Summer Break!
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We will be on a well-deserved summer break for the next four weeks; returning on August 18th with a slew of fresh, new episodes. Thank you all for listening!
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Actual evolutionary psychology by actual evolutionary psychologists. Hosted by Dave Pietraszewski and David Pinsof. Every week, Dave and David bring cutting-edge work in the evolutionary behavioral sciences to you. patreon.com/epthepod
Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof hosts Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast), a science show with 62 episodes published.
We will be on a well-deserved summer break for the next four weeks; returning on August 18th with a slew of fresh, new episodes. Thank you all for listening!
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