Dr. Doug Lisle wraps up the three-part series on Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life by explaining why almost no one has ever filmed a real, unscripted therapy session, why he chose to tell this book as a dialogue between Holmes and Dilbert Peabody rather than a standard chapter-by-chapter self-help format, and why he’s now ready to go back to live demonstrations now that the underlying theory is finally written down. He traces his own intellectual lineage from Darwin to Richard Dawkins to Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, explains why he considers evolutionary psychology the most significant revolution in the history of thought, and talks through who this book is really written for. Nathan closes out the series with ordering details for the book.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life is available now for pre-order at https://www.SherlockSecret.com with a 20% discount using code BYG20.
Timestamps: [00:00] Evolutionary psychology in action, and the sparse history of real psychotherapy on video [02:42] The first time psychology becomes consilient with biology [05:33] Who this book is actually written for [11:16] The real core of human dissatisfaction: esteem and social ecology [16:42] Why the book reads as a dialogue instead of a standard self-help format [22:52] Why clinicians remember a case, not a definition [30:08] The goal: saving clinicians and readers a lifetime of frustration [32:06] Where to order the book and the BYG20 discount code
Beat Your Genes is an evolutionary psychology podcast co-hosted by Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD, and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. Submit your question for Dr. Lisle at beatyourgenes.org and it may be answered on a future episode.
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