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
AnthropologySports Fa’asamoa of Tattooing and Football: Conservatism and Adaptation in Samoan Cultural Evolution Two new books published in 2018 emphasize the role of fa’asamoa in amplifying “sticky” cultural…Christopher D. LynnJanuary 25, 2019
AnthropologyCulture Cultural Evolution, Insight, and Fundamental Theories of Consciousness Since cultural evolution is fueled by the creative efforts of human minds which, by anyone’s…Liane GaboraDecember 10, 2018
