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New Evolutionary Narrative: Collective Teamwork Core of Being Human

August 22, 2020

Filed under: Evolution of human motivation, Group Selection, Human Nature

The known facts of human evolution are interpreted as evidence for theory that, for six million years, our ancestral human species lived within a collective mentality intrinsic to their sole adaptation of coordinating their divided labor, i.e., teamwork.

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Genes

The Genetics of Mental Illness in 3 Paragraphs (plus pics)

February 10, 2020

Filed under: Evolution of human motivation, Evolutionary psychology, Mental illness | 3 Comments

The mentally ill should be honored for paying the price for our extraordinary mental capacities.

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Emotional Fossils: Mental Illness and Human Evolution
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Does warfare make societies more complex?

June 29, 2022

Filed under: History | No Comments

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

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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

Stunning ‘Dragon Man’ skull may be an elusive Denisovan—or a new species of human

June 28, 2021

Filed under: Ancient human migration

Middle Pleistocene Homo behavior and culture at 140,000 to 120,000 years ago and interactions with Homo sapiens

June 27, 2021

Filed under: Ancient human migration

“Genomes offer rare glimpse of Neanderthal family groups”

June 25, 2021

Filed under: Evolution

Old Mind New Mind

The Two Mind Hypothesis

June 9, 2021

Filed under: Emotional Fossils, Evolution, Evolutionary psychology, Group Selection, History, Human Nature, Justice, Language, Mental illness, Mind, Summary of Philosophy, Two Mind Hypothesis

THE EVOLUTION OF SYMBOLS

THE EVOLUTION OF SYMBOLS (re-posted from April, 2018)

April 30, 2021

Filed under: Evolution of Emotion, Human Nature, Sexual Selection

Opposable Thumb

Opposable Thumb

April 29, 2021

Filed under: Brain evolution, cognitive capacities

Therapy for Liberals

Schizophrenia’s Enigmatic Roots

July 19, 2014

Filed under: Emotional Fossils, Evolution of Emotion, Popular

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

IMPATIENCE

Top Ten Emojis

October 26, 2015

Filed under: Human Nature, Popular | 4 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

Mate Selection

Marital Problems

August 22, 2015

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

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

Karl Marx and the Alienation of Doctors

February 1, 2017

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

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

Smoke from cabin

We Owe Our Existence to Cold Weather

December 26, 2015

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

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

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

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