The Consuming Instinct | Dr. Gad Saad | Talks at Google

In this highly informative and entertaining book "The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature", the founder of the vibrant new field of evolutionary consumption illuminates the relevance of our biological heritage to our daily lives as consumers. While culture is important, the author shows that innate evolutionary forces deeply influence the foods we eat, the gifts we offer, the cosmetics and clothing styles we choose to make ourselves more attractive to potential mates, and even the cultural products that stimulate our imaginations (such as art, music, and religion).
Get the book here: goo.gl/uCcJA3
Moderated by Jordan Thibodeau.

[@Normie...]

I hope none of you at Google get fired for this terrible crime to the postmodernist narrative. Seriously, congratulations to the brave people at Google who made this talk happen.

[@gwho]

James damper was the public execution to make a statement and send a message

[@lachlanchase5887]

instablaster

[@tmcche7881]

@@gwho ... James Damore

[@rubenpartono]

What is the postmodernist narrative?

[@tmcche7881]

@@rubenpartono to understand the narrative well, read the professor's book, or watch his other videos or checkout Jordan Peterson's work. Or Google postmodernism, trying on your own to understand the implications from the inevitable nonsense spewing from postmodernist philosophy and the need for the neomarxists to cleanup their circular reasoning. A reasoning they deny to opposing arguments against. In shorthand, postmodernism is a philosophical circlejerk.

[@mick7sp]

Thanks Google... for helping to show James Damore was correct.

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

Irony is wasted on the disingenuous.

[@thundaga4005]

I can't conceive Google hosting this kind of speaker nowadays. I'm surprised they had him in 2017. But this is what an intelligent, reasonable argument is. It's not chanting slogans, calling people bigots, and trying to shut them down.

[@frankvonfrauner]

That's the only tactic left when you know that you're wrong.

[@tmcche7881]

@@frankvonfrauner ... no pun intended? "tactic left"

[@TOMiX1024]

@Thundaga haha I came to the comment section to articulate the same suspicion. Yours was at the top.

[@Lteyseytey]

The world outside is a lot more different from the world presented by the internet. As far as I know Gad Saad has made some significant contributions to the field of behavioral science, marketing, and economics. It wouldn't surprise me if Google started hosting him again these days too.

[@gayrambo4529]

I can't believe they actually posted this.

[@LasseHuhtala]

I guess the Google VP of diversity hasn't seen the video yet. :-)

[@j_freed]

In some aspects, Google does try to be a diverse and flexible company, or else they wouldn't be such incredible innovators. There are nonetheless systemic flaws. Give 'em a chance to grow up!

[@JM-co6rf]

@@j_freed Grow up, or grow powerful?

[@anthonybrett]

@@j_freed They have had 20 years mate. Most huge companies only last 40-50, how much more time should we give them? My worry is, they are grown up, and now like all grown ups, they want to...control!

[@andythompson2009]

Too diverse...

[@VilleMetsola]

Dr. Saad, you are a true inspiration.

[@EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful]

Such a great speaker. Very knowledgeable, funny, charismatic and witty.

[@zicada7661]

Excellent talk! Toxic rationality.

[@stinkyboomboom]

scientific facts that give people an owwie in their feels.

[@uldissprogis5138]

Kudos to driving a stake into the hearts of story telling truth denying sociologists who think human biology has no effect on human behavior.

[@briannxx]

His name was James Damore

[@shughy1]

The radical left hate this type of person, intelligent, articulate and can argue with facts instead of resorting to shutting down / silencing the opposition. A great talk. And kudos to Google for showing a more open mind by allowing this, this is true progression.

[@brianfinnegan664]

Gad is up there with Sam Harris and Jordan peterson and Christopher Hitchens as my main influences

[@purugigi]

Same here

[@glennos1974]

I posit that anyone without an ideological bias would be forced to agree with Dr Saad. Evolutionary Psychology will be a corner stone of all human studies in the future.

