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Mind

Jan 2, 2013

Why Society Might Actually Need Psychopaths

Does society actually need psychopaths so it can function properly?

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Dec 27, 2012

Monkey Brain Area Keeps Count of Kindnesses

The primates have an altruistic 'tally chart' that keeps track of social rewards and gifts.

Mind
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Dec 24, 2012

Human Intelligence Secrets Revealed by Chimp Brains

Why humans are so much brainier than our nearest living relatives.

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Dec 4, 2012

New Love: A Short Shelf Life

WHY, then, is the natural shift from passionate to companionate love often such a letdown?

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Dec 3, 2012

Neuroscience Fiction

Are all these brain studies really telling us much as we think they are?

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Dec 3, 2012

Study Shows How Intelligence In Humans First Evolved

The same genes that gave rise to higher mental function are also responsible for a number of brain disorders.

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Nov 25, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: A Believer In Evolution Who Didn’t Think Jesus Was The Son of God

Abraham Lincoln may fairly be described as post-Christian.

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Nov 20, 2012

The Evolutionary Mystery of Homosexuality

The mystery is simple enough. Its solution, however, has thus far eluded our best scientific minds.

Biology
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Nov 18, 2012

Mental Disorders And Evolution: What Would Darwin Say About Schizophrenia?

How do debilitating mental disorders survive natural selection?

Health
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Nov 15, 2012

Ancient Weapons May Illuminate Modern Man’s Evolution

People were using weapons deeper into our evolutionary past than we previously thought.

Mind
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Nov 8, 2012

Early Humans May Have Been Much Smarter Than We Thought

Complex tools dating 71,000 years suggest advanced stoneworking techniques persisted.

Culture
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Oct 30, 2012

Why Are Our Brains So Ridiculously Big?

Tool use and exploration may be just side effects of social skills.

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Oct 27, 2012

What Makes Us Human? Cooking, Study Says

Did you eat a hot meal today? It's a smart thing to do, as our ancestors learned.

Biology
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Oct 16, 2012

Brawn Vs Brain In Evolutionary Selection

Two traits of brain size and body size are driven by different evolutionary mechanisms.

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Oct 16, 2012

From Darwin to Meme: How a Catchphrase Catches On

Blast Radius’ Mark Bardsley adds some marketing context to the theory of evolution and the idea of memes.

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Oct 10, 2012

Are Humans Monogamous or Polygamous?

Archaeologists, anthropologists, and biologists agree: It’s complicated.

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Oct 8, 2012

Who’s in Charge Inside Your Head?

And this, in turn, leads to the question: who’s in charge of your own mind?

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Oct 8, 2012

For Some Primates, Survival of the Nicest

Baboons, like people, really do get by with a little help from their friends.

Health
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Oct 8, 2012

Is Human Nature Fundamentally Selfish or Altruistic?

Did selfishness — or sharing — drive human evolution?

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Oct 2, 2012

The Evolutionary Advantage of Depression

Alleles (forms of genes) that increase one's risk for depression also enhance immune responses to infections.

Health
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Oct 2, 2012

Darwinian Giant Robert Trivers Riffs on Toddler Tantrums, Homophobic Denial and Other Lies

Moreover, as lying has evolved, so has the ability to detect lies.

Biology
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Sep 27, 2012

UCSB Evolutionary Psychologists Study the Purpose of Punishment and Reputation

For two decades, evolutionary scientists have been locked in a debate over the evolved functions of three distinctive human behaviors.

Mind
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Sep 26, 2012

Breasts: The Real Reason Men Love Them

Why are heterosexual men so fascinated by women's breasts?

Mind
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Sep 25, 2012

Play, Stress, and the Learning Brain

An extraordinary number of species—from squid to lizards to humans—engage in play. But why?

Education
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Sep 24, 2012

In Defense of Evolutionary Psychology

Defending evolutionary psychology.

