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).

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.

[thundaga]

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.

[micksp]

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

[gayrambo]

I can't believe they actually posted this.

[VilleMetsola]

Dr. Saad, you are a true inspiration.

[EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful]

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

[uldissprogis]

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

[shughy]

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.

[glennos]

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.

[brianfinnegan]

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

[hoffman]

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

[cyberpunkhowl]

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.

[leopardfrog]

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

[markm]

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

[williamgaines]

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.

[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...

[AnkushNarula]

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

[BillM]

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

[apshhh]

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

[mustavogaia]

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