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The Origin of Ownership

July 23, 2020

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

Humans are unique in that both sexes have both motivations simultaneously: all of us both desire beauty and desire to be desired for being, acting, or wearing something beautiful. We Homo sapiens compete with bonobos as the primate species that most desire one another.

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More Morphs

February 6, 2019

Filed under: Belief, Morphs

Collection of morphs

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Trump & Evolutioon

Trump & Evolution

November 10, 2016

Filed under: Human Nature, Justice, The Ascension of the Human Spirit | 2 Comments

This Blog is about the three levels of motivation that have been laid down since primates started evolving groups about 52-million-years ago, and this post is about how Donald Trump fits into them. The deepest level is the ancient motivation for (sexual) domination in a hierarchy. Then, pushed by harsh climates and the threat of …

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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

Therapy for Liberals

Schizophrenia’s Enigmatic Roots

July 19, 2014

Filed under: Emotional Fossils, Evolution of Emotion, Popular

It's a Wonderful Life

It’s A Wonderful Life!

December 15, 2015

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

Mate Selection

Marital Problems

August 22, 2015

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

IMPATIENCE

Top Ten Emojis

October 26, 2015

Filed under: Human Nature, Popular | 4 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

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

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

Karl Marx and the Alienation of Doctors

February 1, 2017

Filed under: History, Human Nature, My Favorites | 1 Comment

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

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

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

Smoke from cabin

We Owe Our Existence to Cold Weather

December 26, 2015

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

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