Gad Saad

Gad Saad (Arabic: جاد سعد‎; Hebrew: גד סעד; /ˈɡæd ˈsæd/; born October 13, 1964) is a Canadian evolutionary psychologist at the John Molson School of Business (Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)[2] who applies evolutionary psychology to marketing and consumer behaviour.[3][4] As of 2020, he holds the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption, writes a blog for Psychology Today titled Homo Consumericus, and hosts a YouTube show named The Saad Truth.

Gad Saad
Saad in June 2010
Born (1964-10-13) October 13, 1964
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese, Canadian
Alma materMcGill University (BSc, MBA)
Cornell University (MSc, PhD)
OccupationAcademic, professor, online personality
RelativesDavid Saad (brother)
Ariel Helwani (nephew)
AwardsDistinguished Teaching Award, John Molson School of Business (2000)
Hot Professor, Maclean's Magazine (2001, 2002)
Darwinism Applied Award—AEPS (2014)
Philosophy career
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionCanadian philosophy
Western philosophy
Main interests
Political philosophy, determinism, political correctness
Notable ideas
Collective Munchausen[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary psychology
InstitutionsConcordia University
Doctoral advisorEdward Russo
Writing career
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectConsumer behaviour, evolutionary psychology, decision making
Notable works
  • The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
  • The Consuming Instinct
  • Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences
WebsiteAcademic page
YouTube channel

Early life and education

Saad was born in 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Jewish family. His family fled to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in October 1975 to escape the Lebanese Civil War.[5] His older brother David Saad was a judoka who competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[6]

He obtained a B.Sc. (Mathematics and Computer Science) and M.B.A. from McGill University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.[7] Saad's doctoral adviser was the mathematical and cognitive psychologist and behavioural decision theorist Edward Russo.

Career

Saad has been a professor of marketing at Concordia University since 1994. As of 2020, he holds the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption.[8] During this time he has also held visiting professorships at Cornell University, Dartmouth College, and the University of California, Irvine.[9] He was an associate editor for the journal Evolutionary Psychology from 2012 to 2015.[10] He is an advisory fellow for the Centre for Inquiry Canada.

Saad hosts a YouTube show titled The Saad Truth. As of 2016, his channel has received millions of views.[11]

Saad writes a blog for Psychology Today titled Homo Consumericus.[12]

Research

One line of research that Saad has been exploring is how hormones affect consumers and the decisions they make. Examples of this research include how showy products affect testosterone levels,[13][14] how testosterone levels affect various forms of risk-taking,[15][16][17] and how hormones in the menstrual cycle affect buying decisions.[18][19] Another line of research has involved gift giving, including how men and women differ in why they give.[20][21][22][23]

Coverage and interviews

Saad has been profiled in the Toronto Star.[11] His views have also been mentioned in The Economist,[24] Forbes,[25] Chatelaine,[26] Time,[27] and The New York Times.[28] Saad's life story was documented by the Télévision française de l'Ontario.[29]

Saad had been a contributing author for The Huffington Post[30] and The Wall Street Journal.[31]

In September 2015, Saad was interviewed by TJ Kirk on the Drunken Peasants Podcast.[32] As of 2016, he had been featured on four episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience.[11] Saad has also appeared on Josh Szeps' #WeThePeople podcast, Sam Harris' Making Sense podcast (then titled Waking Up),[11] The Adam Carolla Show,[33] Reason TV, Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria,[34] The Rubin Report,[11] and the Glenn Beck Podcast. In 2017, Saad was interviewed for Areo magazine.[1]

Honours and awards

Bibliography

Books
  • Saad, G. (2011). The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. Book review[37]
  • Saad, G. (ed.) (2011). Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences. Springer: Heidelberg, Germany. Book review[38][39]
  • Saad, G. (2007). The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Book review[40]

Selected journal articles
  • "The framing effect when evaluating prospective mates: An adaptationist perspective". Evolution and Human Behavior. (2014).
  • "Evolutionary consumption". Journal of Consumer Psychology. (2013).
  • "Future of evolutionary psychology". Futures. (2011).
  • "The Effect of Conspicuous Consumption on Men’s Testosterone Levels". Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. (2009).
  • "Sex Differences in the Ultimatum Game: An Evolutionary Psychology Perspective". Journal of Bioeconomics. (2001).

