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Welcome to the weekly Responsive newsletter! Here’s what we have for you today:

• A quote from our speaker, Cat Bohannon
• How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
• A Dinner for Primates
• Additional resources

“We live, at all times, both in the present and in the long rivers of evolutionary time.”

- Cat Bohannon

How The Female Body Drove 200 Millions Years of Human Evolution

Cat Bohannon is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and academic who got her PhD from Columbia University. In her book "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution," she talks about the often overlooked topic of how female bodies evolved over millions of years.

The book answers fascinating questions like why women live longer than men, why they go through menopause, why girls do better in school – but only until puberty hits, and whether the "female brain" is really a thing.

"Eve" picks up where books like "Sapiens" left off, providing a much-needed perspective on the often ignored role of the female body in our species’ story.

A Dinner for Primates - September 18

At Responsive Conference 2024, Cat will host a "Dinner for Primates" on Sept. 18th - a participatory dinner party that is equal parts comedy special and scientific lecture.

Step into an immersive dining experience where Cat, in collaboration with a local chef, will craft a scientific experiment that will titillate your senses. Connect with your fellow conference attendees and wind down from day 1 of Responsive Conference at at a Dinner for Primates!

If you’d like to attend a Dinner for Primates on Sept. 18 from 7-10pm, you can purchase a dinner ticket as part of your attendance at Responsive Conference.

​Get your conference & dinner tickets here!​

Additional Reading

​Cat on The Daily Show​

In November 2023, Cat appeared on The Daily Show. She discusses some of the ways the female body has evolved to survive reproduction, why the female body has historically been left out of biological and medical research, and and more.

​Cat in Scientific American​

Cat has published multiple essays in Scientific American. Her articles include:

• Animal ‘Queens’ Reveal Surprising Complexities of Social Power
• When Arousal Is Agony
• What You Need to Know About Flame Retardants

Check out those articles here.

​Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Millions Years of Human Evolution​

This is Cat’s bestselling book, named Best Book of the Year 2023 by Amazon. Why do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really exist? In Eve, Cat answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades.

​The Coaching Habit w/ Michael Bugay Steiner on Robin Zander's podcast​

Michael Bugay Steiner is the bestselling author of The Coaching Habit, which has sold more than a million copies. And, believe it or not, he's our first confirmed speaker at Responsive Conference 2025! Anyway, MBS and Robin sat down for a podcast interview recently where they discuss turning your weaknesses into strengths, the right way to give feedback, talking about how to work together before you actually work together, and much more. Listen in on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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As you may known, Responsive is an annual gathering that brings together 250 CEOs, founders, and people leaders with the shared goal of creating more human-centered organizations.

A few of our 40 speakers speakers include Bloomberg Beta's Roy Bahat, CIO at UCSF Joe Bengford, Carole Robin of Stanford's Graduate School of Business "Touchy Feely" course.
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The event is equal parts experiential summit and 3-ring circus, and attendees leave with tools to build future-ready companies.

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See you next week,
Robin, Marie, and Nicole