# Selection with Paul Smaldino

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Podcast: [Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evolutionary-psychology-the-podcast-7343019)
Published: 2026-01-27T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://epthepod.podbean.com/e/paul-smaldino/
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## Resource

Intentions be damned! Whats matter is selection! In this episode, Paul Smaldino (UC Merced) takes us on a tour of his work on social signals, social identities, the perverse incentives of science, the stupidity and yet usefulness of models, and so much else. (Paul also shows us his small model of the solar system in the background). More about Paul Smaldino: https://smaldino.com/wp/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AwHfbP0AAAAJ&hl=en https://smalldinosaurs.bandcamp.com/album/dad-songs

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