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EPISODE · Sep 10, 2026 · 32 MIN

391: Part 3 - Dr. Lisle's New Book: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life Interview Part 2 of 3

from Beat Your Genes Podcast

Dr. Doug Lisle wraps up the three-part series on Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life by explaining why almost no one has ever filmed a real, unscripted therapy session, why he chose to tell this book as a dialogue between Holmes and Dilbert Peabody rather than a standard chapter-by-chapter self-help format, and why he's now ready to go back to live demonstrations now that the underlying theory is finally written down. He traces his own intellectual lineage from Darwin to Richard Dawkins to Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, explains why he considers evolutionary psychology the most significant revolution in the history of thought, and talks through who this book is really written for. Nathan closes out the series with ordering details for the book. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life is available now for pre-order at https://www.SherlockSecret.com with a 20% discount using code BYG20. Timestamps: 00:00 Evolutionary psychology in action, and the sparse history of real psychotherapy on video 02:42 The first time psychology becomes consilient with biology 05:33 Who this book is actually written for 11:16 The real core of human dissatisfaction: esteem and social ecology 16:42 Why the book reads as a dialogue instead of a standard self-help format 22:52 Why clinicians remember a case, not a definition 30:08 The goal: saving clinicians and readers a lifetime of frustration 32:06 Where to order the book and the BYG20 discount code Beat Your Genes is an evolutionary psychology podcast co-hosted by Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD, and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. Submit your question for Dr. Lisle at beatyourgenes.org and it may be answered on a future episode. Subscribe: youtube.com/@beatyourgenes https://www.beatyourgenes.org Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-your-genes-podcast/id1137772216 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TsmRx1vmGL88ORlcXd3PV Doug Lisle: esteemdynamics.com Nathan Gershfeld: fastingescape.com X: @BeatYourGenes Intro and outro: "City of Happy Ones," Ferenc Hegedus. Licensed for use. Copyright Beat Your Genes Podcast

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