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11.29.12The Adaptive Value of Happiness
Guest Post, Being Human Since Darwin, some scientists have believed that the uniquely human ability to make and enjoy complex music facilitated successful courtship in our ancestors.
11.13.12An Interview with Steven Heine: Looking for Human Universals
Being Human Sandra Aamodt interviews psychologist Steven Heine on genetic essentialism, culture, and the weirdest people in the world.
10.29.12Monsters Incorporated
Being Human When was the last time you were stalked and attacked by a hungry mountain lion—or any other large predator for that matter?
10.17.12The Evolution of Everyday Thought
Being Human Recent research on how evolution has shaped the mind and its development suggests that this view does not do justice to biological reality...
10.15.12The Roots of Human Aggression
Guest Post, Being Human Humans are more often at peace than at war; we cooperate more than we conflict. In fact, there is mounting evidence that cooperation may be acentral facet in explaining our success as a species.
09.25.12Against Animal Natures: An Anthropologist’s View
Guest Post, Being Human To understand the behavior of nonhuman animals, then, scientists nowadays may look for the expression of stable individual personality traits...
08.19.12Lying
Guest Post, Being Human We like people who don’t lie; we feel they’re trustworthy. But perhaps life is not that simple, not that black and white.
07.17.12Leakey grantees contribute to Chimpanzee
In the News Jarman, age 4 Did you know that grantees of The Leakey Foundation, as well as project sites funded by the Foundation, were part of this summer’s Disneynature documentary Chimpanzee? The lead scientific consultant to the movie, Dr. Christophe Boesch, has been studying wild chimps for 30 years. During Boesch’s early years of research, The Leakey Foundation… more »
06.24.12Evolution
Being Human Humans often forget that we really are animals and almost all our behavior—even the most civilized and controlled—is rooted in evolution.
06.24.12Emotions
Being Human Why would we have evolved emotional responses? What are emotions really good for?
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