The Evolution of Everyday Thought
Recent research on how evolution has shaped the mind and its development suggests that this view does not do justice to biological reality...
The Roots of Human Aggression
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.
Against Animal Natures: An Anthropologist’s View
To understand the behavior of nonhuman animals, then, scientists nowadays may look for the expression of stable individual personality traits...
Lying
We like people who don’t lie; we feel they’re trustworthy. But perhaps life is not that simple, not that black and white.
Emotions
Why would we have evolved emotional responses? What are emotions really good for?