270. Deception and Psychopathy | Robert Trivers

Robert Trivers is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist. He proposed the theory of Reciprocal Altruism, in a paper that he published in 1971, linked below. Trivers was awarded the 2007 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences for analysis and contributions to the theory of social evolution, conflict, and cooperation. In this episode, Robert Trivers and I talk about reciprocal altruism, deception and self-deception as adaptive strategies, genuine victims and reducing vulnerability, and much more. —Links—Read Robert Trivers' Paper: https://roberttrivers.com/Publications_files/Trivers%201971.pdfRead Robert Trivers' books: https://roberttrivers.com/Books.htmlRead Robert Trivers' Other Publications: https://roberttrivers.com/Publications.htmlFollow Robert Trivers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/triversrobert —Chapters—[0:00] Intro[1:50] Reciprocal Altruism[9:41] Why Focus On Morality Issues?[12:34] Reciprocal Altruism and Society[16:35] Robert Trivers' First Paper and Initial Research[19:13] Competition and Cooperation[20:22] Deception and Self-Deception[22:57] Cues of Deception[23:41] Robert Trivers' Loss of Short Term Memory[25:05] An Example of Passive Self-Deception[33:41] The…