[@hoffman1414]

Me clicking the next Gad video in my recommendations: "Let's keep going"

[@gunner4ever924]

India loves you Gadfather

[@ershadzafar2537]

Who is India..?

[@babyyoda7311]

@@ershadzafar2537 a girl

[@veerswami7175]

@@ershadzafar2537 a country

[@cyberpunkhowl674]

Love how not one single google employee dared to stand up and ask a question. They must really want to keep their jobs. Wow they stay in line.

[@JM-co6rf]

I work at a tech company. In slack, EVERY DAY there are company-wide announcements about 'white privilege', 'systemic racism', BLM, Diversity and Inclusion, race demographics at the company, warnings about "hate speech" ----- so it's zero joking, zero humor -- we're all worried one little slip and the neo-neo-marxists will throw you into the (job) gulag.

[@leopardfrog67]

Only the white males.They have learned not to speak thier mind and they only utter racist,sexist,homophobic,islamophobic,trans-phobic,xenophobic,misogynist,pro-patriarchy views and it is best for them to shut up and listen, or else.

[@babyyoda7311]

wow I'm from a third world country and you guys sound very apocalyptic

[@Etspiritu22]

@@babyyoda7311 white peoples world ends when they are forced to see outside their bubble

[@leopardfrog67]

The Godfather red-pilling one of the generals in the s.j.w. army, Google. Keep up the good fight Gad.

[@karagi101]

I especially love how he takes down religion and the anti-science folks.

[@markm0000]

What a great talk! He really put his cards up against the politically correct and I will be following his audiobooks .

[@williamgaines9736]

The podium looks like the back of a Maytag dryer. I wonder why it took so long to publish this? Gad Saad is definitely in his element in such a venue. Hopefully all can learn something from this.

[@AnkushNarula]

William Gaines I was wondering too - and then I realized that it was recorded just before the Damore memo was leaked.

[@stinkyboomboom]

So... I'm assuming Google will give James Damore his job back after hosting Gad Saad talking about the same exact thing? Not that James would take the job back...

[@scottbrennan9365]

This talk was months before Damoregate, it took Google an age to upload it.

[@thunderstruck1078]

This talk was immediately after Damoregate. It took them 2,5 months to upload (see Gad Saad's chat with Damore where he explains that).

[@BillM1960]

Well, I guess this one won't get demonitized by the evil genius.

[@AnkushNarula]

I’ve wanted to hear an explanation of his work for a while and this was quite informative. Outstanding talk Dr Saad.

[@nyatella]

mind blowing excellent presentation comprised of decades of research 👏👏👏

[@nikolashopov6870]

This gentleman is a national treasure! :)

[@ap3shhh]

Awesome. I've watched tons of Dr. Gad Saad's content on KZbin but I'm surprised I've never seen this one in particular. Popped up in my recommendations 3 years later.

[@rogertheedodger]

Google would never ever hire Gad Saad to speak in 2020

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

what's so controversial about this guy anyway?

[@mahanirvaantantra]

@@wrathofgrothendieck evolutionary psychology and biology doesn't comply with postmodern social justice ideologies which corporates have started to follow these days

[@mustavogaia2655]

I would give all my data to Google with they allow Dr. Peterson to talk there.

[@aloevera7422]

you already do

[@user-zr5go5lv3b]

this was a great talk thanks Dr Gad Saad

[@TheAnubite]

This was great! Thanks Professor Gad.

[@BillM1960]

Great talk Doc.

[@ambientaddict7613]

Just recently seen this video. Gad Saad is amazing!! The Parasitic Mind is a great read

[@huberhg]

Great talk, Dr. Gad Saad. Thank you very much

[@_Matt_Matt_365_]

I'm baffled that this video doesn't have more views!!! everyone NEEDS to see this!!!!

[@Claad2]

I'm very surprised this happened

[@stinkyboomboom]

Yes! The Gadfather!!

