{"podcast":{"title":"Ancient Intelligence","slug":"ancient-intelligence-5318323","podcast_index_feed_id":5318323,"rss_url":"https://anyashakh.com/ancientintelligence?format=rss","website_url":"https://anyashakh.com/ancientintelligence/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6123d66ce9ff1c16c5e76af3/1704241695154-YOKOTPH17DIOO95T1SAC/anyanews.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Anya Shakhmeyster","episode_count":149,"summary":"This is the Ancient Intelligence Podcast, a show that explores the fundamental ancient dynamics that exist between men and women. With the technology and automation of our world, our human nature remains fully intact. The constant question on my heart is what is the ultimate harmony that can be achieved between men and women and how do we get there? We explore culture, history, society, evolutionary psychology, biology, religious and spiritual teachings, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T08:20:34.931108+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-intelligence-5318323"},"episode":{"title":"#133 | Why Feminist Studies Don’t Belong in Academia","slug":"133-why-feminist-studies-don-t-belong-in-academia","published_at":"2026-02-23T16:14:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-intelligence-5318323/133-why-feminist-studies-don-t-belong-in-academia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-intelligence-5318323","url":"https://anyashakh.com/ancientintelligence/feminismdeniesbiology","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6123d66ce9ff1c16c5e76af3/t/699c80078a2c766e71da5aa1/1772463239444/Copy+of+Episode+133.mp3","summary":"About This Episode In this guest episode I sit down with Professor Marc J. Defant, Professor of Geology and Geochemistry whose work spans the physical sciences and evolutionary psychology. Recently he published a peer-reviewed paper in Sexuality & Culture titled “Evolutionary Psychology and the Crisis of Empirical Rigor in Feminist Studies” - https://rdcu.be/eOkjZ The paper argues that much of modern feminist scholarship is ideology and not grounded in any truth. Professor Defant and I discuss how social constructivism has created confusion about relationships, work, masculinity, and femininity. We explore human evolution, parental investment theory, cross-cultural studies of mate selection preferences, and much more. Listen in to learn how feminism might have broken an old template but has gone too far in denying human nature, why suppressing sex differences actually clarifies them more, the real roots of the pay gap, and what’s really going on between men and women today. Get in touch with Professor Marc J. Defant here: https://www.marcdefant.com/about/ -Watch his TED talk here: https://youtu.be/_nCOhrYV7eg?si=SmxngOyM1fTCaO1aTIMESTAMPS: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro & Attraction Differences 01:00 — Introducing Professor Marc J. Defant  01:56 — Background in Evolutionary Psychology  03:11 — Feminist Critiques of Biology  04:00 — Social Constructivism vs. Instincts  06:48 — Motherhood & Changing Priorities  08:44 — How Fatherhood Changes Men  10:11 — Human Evolution & Brain Size  11:51 — Male Parental Investment  14:25 — Cross-Cultural Mate Preferences  14:56 — Why Men Value Youth & Beauty  16:26 — Modern Women Providing Resources  18:51 — The APA on Toxic Masculinity  20:06 — High-Earning Wom…","meta_description":"About This Episode In this guest episode I sit down with Professor Marc J. Defant, Professor of Geology and Geochemistry whose work spans the physical sci…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ancient-intelligence-5318323/episodes/133-why-feminist-studies-don-t-belong-in-academia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-intelligence-5318323/133-why-feminist-studies-don-t-belong-in-academia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}