Gad Saad on Mind Viruses, and the Evolutionary Explanation for SJWs

12/08/2020 Robert P. Murphy

Gad Saad is Professor of Marketing and holds the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. He talks with Bob about his new book, The Parasitic Mind, and its relationship to the culture wars.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this interview
Gad Saad’s website
Saad’s books The Parasitic Mind and The Evolutionary Basis of Consumption
Gavin de Becker’s The Gift of Fear
The famous honey badger video (NSFW)

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