AnthropologyWebinar Music, Pleasure, and Culture: Soundly Organized People in a Musically Organised Hunter-Gatherer Civilization Western Congo Basin hunter-gatherer groups highly appreciate music for the pleasure it produces among those…David Sloan WilsonJanuary 22, 2023
AnthropologyWebinar Egalitarian Societies Many hunter-gatherer societies today value personal autonomy, sharing, and joy while they reject property, inequality,…David Sloan WilsonJanuary 22, 2023
Anthropology National Parochialism is Ubiquitous Around the World In an ever-increasing globalized world, cooperation with foreign citizens becomes vital to deal with important…Angelo RomanoOctober 5, 2021
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
