Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last?

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

For this special 10th anniversary episode of The Psychology Podcast, Scott draws on science to answer the age-old question: Do nice guys really finish last? First, Scott pinpoints exactly what women mean when they use terms such as “bad boy” and “nice guy.” Then he discusses the psychology of individuals who are primarily driven by selfish desires, and how they go about obtaining their mating goals. Then, Scott looks at what women actually want, including what some women want, and what some women want some of the time. Finally, Scott presents what he thinks are the most reasonable conclusions based on all of the current evidence and he offers advice for nice guys, women, and bad boys.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,
0:06.7	where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations
0:13.6	keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my
0:20.3	guests and dive even deeper into
0:22.5	their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together.
0:28.6	Listen to Post Run High on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:37.4	Hey, everyone.
0:38.8	This is Courtney Thorn Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zaniga.
0:42.3	On July 8th, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world.
0:50.9	We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single
0:56.2	wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever
1:02.6	you listen to podcasts. On Thanksgiving Day, 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, was found off the coast of Florida.
1:15.3	And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba?
1:19.6	Mr. Gonzalez wanted to go home and he wanted to take his son with him.
1:23.3	Or stay with his relatives in Miami.
1:25.8	Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom.
1:30.1	Listen to Chess Peace, the Elian Gonzalez story, on the I-Hard radio app, Apple Podcasts, or
1:36.8	wherever you get your podcasts.
1:55.2	Welcome to the Human Potential Lab, where I teach you the latest science of important psychological concepts that are important to everyday life.
2:00.8	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, a cognitive scientist and explorer of human potential.
2:05.8	I'll get to the topic at hand in a moment, but first I'd like to reflect on the fact that this is the 10th anniversary episode of the Psychology Podcast.
2:11.4	It's crazy to even think about.
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