[@jessefunk3986]

Incredible speaker

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

Google used to allow this at one time- Amazing!

[@mmf1728]

Brilliant man.

[@Blockhead140]

I love this man!

[@nickprohoroff3720]

My God. You are Master and Commander of this field sir. Thank you.

[@karagi101]

How would you know that unless you are at least as knowledgeable in his field as he is?

[@venkataponnaganti]

A great talk of Dr. Gad Saad

[@mrblomman76]

imagine this talk in 2021.....

[@Himberto101]

Awesome google, very much appreciated!

[@albeit1]

Regarding step parents and child abuse, I heard recently that Henry Tudor's mother had to let a male relative raise him when she got remarried because that was the custom in medieval England. Probably to avoid step parent child abuse.

[@judiechamblee9581]

fabulous.dr saad...thank you..the deeper into this lecture the more fantastic it is...

[@tamiranashechorwira5843]

The lecture is wonderful. I really like his explanation on how evolutionary forces influence us.

[@10forthebigguy]

Best google talk ever!!

[@cyberpunkhowl674]

I’m impressed he went into the belly of the leftists beast to share knowledge.

[@Bluudclaat]

vehmic I think this whole talk basically says that yes, it does. Do you have too much wax in your ears or something

[@maatonne]

I think a lot from an evolutionary perspective, a lot of what was presented here were thing I have come up with on my own.

[@CeleritySound]

I hid under my desk after listening to this!

[@inmydelorean6025]

This talk should have been delivered by James Damore.

[@KevinBocky1]

Great Talk!

[@CraaaabPeople]

Would it be fair to say that the reason peppers/spices correlating well with pathogenic density be because they both thrive in warm climates?

[@Heinrick192]

Sweet!

[@Wtornado]

Excellent.

[@dennisb1698]

How badass is The Gadfather, putting his life on the line - with the current situation at Google in mind: 'you guys are way too politically correct. Let's ramp it up.'

[@patriciadunmore9767]

All hail the Gadfather 👏👏👏

[@TheVafa95]

An interesting illuminating talk. It seems Dr. Saad's perspective of evolutionary forces is missing the spiritual nature of human beings, even though the spiritual nature is subject to evolutionary forces too. Perhaps the study of the evolutionary aspect of humanity's higher nature would be a new field of future studies-even though it might be anti-irrational consumerism.

[@ragelegend]

Very intriguing

what a likable professor

[@brianriley5108]

I'm surprised Google would allow this after they fired Damore.

[@dhaltonmiller1215]

Lol this guy is crazy! He is literally in the lions den making jokes. What a honey badger

[@mactastic144]

This will get taken down or blocked in some way eventually.

[@Bluudclaat]

Stellarspace It would if it had any meaningful view count

[@judiechamblee9581]

dr. saad you are right on..hope you can straighten out this crazy world and the clowns who are messing with our logic and biology systems .. ..

[@AlR-db2mm]

Very interesting

[@therealpatriarchy]

Are there any studies investigating whether interrupting people and hollering at them over top of loud music is really the best way to reach customers in the middle of watching a quiet documentary? Does this actually work? Or, does it cause unforeseen adaptations such quick muting reflexes and/or other volatile reactions.

[@DharmendraRaiMindMap]

Gad Saad rocks ! if you don t like it - damn you animals :)

[@stefanosstamatiadis740]

I have lasted 28 minutes and you blew my mind..

[@martinheath5947]

So much unashamed blasphemy in the church of Google Gadfather rocks!

[@noah1502]

"believing in wrong ideas even though they feel good, may not be the good thing to do". im actually glad the religion question was asked right after the pronouns question. because i think both of these things, religion, and most (not all) of current trans issues stem from similar areas. that we are intelligent beings who are consumed by our own mental weight. this produces relgions, and religion-like things, such as an obsession with gender, gender roles, stereotypes, etc. i truly believe that in order to be at a fundamentally true level, we should understand that everyone is either male, female, or the incredibly rare intersex. this hold no weight on how we respect each other, everyone should have equal opportunities, but things like personal religious beliefs, or personal beliefs about one's gender, should not hold weight over other's heads who do not believe in the same perspectives. especially when it comes to female only safe spaces or sports.

