Bret Weinstein on Twitter: "I'm *not* saying that Evo Psych is uniquely stuck, or that there's something wrong with the field's leaders. And I'm not exempting evolutionary biology. Perverse incentives in the academic system have caused a widespread failure.… https://t.co/oERAJzeZUj"

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Bret Weinstein‏Verified account @BretWeinstein Jul 16

Bret Weinstein Retweeted Barry akers

That which produces great progress in evolutionary theory is inconsistent with building a strong academic carreer in any field. Result: 1. EvoPsych always disappoints. 2. The public has no incling of the insight, health and liberation that could be unlocked with good Darwinism.https://twitter.com/Barryakers6/status/1018938451813588992 …

Bret Weinstein added,

Barry akers @Barryakers6

Replying to @BretWeinstein

PLEASE don’t explain!

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Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Jul 16

Replying to @BretWeinstein

Anyone who think that 'EvoPsych always disappoints' should have a look at the recent handbook edited by @davidbusspsych summarizing our field's amazing theoretical & empirical progress since 1990: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Evolutionary-Psychology-Foundation-ebook/dp/B0178N0Q00/ …

2 replies 2 retweets 36 likes

Market Aphorist‏ @MarketAphorist Jul 16

Replying to @primalpoly @BretWeinstein @davidbusspsych

That's one pricy handbook you got there

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Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Jul 16

Replying to @MarketAphorist @BretWeinstein @davidbusspsych

It's one of the cheapest academic handbooks I've ever seen, actually. Many handbooks are over $1,000 (sold mostly to libraries).

3 replies 1 retweet 5 likes

Bret Weinstein‏Verified account @BretWeinstein Jul 16

Replying to @primalpoly @MarketAphorist @davidbusspsych

You are inadvertantly making my point. The racket of academic publishing is one of the structures that holds fields back.

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Bret Weinstein‏Verified account @BretWeinstein Jul 16

Replying to @BretWeinstein @primalpoly and

And actually, if you read carefully the description tells you what you need to know. The field has amazing promise. It is on the verge of answering the most important questions. If you want to be current, you need this book. Should I check back in another generation, then?

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Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Jul 16

Replying to @BretWeinstein @MarketAphorist @davidbusspsych

This sounds like a conversation that's worth having at greater length in a more conducive medium. I'm surprised you're so negative about ev psych, when to me, it's just mainstream evo theory applied to human behavioral adaptations.

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Bret Weinstein‏Verified account @BretWeinstein Jul 16

Replying to @primalpoly @MarketAphorist @davidbusspsych

Agree about the venue. Before we drop it, though, let's be clear about what I am saying. Evo Psych should be earthshattering: Evo Bio of Humans. But the field is "stuck", as most fields are. The synopsis of Buss's handbook could literaly have been written 20 years ago.

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Bret Weinstein‏Verified account @BretWeinstein Jul 16

Replying to @BretWeinstein @primalpoly and

I'm *not* saying that Evo Psych is uniquely stuck, or that there's something wrong with the field's leaders. And I'm not exempting evolutionary biology. Perverse incentives in the academic system have caused a widespread failure.

5:29 PM - 16 Jul 2018