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Migration part of us from get-go

Migration Part of Us from Get-Go

January 31, 2018

Filed under: Ancient human migration, Evolution of Emotion, Sexual Selection

In the January 26th issue of Science, Chris Stringer of London’s Natural History Museum and colleague, Julia Galway-Witham have an article that accompanies a research paper of a major fossil find in Israel: The skeletal features of our species, Homo sapiens, include a globular braincase, brow ridges that are divided into central and side portions, …

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The urban planet and the history of life

The Urban Planet & the History of Life

August 5, 2016

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion, Evolutionary psychology, History | 2 Comments

The May 20th Issue of Science is entitled The Urban Planet. The lead article starts out: In 2014, 54% of the world’s population, or 3.9 billion people, lived in urban areas. That’s up from one-third in 1950, and forecasters say the proportion will rise to 66% by 2050. More than half of urbanites live in …

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Emotional Fossils: Mental Illness and Human Evolution
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Open AI on Freedom and Justice

January 29, 2023

Filed under: AI conversations | 1 Comment

Total Ant Biomass Equal to 20% of Human Biomass

September 20, 2022

Filed under: eccology, Group Selection | 2 Comments

Medicine Older than War

September 8, 2022

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion

Upright Posture: The Primary Categorical Human Trait

August 25, 2022

Filed under: Evolution, Language, Uncategorized

Dolphins make peace and love—not war—when they encounter strangers

August 4, 2022

Filed under: Evolution, Evolutionary psychology, Human Nature | 4 Comments

What a Piece of Work Is Man . . . is a work in progress

July 23, 2022

Filed under: Evolutionary psychology, Human Nature | 2 Comments

Does warfare make societies more complex?

June 29, 2022

Filed under: History | 1 Comment

Ancient DNA and deep population structure in sub-Saharan African foragers

June 24, 2022

Filed under: Ancient human migration, History | 2 Comments

Progressivism's deep biological roots

Progressivism’s Deep Biological Roots

June 3, 2022

Filed under: Belief, Evolution of human motivation, Human Nature, Mental illness, Sexual Selection | 2 Comments

Why are we so vain?

Why are we so VAIN?

May 26, 2022

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion, Evolutionary psychology, Mind | 2 Comments

Justice

Justice

May 7, 2022

Filed under: Justice, Uncategorized

Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) film clips

April 18, 2022

Filed under: Inspector Clouseau | 1 Comment

What is MIND?

April 9, 2022

Filed under: Mind | 2 Comments

℞ for creeping cynicism

Rx for gloomy defeatism re climate, Ukraine, population, etc., etc.

April 1, 2022

Filed under: Belief, Faith | 7 Comments

The Dawn of Everything

March 18, 2022

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion, Evolution of human motivation, Evolutionary psychology, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Mate Selection

Marital Problems

August 22, 2015

Filed under: Evolutionary psychology, Monogamy, Popular, Self domestication

Therapy for Liberals

Schizophrenia’s Enigmatic Roots

July 19, 2014

Filed under: Emotional Fossils, Evolution of Emotion, Popular

IMPATIENCE

Top Ten Emojis

October 26, 2015

Filed under: Human Nature, Popular | 4 Comments

Sexual selection

Trump and Carson: Archetypes in Human Evolution

November 19, 2015

Filed under: Belief, Evolution of Emotion, Evolutionary psychology, God, Popular, Sexual Selection | 15 Comments

It's a Wonderful Life

It’s A Wonderful Life!

December 15, 2015

Filed under: Evolutionary psychology, Monogamy, Popular, Two Mind Hypothesis | 2 Comments

A Liberal Theory of Human Nature - V: Upright Posture, Great Big Brains and Only One Hand Ax

The Hand Ax Mystery: Evidence for peaceful association between groups – an excerpt from the book

April 28, 2012

Filed under: Evolutionary psychology, Myth, Popular | 6 Comments

Narrative Intelligence

How We Became So Smart

January 18, 2016

Filed under: Author narrative, cognitive capacities, Evolutionary psychology, Group Selection, Language, My Favorites | 1 Comment

Trump's Hair-3

Advice (and hope) for Trump from the BMA (Bald Men of America)

September 12, 2016

Filed under: Author narrative, Evolutionary psychology, Human Nature, My Favorites | 5 Comments

John Ashcroft

Does Liberty Mean Anything Without Justice?

May 30, 2015

Filed under: Emotional Fossils, Evolution of Emotion, Group Selection, History, My Favorites | 2 Comments

Ring of Brogdar

A Pilgrimage to the Orkney Islands

April 13, 2015

Filed under: Belief, History, My Favorites, The Ascension of the Human Spirit | 2 Comments

Ian Tattersall

Career Splitter Ian Tattersall Slams Lumpers with a Cheap Shot

July 19, 2015

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion, Evolutionary psychology, Group Selection, Language, My Favorites, The Ascension of the Human Spirit

New car problems

Conservatives Not As Happy As They Think They Are

April 6, 2015

Filed under: Belief, Evolution of Emotion, Evolutionary psychology, My Favorites

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