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The Case for Adding Darwin to Behavioral Economics

As behavioral economics continues to evolve, it would profit from adopting an even broader interdisciplinary perspective.

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September 26, 2012

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Breasts: The Real Reason Men Love Them

Why are heterosexual men so fascinated by women's breasts?
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September 25, 2012

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Play, Stress, and the Learning Brain

An extraordinary number of species—from squid to lizards to humans—engage in play. But why?
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September 25, 2012

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The Pace of Cultural Evolution

Empirically demonstrating the pace of cultural evolution.
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September 24, 2012

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In Defense of Evolutionary Psychology

Defending evolutionary psychology.
Robert Kadar
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September 23, 2012

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Inequality of Wealth. Inequality of Health.

Historical data show that rampant economic inequality results in declining standards of life for the least advantaged.
Peter Turchin
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September 21, 2012

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A Reply to Professor Barash’s Rebuttal

Almost every one of his concrete assertions about the contents of my article is demonstrably false.
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September 20, 2012

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Genetic Mutation May Have Allowed Early Humans to Migrate Throughout Africa

A genetic mutation might be the answer to humans' "great expansion."
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September 20, 2012

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Evolution Is as Complicated as 1-2-3

The step-by-step process in which organisms evolve new functions.
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September 19, 2012

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6 Reasons Why Evolution Isn’t A Sure Thing

Obviously there's loads of scientific evidence that supports evolution. But we wanted to understand why some people oppose it.
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September 19, 2012

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Death Rituals In The Animal Kingdom

Do animals have death rituals?
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September 18, 2012

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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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September 18, 2012

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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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There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.

- Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859)
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Evolutionary Science in Joyce’s Ulysses

James Joyce developed a writing technique that mirrored advances in the evolutionary science of his day and these insights are present in his novel. To explore this link, we can begin by looking at the most direct references to evolution science. Amidst the range of references to cultural figures in Ulysses, Charles Darwin makes a number of appearances, most notably in the fourteenth chapter, Oxen of the Sun.

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