[@noah1502]

also i disagree with what he said at the end. intersectionality: the understanding that different compounding traits can make one's life more difficult-- that is not anti-science. and radical feminism: the understanding that the root of female oppression stems from the fact we are female-- that is not anti-science. people have used both of these ideas in anti-scientific ways. but that does not mean the fundamental ideas themselves are anti-scientific.

[@neilb3332]

Finally!😬

[@ferreirap.]

Thumbs up for James Damore.

[@AA-eb1yy]

Te amo

[@aloevera7422]

Let’s get this bread

[@Sinsteel]

"I think I've got a project for you, how would you like to surf porn sites for two weeks?" to which he answered "I'm already doing it!"

[@HR-yd5ib]

I assume google fired each guy (was there also a woman?) who laughed at any of the politically incorrect jokes or findings presented here.

[@pattymarie9730]

Do we have to just change everyday. It’s starting to feel like a treadmill going nowhere.. let’s use some of what we got!

[@RichardThePear]

The latest and largest study on the genetic source of homosexuality just proved you entirely correct Gadfather.

[@pareeeque]

Hello, could you point me to this study please?

[@nyan285]

I'm one year late but can you link the study please?

[@HR-yd5ib]

Based on stats ... physicist are in fact more intelligent that sociologists on average.

[@The1Helleri]

31:30 That's incorrect. A Peacock's train feathers are not an inhibition to it's survivability but a benefit. When attacked by a Tiger (a natural predator in it's native habitat) the peacock will react with a sudden dash. Though they don't have a very high top speed they accelerate and can turn rather quickly. Their train accounts for around 60% of their total length. This will more often than not cause a Tiger's grasping pounce to fail through miscalculation. Leaving the Tiger with only train feathers (they easily detach). Then with a few hops the bird is airborne and will make it's escape into the tree's or some other high place. It's very similar to an escape strategy many lizards use. In which they will drop their tail in order to escape (they grow a new tail). The only functional difference is that most lizards can't do any thing similar to flight. But they often don't need to. As the tail does twitch once dropped and does have caloric value. So a predator is often dissuaded from further pursuit of that same lizard having gotten a small morsel (which usually at least makes up for the energy lost in the attempt at a bigger prize). Many animals use decoy tactics with this. What's interesting about the peacock is that it's decoy tactic became a trait that is sexually selected for. Normally when an animal has such a trick up it's sleeve, it doesn't also help it to get a mate. Another example where the trait is solely for survival and doesn't increase reproductive odds is a squid with it's ink decoy. The why of how a peacocks survival mechanism is also a sexual selection trait probably has less to do with it's natural evolution and more to do with eugenics. Peacocks have been common grounds animals for likely 1000's of years. Seasonally their eggs can be collected for consumption for about a month. If one has enough peahens and a way of preserving the eggs (traditional methods can keep eggs relatively fresh for up to about 6 months). They can be an occasional delicacy throughout the better part of a year. That said the eggs are not normally consumed. Keeping peafowl has two main purposes traditionally: 1) They are very loud and will cacaw in chorus across an estates grounds at the mere rustling of a bush. In India, it's good to know when a Tiger is on your property. 2) The feathers have always been desirable and rather easy to sell for a stable supplemental income. The second reason is probably why peacock trains got to be so long and full. It's also likely why peafowl can live up to 40 years in captivity. Human selection for desirable traits. A peacock with a puny train is more likely to end up on a dinner plate. A peacock that has a good train is more likely to be kept alive by it's human tenders, and survive attack from wild predators. So bigger trains likely ended up as more than a survival decoy mechanism through human intervention.

