Dr. David Pinsof is the co-creator of Cards Against Humanity, as well as a social scientist at UCLA and author of Everything is Bullshit on Substack, where he explores the evolutionary forces behind self-deception, belief, and human behavior.

0:00 Intro

0:35 Why We Evolved to Self-Deceive

4:42 People Are Bad At Spotting Deception

5:20 Why We Bullshit Ourselves & Others

7:37 The Use of Self-Deception

11:27 Why Are People So Easily Deceived? The Social Function of Self-Deception & False Beliefs

14:45 Social vs. Real Beliefs; Why People "Believe" Conspiracy Theories

22:03 Why Listen to Dr Pinsof?

23:40 Is There Evidence We Are Constantly Bullshitting Ourselves?

28:53 Science Has Shed Light on Human Nature & Motivations

34:41 How Does Human Behavior Work?

36:43 Evolutionary Incentives Drive All Behavior

38:49 Subliminal Priming is Bullshit

40:13 A Scientific & Evolutionary Perspective on the Meaning of Life

52:05 How Can We See Past Our Self-Deception?

53:13 Dr. Pinsof's Recommended Books

Dr. Pinsof's Substack "Everything Is Bullshit" – https://www.everythingisbullshit.blog/

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Hugo Mercier's Not Born Yesterday – https://amzn.to/3G2tb36

Hugo Mercier's The Enigma of Reason – https://amzn.to/4cvnBTa

EPISODES LIKE THIS:

The Hidden (Evolutionary) Motives Behind Everything You Do | Dr. Robin Hanson – https://youtu.be/8ziMZDlNMcE

How Life Began and How Humans Evolved | Richard Anderson – https://youtu.be/NR0gOZu2oCQ

Psychology Professor: The 8 Most Common Thinking Errors | Dr. Alexander Swan – https://youtu.be/96HCK0HKz_0

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JYb9k391HBg