Gad Saad
Nascido: October 13, 1964 – Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
Gad Saad is a Canadian evolutionary behavioral scientist, marketing professor, and author whose work examines consumer behavior, psychology, and the application of evolutionary theory to culture. He is the author of The Consuming Instinct and The Parasitic Mind, and reaches broad audiences through lectures, media appearances, and his podcast, The Saad Truth.
Biografia e Jornada do Autor
Gad Saad was born in Beirut in 1964 and spent his childhood in Lebanon before his family resettled in Montreal during the Lebanese civil war. He would later draw on that refugee experience in his public writing and interviews. In Canada, he followed a more traditional academic path before becoming a widely known public intellectual, earning a BSc in mathematics and computer science and an MBA from McGill University, followed by an MS and PhD in marketing from Cornell. He went on to join Concordia University, where he became Professor of Marketing and later held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption from 2008 to 2018. ((https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/371771/the-saad-truth/))
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"Dr. Gad Saad leads by example in showing us how humor is key to managing stress, upset, anger, and frustration"
— Megyn Kelly
"Evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad shows us that self-delusion is an equal-opportunity employer"
— Paul A. Offit
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— Darrin M. McMahon
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
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