob long before you did. The reasons aren't romantic.

by E. David Klonsky 2011

4.52

3k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Pop Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧪 Dopamine And Desire 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis

A Book About Love

by Jonah Lehrer • 2016

Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.

3.73

577

🧩 Attachment Theory 🔬 Relationship Science 🌟 Meaning And Purpose ❤️‍🩹 Healing Power Of Love 😊 Positive Psychology

A Book About Love 95%

Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.

by Jonah Lehrer 2016

3.73

577 ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 🔬 Relationship Science 🌟 Meaning And Purpose ❤️‍🩹 Healing Power Of Love 😊 Positive Psychology

It's Not You, It's Biology.

by Joe Quirk • 2008

Men and women want different things because sperm and eggs have conflicting goals.

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583

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Mating Behavior 💃 Sexual Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 👀 Mate Choice

It's Not You, It's Biology. 94%

Men and women want different things because sperm and eggs have conflicting goals.

by Joe Quirk 2008

4.04

583 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Mating Behavior 💃 Sexual Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 👀 Mate Choice

Mating Intelligence Unleashed

by Glenn Geher • 2012

Evolution wired your brain for courtship: the hidden skills that run your love life.

3.70

210

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Mating Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 💘 Mate Preferences 🕶️ Dark Triad Traits

Mating Intelligence Unleashed 94%

Evolution wired your brain for courtship: the hidden skills that run your love life.

by Glenn Geher 2012

3.70

210 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Mating Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 💘 Mate Preferences 🕶️ Dark Triad Traits

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters

by Alan S. Miller • 2006

The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.

3.56

2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Human Mating 🦚 Sexual Selection ⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch 🙏 Psychology Of Religion

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Summary

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters 94%

The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.

by Alan S. Miller 2006

3.56

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Human Mating 🦚 Sexual Selection ⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch 🙏 Psychology Of Religion

The Happy Brain

by Dean Burnett • 2018

A neuroscientist reveals the messy brain circuits behind happiness, and why the chase backfires.

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2k+

😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Brain Chemistry 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 💼 Meaningful Work

The Happy Brain 94%

A neuroscientist reveals the messy brain circuits behind happiness, and why the chase backfires.

by Dean Burnett 2018

3.70

2k+ ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 🧠 Brain Chemistry 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 💼 Meaningful Work

The Honeymoon Effect

by Bruce H. Lipton • 2013

5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.

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2k+

🧠 Relationship Psychology 🌀 Subconscious Reprogramming 💕 Neurochemistry Of Love ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🧬 New Age Biology

The Honeymoon Effect 94%

5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.

by Bruce H. Lipton 2013

3.97

2k+ ratings

🧠 Relationship Psychology 🌀 Subconscious Reprogramming 💕 Neurochemistry Of Love ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🧬 New Age Biology

A Billion Wicked Thoughts

by Ogi Ogas • 2011

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

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4k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire ⚡ Gender Differences 💻 Internet Data

A Billion Wicked Thoughts 94%

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

by Ogi Ogas 2011

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire ⚡ Gender Differences 💻 Internet Data

Testosterone Rex

by Cordelia Fine • 2017

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

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4k+

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Testosterone Rex 94%

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

by Cordelia Fine 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Sperm Wars

by Robin Baker • 1996

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

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3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Sperm Wars 94%

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

by Robin Baker 1996

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Why Women Have Sex

by Cindy M. Meston • 2009

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

3.94

2k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

Why Women Have Sex 94%

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

by Cindy M. Meston 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

Mind Wide Open

by Steven Johnson • 1999

A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.

3.90

6k+

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

Mind Wide Open 94%

A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.

by Steven Johnson 1999

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

Love Sense

by Sue Johnson • 2013

Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.

4.09

3k+

🧩 Attachment Theory 🔒 Attachment Styles 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Bonding 🔬 Relationship Science

Love Sense 94%

Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.

by Sue Johnson 2013

4.09

3k+ ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 🔒 Attachment Styles 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Bonding 🔬 Relationship Science

Wired for Dating

by Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT • 2016

Love is a neurochemical event. Learn to read your brain's signals before choosing the wrong partner.

3.80

1k+

📖 Dating Advice 🧠 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Dating ❤️ Science Of Love 😰 Dating Anxiety

Wired for Dating 94%

Love is a neurochemical event. Learn to read your brain's signals before choosing the wrong partner.

by Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT 2016

3.80

1k+ ratings

📖 Dating Advice 🧠 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Dating ❤️ Science Of Love 😰 Dating Anxiety

The Man's Guide to Women

by John M. Gottman • 2016

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

4.19

3k+

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

The Man's Guide to Women 94%

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

by John M. Gottman 2016

4.19

3k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

What Women Want Men to Know

by Barbara De Angelis • 2001

She isn't complicated, she's just built different. The blueprint for a woman's emotional circuitry.

3.66

807

🧠 Female Psychology 💞 Emotional Connection 🗣️ Communication Styles 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 🧐 Pop Psychology

What Women Want Men to Know 93%

She isn't complicated, she's just built different. The blueprint for a woman's emotional circuitry.

by Barbara De Angelis 2001

3.66

807 ratings

🧠 Female Psychology 💞 Emotional Connection 🗣️ Communication Styles 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 🧐 Pop Psychology

Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life

by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2011

What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?