References
  1. Gad Saad on hysteria and "Collective Munchausen" around Donald Trump, speaking out as an academic, and Evolutionary Psychology 101
  2. "Do Great Minds Think Alike? The Impact Of Culture On Your Creative Thinking Skills". Medical Daily, May 22, 2015 By Lizette Borreli
  3. "Do human instincts explain what we buy, and why we want it?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 13 July 2011.
  4. "Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?". Popular Science, By Daniel Engber. November 17, 2015
  5. "Story Profile - Passages Canada". passagestocanada.com.
  6. "Gad Saad on Growing up in Lebanon, the Olympics, and Cultural Homophily". The Rubin Report. 17 August 2016.
  7. "Gad Saad". leighbureau.com.
  8. "Gad Saad, PhD". Concordia University. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. "Faculty". concordia.ca.
  10. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/experts/gad-saad-phd
  11. "Montreal professor known as 'The Gadfather' argues against political correctness". Toronto Star, Giuseppe Valiante. Canadian Press. October 30, 2016
  12. "Homo Consumericus". Psychology Today. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. Saad, Gad; Vongas, John G. (2009). "The effect of conspicuous consumption on men's testosterone levels". Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 110 (2): 80–92. doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.06.001.
  14. "Testosterone drives men to buy fast cars". CBC News. 14 October 2009.
  15. Stenstrom, Eric; Saad, Gad; Nepomuceno, Marcelo; Mendenhall, Zack (2011). "Testosterone and domain-specific risk: Digit ratios (2D:4D and rel2) as predictors of recreational, financial, and social risk-taking behaviours". Personality and Individual Differences. 51 (4): 412–416. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.003.
  16. Stenstrom, Eric; Saad, Gad (2011). "Testosterone, Financial Risk-Taking, and Pathological Gambling". Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics. 4 (4): 254–266. doi:10.1037/a0025963.
  17. "Le succès au bout de l'index - ICI.Radio-Canada.ca". Radio-Canada.ca.
  18. Saad, Gad; Stenstrom, Eric (2011). "Calories, beauty, and ovulation: The effects of the menstrual cycle on food and appearance-related consumption". Journal of Consumer Psychology. 22: 102–113. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2011.10.001.
  19. "8 Dating Lies Men And Women Tell". Huffington Post. 26 March 2013.
  20. Laroche, Michel; Saad, Gad; Browne, Elizabeth; Cleveland, Mark; Kim, Chankon (2000). "Determinants of In-Store Information Search Strategies Pertaining to a Christmas Gift Purchase". Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. 17 (1): 1–19. doi:10.1111/j.1936-4490.2000.tb00203.x.
  21. Laroche, Michel; Saad, Gad; Cleveland, Mark; Browne, Elizabeth (2000). "Gender Differences in Information Search Strategies for a Christmas Gift". Journal of Consumer Marketing. 17 (6): 500–522. doi:10.1108/07363760010349920.
  22. Laroche, Michel; Saad, Gad; Kim, Chankon; Browne, Elizabeth (2000). "A Cross-Cultural Study of In-Store Information Search Strategies for a Christmas Gift". Journal of Business Research. 49 (2): 113–126. doi:10.1016/S0148-2963(99)00008-9.
  23. Gad Saad, Tripat Gill (2003). "An evolutionary psychology perspective on gift giving among young adults". Psychology and Marketing. 20 (9): 765–784. doi:10.1002/mar.10096. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
  24. "Homo_Administrans". The Economist. 25 September 2010.
  25. DiSalvo, David. "When It Comes To Choosing Mates, Women And Men Often Get Framed". Forbes.
  26. Flannery Dean. "How your period dictates your spending habits". Chatelaine.
  27. "Love is Marketing: Women Reject Men Based on Hype". Time.
  28. Friedman, Richard A. (7 December 2004). "This Is for You, Dear, But It's All About Me". The New York Times.
  29. "Gad Saad". TFO Education.
  30. Saad, Gad (21 January 2015). "Should Secular Societies Accommodate Religious Beliefs?". Huffington Post.
  31. Saad, Gad (21 June 2011). "The Consuming Instinct". The Wall Street Journal.
  32. Drunken Peasants (2015-09-30), Gad Saad Joins Us - Steve Shives on Feminism and Atheism - Anita Sarkeesian at the UN - DPP #159, retrieved 2019-07-06
  33. "Dr. Gad Saad". adamcarolla.com. 2014-08-14.
  34. Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria #75. 16 August 2015.
  35. Concordia.ca Profile at Concordia
  36. Aepsociety.org Archived February 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  37. "Nonfiction Book Review: The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature by Gad Saad. Prometheus, $25 (340p) ISBN 978-1-61614-429-6". PublishersWeekly.com.
  38. Patrick A. Stewart (2013). "Book Review: Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences". Politics and the Life Sciences. 32 (2): 130–133. doi:10.2990/32_2_130.
  39. Jevons, Colin (2013). "The Consuming Instinct by Gad Saad. Published by Prometheus Books, 2011 in New York, NY". Psychology & Marketing. 30 (3): 293. doi:10.1002/mar.20605.
  40. Griskevicius, Vladas (2008). "DEFINE_ME_WA". Ehbonline.org. 29 (4): 297–298. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.12.006.
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