About this audiobook

YOU ARE RUNNING 200,000-YEAR-OLD SOFTWARE IN A 21ST-CENTURY WORLD. Why do you crave sugar even when you’re full? Why does a rejection on a dating app feel like a physical blow? Why do we gossip, worry about status, and divide the world into "us" vs. "them"? Stop fighting your nature and start understanding it. Inside, you will discover: The Mismatch Hypothesis: Why modern life causes anxiety, obesity, and depression (and how to fix it). The Science of Mating: The ruthless mathematics behind attraction, infidelity, and why men and women evolved different sexual strategies. The "Selfish Gene": Why we help our family, why we trust strangers (sometimes), and the biology of altruism. Status & Hierarchy: The evolutionary reason you care what other people think of you. The Roots of Tribalism: Why the human brain is hardwired for "Us vs. Them" conflict and how to override it. Cheater Detection: How your brain instinctively spots liars and social parasites.

Audiobook details

GenrePsychology, Science and Nature

Length8 hrs 35 mins

Narrated byRecorded Track

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateApr 14, 2026

LanguageEnglish

About the author

Devon Kade

Summarize. Understand. Master. Devon Kade is a nonfiction author, educator, and founder of The Sum It Collective, a team devoted to distilling the world’s best ideas. Known as a modern “sage for the curious,” Kade has published acclaimed works curating expert knowledge in business, psychology, philosophy, religion, and more. His engaging, down-to-earth style makes complex subjects easy to understand, guiding readers of all backgrounds from the spark of curiosity to confident mastery. View all by Devon Kade