AnthropologyGender Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Chimpanzees Challenge Our Gendered Biases About Evolution The big question is, how did we manage to miss these behaviors in chimpanzees for…Michelle RodriguesSeptember 15, 2021
AnthropologyCulture New Funding Opportunities to Address Hot Topics in Cultural Evolution Researchers of cultural evolution may leverage this understanding to enable them to predict (and potentially intervene) in…Rachel L. KendalSeptember 8, 2021
AnthropologyCulture Cooperation Through Cultural Group Selection Cultural forces are far greater than genetic predisposition or geographic proximity in promoting cooperation with…Joe AllenMay 25, 2020
AnthropologyHealth Did Paleolithic People Suffer From Kidney Disease? Paleo-type diets by limiting salt and sugar should help limit damage to the blood vessels…Lynda FrassettoApril 29, 2020
AnthropologyPoliticsReligion Why Religious Extremism is Maladaptive Religious systems that lose their adaptability become dangerous to the societies in which they exist,…Richard SosisMarch 3, 2020
AnthropologyBiologyGender Evolution Promotes Mothers Who Tend, So Daughters Can Befriend Mothers can influence their daughter’s mental health by providing them with the skills they need…Michelle RodriguesOctober 2, 2019
AnthropologyBiologyGender The “Benefits,” Risks, and Costs of Routine Infant Circumcision Foreskin serves valuable functions and its loss may be felt not only in the short…Stephanie WelchJune 27, 2019
AnthropologyBiology Group Selection in Every Way Except Using the Words: A Critique of “The Goodness Paradox” by Richard Wrangham Wrangham's new book on the evolution of cooperation gets many things right. But he errs…David Sloan WilsonMay 10, 2019
AnthropologyFood for thought The Future of the Ancestral Health Movement In the scarce environment of our ancestral past, having a preference for highly sweet and…Hamilton M. StapellApril 25, 2019
AnthropologyBiology Functional Frivolity: The Evolution and Development of the Human Brain Through Play Play is not frivolous but is an adaptation designed to guide proper cognitive development in…Aaron BlaisdellFebruary 22, 2019
