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Roll With The Punches

Roll With The Punches

Biology or Ideology? What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex Differences | Steve Stewart-Williams - 1036

Jul 29, 2026 · 1h 11m

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About this episode

Ooooh look out... this one is going to make your brain itch! This week I'm joined by the incredible evolutionary psychologist Professor Steve Stewart-Williams as we dive balls deep into one of the most fascinating, misunderstood and polarising conversations out there... sex differences. What evolution itself might have to say about why men and women are different? Where does biology end and culture begin? And why do these conversations make people so uncomfortable? Are we really just arguing with millions of years of evolution without even realising it? Lots of interested questions to ponder here... and if we can just manage to put our bias's aside for a second, it makes for a much more…