Guests: Episodes with Gad Saad
Dr. Gad Saad is a distinguished Professor of Marketing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, with a specialty in the unique integration of evolutionary psychology into marketing and consumer behavior. Between 2008 and 2018, he held the title of Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. His academic journey includes associate professorships at prestigious institutions such as Cornell University, Dartmouth College, and the University of California–Irvine. He was recognized with the Faculty of Commerce’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2000 and was twice named as one of Concordia University’s ‘hot’ professors in the early 2000s. Remarkably, from 2011 to 2015, he was named Concordia University’s Newsmaker of the Week for five consecutive years.
Dr. Saad has contributed extensively to his field with influential works like “The Consuming Instinct” and “The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption”. His academic writings extend to over 75 scientific papers that intersect evolutionary psychology with disciplines such as marketing, advertising, medicine, and economics. Additionally, he has made significant strides in digital media, amassing millions of views on his Psychology Today blog and YouTube channel. His podcast, “The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad,” has recorded over 7 million downloads since mid-2020.
Outside of academia, Dr. Saad is a notable public intellectual. He frequently shares his insights on the detrimental impact of idea pathogens on logic, science, and reason. His book “The Parasitic Mind“, which addresses these topics, was released in October 2020 and quickly achieved international bestseller status. His upcoming book, “The Saad Truth about Happiness,” is slated for release on July 25, 2023.