Mind
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Sep 21, 2012

A Reply to Professor Barash’s Rebuttal

Almost every one of his concrete assertions about the contents of my article is demonstrably false.

Mind
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Sep 19, 2012

Death Rituals In The Animal Kingdom

Do animals have death rituals?

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Sep 18, 2012

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

The genders are more alike than they are different, with one notable exception.

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Sep 18, 2012

An Unevolved Take on Psychology From ‘The New Yorker’

Evolutionary biologist and psychologist defends his work and his field from a critique in The New Yorker.

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Sep 11, 2012

IT Ain’t Necessarily So

How much do evolutionary stories reveal about the mind?

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Sep 8, 2012

When Men Stop Seeking Beauty and Women Care Less About Wealth

The more equal men and women became, the less emphasis men placed on youth and beauty, and the less emphasis women put on wealth and power.

Culture
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Sep 7, 2012

Men and Women Really Do See Things Differently

Men and women really don't see eye to eye, according to a new study.

Biology
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Sep 2, 2012

Touring The Brain

Our brains are rather like a city that has existed since ancient times

Biology
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Aug 22, 2012

Monkey Angrily Rejects Unequal Pay

We don't expect animals to understand human "inventions" like economics. Should we?

Economy
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Aug 22, 2012

Taking Over From Evolution: How Technology Could Enhance Humanity

The 21st century and beyond promises an array of novel methods for enhancing human cognition.

Mind
Technology
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Aug 21, 2012

Toddlers Show Less Sympathy for Whiners

Toddlers seem to know the difference between a whiner and somebody who is justifiably upset.

Mind
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Aug 21, 2012

Social Position Drives Gene Regulation of the Immune System

New research with rhesus macaques shows that dominance rank has a major impact on gene regulation of the immune system.

Culture
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Aug 20, 2012

The Rats of War: Konrad Lorenz and the Anthropic Shift

Rats and humans tribal instincts.

Mind
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Aug 18, 2012

Egalitarian Drives as a Response to Bullying

A mathematical model to explain the evolution of anti-bully sentiment, or “egalitarian drives” within groups.

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Aug 17, 2012

Fertility Study Suggests Men Prefer Ovulating Women: Bunk Science or Evolutionary Truth?

Want to be irresistible on the dance floor, ladies?

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Aug 14, 2012

Evolution Stands Up To Bullies

A new study examines humanity's drive to stand up against bullies.

Education
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Aug 12, 2012

“It’s A Boy!” What Does Evolutionary Theory Have To Do With Your Car?

We apply the same facial judgments to cars as we do to human faces.

Economy
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Aug 11, 2012

Neuroscientists Find Brain Stem Cells That May Be Responsible For Higher Functions, Bigger Brains

Scientists discover stem cells that give rise to consciousness.

Mind
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Aug 7, 2012

Social Network Size Linked to Brain Size

How and why the volume of the orbital prefrontal cortex is related to the size of social networks.

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Aug 6, 2012

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, ‘Why Is This Joke Funny?’

Why humor evolved.

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Aug 4, 2012

Being Playful Into Adulthood Serves Evolutionary Purpose, Helps People Find Love.

The evolutionary reason behind humans' persistence of play well into adulthood.

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Jul 30, 2012

Eating With an Ex ‘Can Trigger Sexual Jealousy,’ Study Finds

Do people believe that sharing food might involve sharing more than just food?

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Jul 28, 2012

The Origins of Racism

modern evolutionary biology is making enormous contributions to our understanding of how our ideas of race, racism, gender, and sexism arise.

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Jul 27, 2012

Victory Stance May Be a Universal Gesture of Triumph

The study suggests that displays of triumph may have an important role in evolution, perhaps by helping individuals signal status and dominance in early human societies.

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Jul 20, 2012

10 Mind-Boggling Psychological Phenomena; Part 1

If we examine puzzling visual illusions we can get an idea of how the brain normally does its work.

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