06: Psychology of Gender Dynamics and Differences

Today’s topic is gender differences.  We start the show about a news event that occured with an academic where he stepped into some trouble for discussing gender differences.  Dr. Lisle discusses the biological difference between men and…

05: Stone-Age politics vs. Modern-day politics

Where do political views come from?  Dr Lisle explains that political differences evolved from our basic need to optimize the survival of the stone age village.  This results in a natural split of political views that essentially desire to…

04: Staying with a Man Who’s Not Right For You

As Dr. Lisle discusses the purpose of psychology, we begin with a discussion of thoughts, feelings, and behavior.    Some philosophers believe that we can think one thing and then feel something completely different but Dr. Lisle explains…

03: High Cost of High Expectations

Motivation and expectations are supposed to go hand-in-hand.  The idea being – if you’re expected to achieve a goal, your motivation kicks in to meet these expectations.  In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over a concept called The Ego…

02: Stepping Stones to Self-Esteem

What does “self-esteem” actually mean?  In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over the history of the study of self-esteem.  Then he explains his own discoveries of  esteem processes including self-esteem. As it turns out, nobody can give you…

01: Happiness vs. Pleasure : What is the goal of life?

In the very first episode of the Beat Your Genes podcast, Host Nate Gershfeld talks with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD about the purpose of life, happiness vs. pleasure, and the psychological mechanisms that guide our behavior.    Dr. Lisle talks…