[@TeaParty1776]

> This will more often than not cause a Tiger's grasping pounce to fail through miscalculation. I am reminded of a woman I met in a bar...Damned evolution!

[@TeaParty1776]

> survival...doesn’t increase reproductive odds Correct me if Im wrong here but isnt reproduction somewhat difficult after death? Of course, there are those 72 Virgins...

[@anuragbapat2222]

Buddy what have you been smoking?

[@chinogambino9375]

I bet even this gets demonetized.

[@bigdave6952]

Prof. Saad is so damn funny 🤣

[@stianchrister]

THE CONSOOMING INSTINCT.

[@anandbadiger5265]

Dr.God Said

[@donc9275]

I’m wondering if there were more questions but because google is so PC they weren’t asked.

[@chrisswinson13]

Wow that people like spicy because they are in hot climate and colder climate like are more mild that’s crazy

[@andile558]

dude doing the intro looks exactly like Megamind

[@colinmackay6294]

1:20:53 onwards

[@ninstar8165]

30:10 No way. The blue ones taste different.

[@Lebowski53]

Physicists are smarter than sociologists.

[@mahanirvaantantra]

So are biologists.

[@edwardk3]

Why do men get such dramatically long sentences for equivalent crimes as compared to a woman? Why are we not talking about it? Why do most news organizations avoid it?

[@argeurasia]

Interesting talk, but 'much higher standards than in the rest of science' refers I guess at most at social sciences, and it's quite vague. On average is it supposed to be better? Was there some meta study that quantified the mathematical rigour of papers across all disciplines? Also, the term 'unassailable' means 'unable to be questioned, which is not a very scientific term. One thing is the fancy looking term you want to use to make it catchy, and another one is to claim results can't be questioned...only a discipline which has issues to make strong statements would try to compensate like this. If one wants to be able to make clear statements without some doubt, one should study some natural science. Finally, related to the question at the end about the suggested explanation for the iranian wedding, it would be nice to have a better logically articulated and simple example of how additional factors exclude other explanations, rather than 'you sum up things and that explains it'.

[@joshfoster9832]

Tough crowd

[@kalinmir]

not all religious systems give you positiveve solution the the mortality problem

[@noninvasive_rectal_probe8990]

which doesn't? I assume that the more clear way to look at this is a religion gives you a gratification after you eradicate your sins which makes you feel elevated

[@kalinmir]

@@noninvasive_rectal_probe8990 honesty I don't know what I had in mind 2 years ago...much more than gratification, I would put it that it gives you a peace of mind and probably a generally useful and stable outlook on life

[@luked2735]

I don't think google PR team talk to the development team

[@mahanirvaantantra]

What i have seen in the corporate is environment that the fight between HR and enginnering departments is also linked with their ideologies. Engineers are analytical thinkers. They make their opinions based on facts which is exact opposite in case of HR managers

[@thunderstruck1078]

A nation whose predominant consumers of romance novels are males: *Sweden*

[@jamshedfbc]

#BringbackJamesDemore with quadruple salary and compensation.

[@noninvasive_rectal_probe8990]

grant him the entire company as well 😂

[@dfn808]

That was a very muted applause (unless they were doing the stupid jazz hands off-screen), poor nerds are scared to death.

[@gloriasangermano3687]

Fashinating subject.

[@Captain1nsaneo]

1:20:17 I swear at 2x speed the projector losing connection sounds almost like taking damage in Minecraft.

[@Fittyshow]

Just imagine how stupid, idiot and hopelessly toxically indoctrinated a person has to be in order to dislike, if not him, what he’s saying; to consider this even slightly “inadequate” or, even worse, racist and/or hateful. This is mind boggling, the level of blindness and most importantly the danger that these obscurantists “”ideologies” pose to society, in every aspect of it. I’m glad to see that at least here on KZbin the feedback is overwhelmingly positive; like Dr. Peterson said: ‘on KZbin, however, positive comments are 50/1’.