3.56

672

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Modular Mind 🔍 Cognitive Biases 💑 Mating Strategies

Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life Summary

Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life 93%

What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?

by Douglas T. Kenrick 2011

3.56

672 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Modular Mind 🔍 Cognitive Biases 💑 Mating Strategies

Beyond Mars and Venus

by John Gray • 2016

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

3.81

894

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

Beyond Mars and Venus 93%

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

by John Gray 2016

3.81

894 ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

The Archaeology of Mind

by Jaak Panksepp • 2012

Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.

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410

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neurobiology 🐾 Animal Emotions 🌊 Evolution Of Emotion

The Archaeology of Mind 93%

Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.

by Jaak Panksepp 2012

4.44

410 ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neurobiology 🐾 Animal Emotions 🌊 Evolution Of Emotion

Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate

by Arielle Ford • 2015

Stop searching for your soulmate. The practical path to becoming one with the partner you have.

3.55

110

💍 Marriage Advice 🙏 Spiritual Relationships 👫 Gender Differences 🧠 Biology Of Love 🤝 Partner Acceptance

Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate Summary

Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate 93%

Stop searching for your soulmate. The practical path to becoming one with the partner you have.

by Arielle Ford 2015

3.55

110 ratings

💍 Marriage Advice 🙏 Spiritual Relationships 👫 Gender Differences 🧠 Biology Of Love 🤝 Partner Acceptance

Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain

by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2022

Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.

3.83

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪨 Modern Mismatch 🧱 Environment Design 🤝 Friendship Science 👑 Status Seeking

Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain Summary

Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain 93%

Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.

by Douglas T. Kenrick 2022

3.83

46 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪨 Modern Mismatch 🧱 Environment Design 🤝 Friendship Science 👑 Status Seeking

The Science of Sin

by Jack Lewis • 2018

Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.

3.60

230

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🚦 Impulse Control 🧘 Emotional Regulation 📱 Modern Temptations

The Science of Sin 93%

Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.

by Jack Lewis 2018

3.60

230 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🚦 Impulse Control 🧘 Emotional Regulation 📱 Modern Temptations

Your Brain on Love

by Stan Tatkin • 2013

Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.

4.33

1k+

💑 Couples Therapy 🧬 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Secure Bonding 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Your Brain on Love 93%

Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.

by Stan Tatkin 2013

4.33

1k+ ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧬 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Secure Bonding 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Human Instinct

by Robert Winston • 2002

Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.

4.00

464

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology ⚡ Mismatch Theory 💕 Mate Preferences 👨‍👩‍👧 Kin Selection

Human Instinct 93%

Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.

by Robert Winston 2002

4.00

464 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology ⚡ Mismatch Theory 💕 Mate Preferences 👨‍👩‍👧 Kin Selection

The State of Affairs

by Esther Perel • 2017

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

4.36

24k+

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

The State of Affairs 93%

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

by Esther Perel 2017

4.36

24k+ ratings

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

Sex in Human Loving

by Eric Berne • 1970

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

3.62

364

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

Sex in Human Loving 93%

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

by Eric Berne 1970

3.62

364 ratings

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

Hormonal

by Martie Haselton • 2018

Your monthly cycle isn't chaos. It's an ancient intelligence for desire, mate selection, strategy.

3.55

783

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌸 Female Hormones 💞 Mate Selection 🔄 Menstrual Cycle 👶 Parental Investment

Hormonal 93%

Your monthly cycle isn't chaos. It's an ancient intelligence for desire, mate selection, strategy.

by Martie Haselton 2018

3.55

783 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌸 Female Hormones 💞 Mate Selection 🔄 Menstrual Cycle 👶 Parental Investment

Love is a Story

by Robert J. Sternberg • 1998

You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.

3.74

271

🧠 Relationship Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 💭 Love Theory 🌍 Cultural Scripts 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Love is a Story 93%

You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.

by Robert J. Sternberg 1998

3.74

271 ratings

🧠 Relationship Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 💭 Love Theory 🌍 Cultural Scripts 🔄 Relationship Patterns

When Men Behave Badly

by David M. Buss • 2021

Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.

4.09

1k+

🔬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Mating Psychology ⚔️ Sexual Aggression 🚨 Intimate Partner Violence 🖤 Dark Personality Traits

When Men Behave Badly 93%

Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.

by David M. Buss 2021

4.09

1k+ ratings

🔬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Mating Psychology ⚔️ Sexual Aggression 🚨 Intimate Partner Violence 🖤 Dark Personality Traits

Your Brain

by Matthew MacDonald • 2008

A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.

3.77

367

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

Your Brain 93%

A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.

by Matthew MacDonald 2008

3.77

367 ratings

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

The Truth

by Neil Strauss • 2015

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

4.11

8k+

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Truth 93%

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

by Neil Strauss 2015

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Born to Be Good

by Dacher Keltner • 2009

Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.

3.57

729

🌞 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

Born to Be Good 93%

Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.

by Dacher Keltner 2009

3.57

729 ratings

🌞 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

The Compass of Pleasure

by David J. Linden • 2010

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

3.89

6k+

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

The Compass of Pleasure 93%

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

by David J. Linden 2010

3.89

6k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

We Do

by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018

A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.

4.18

493

🧠 Attachment Theory 💑 Couples Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Safety ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Negativity Bias

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A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.

by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018

4.18

493 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 💑 Couples Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Safety ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Negativity Bias

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