Survival of the fleetest, smartest, or fattest?
Our understanding of human evolution has grown exponentially since Darwin’s time. This week marks the 206th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, so we’re sharing a Darwin-related Leakey Foundation lecture from our archives. In this lecture, recorded in 2009 at the Field Museum in Chicago, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University discusses the evolution and dysevolution of humans 150 years
The Importance of Charles Darwin
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...
Culture: the Engine of Human Adaptation
Humans can rapidly adapt to much wider range of circumstances than any other creature.
Monsters Incorporated
When was the last time you were stalked and attacked by a hungry mountain lion—or any other large predator for that matter?
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...