07.30.13 The Importance of Charles Darwin Being Human Charles Darwin is centrally important in the development of scientific and humanist ideas because he first made people aware of their place in the evolutionary process...
12.09.12 Culture: the Engine of Human Adaptation Guest Post, Being Human Humans can rapidly adapt to much wider range of circumstances than any other creature.
10.29.12 Monsters 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?
10.17.12 The 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...
06.24.12 Evolution 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.