The most complex part of human nature is our sexuality. What do we want? What do we lust for? Where did these instincts and feelings arise? WTF even?

Welcome to Episode 126 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit looks at the cutting-edge literature on the What and Why of human sexuality, using insights from evolution — and the revealed preferences of all of us. In other words, this episode is about YOU.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging00:13 Intro: Life Lessons in Goa05:48 Life Lessons Montage06:28 Chapter 1: The What and Why of Human Sexuality14:01 Chapter 2: Why Does This Matter?20:00 Chapter 3: A Few Caveats27:21 Chapter 4: Some Broad Learnings33:13 Chapter 5: One Headline Finding34:43 Chapter 6: Men Prefer Visual Cues46:19 Chapter 7: Women Like Stories52:18 Chapter 8: Psychological Arousal vs Physical Arousal56:50 Chapter 9: Romance is the Porn for Women1:06:22 Chapter 10: Some Interesting Observations

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Know thyself, goes an Ancient Greek exhortation. And yet, too many of us have little understand of how we are hardwired. To truly know ourselves, we must understand the processes of evolution: natural selection and sexual selection.

Welcome to Episode 125 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit and Ajay explain why understanding natural selection changed the way they look at the world.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging00:13 Intro: Know Thyself05:13 Chapter 1: Some Starting Points35:07 Chapter 2: The Mechanics of Evolution43:36 Chapter 3: Epigenetics49:49 Chapter 4: Some Examples1:08:19 Chapter 5: Evolutionary Timescales1:14:15 Chapter 6: The Brain is a Part of the Body1:18:09 Chapter 7: Closing Thoughts

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Gig work gets a bad rap. Critics claim that workers are exploited, algorithmic bosses are creepy, it’s capitalism gone bad.

But actually, Gig Work = Freedom + Empowerment.

Welcome to Episode 124 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit and Ajay tackle the arguments against gig work — and lay out the economic, ethical and social reasons for why it is so amazing.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging00:13 Intro: Bourbon Company01:19 Chapter 1: Defining Gig Work13:28 Chapter 2: Steelmanning the Anti-Gig-Work Position29:13 Chapter 3: Why Gig Work is Awesome!41:05 Chapter 4: Gig Work in India47:57 Chapter 5: Gig Work is the Urban NREGS

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