#637 - Tony Volk - The Evolutionary Psychology Of Bullying

Published: June 5, 2023, 5 a.m.

b"Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author.\\nAlmost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals ready to prey on others. But why does bullying exist? Why is it so ubiquitous? And what are the adaptive reasons why people engage in it?\\nExpect to learn whether bullying actually serves any purpose in society, whether bullying is heritable from parents, what factors can predict whether you will be a bully, whether broken homes make bullying kids, which people are most likely to be victim, whether bullying has got worse over time, what to do if you're the parent of a bully or a victim and much more...\\nSponsors:\\nGet 15% discount on Craftd London\\u2019s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15)\\nGet 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)\\nGo to my sponsor https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help\\nExtra Stuff:\\nCheck out Tony's website - https://brocku.ca/volk-developmental-science-lab/\\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \\u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\\n-\\nGet in touch.\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"