This View of Life
Magazine

Darwinian theories have been proposed to explain the evolution of complexity not just in genetics and biology but also in cosmology and quantum physics.

Evolution helps explain why the need for love and nurture is key in creating a childhood that makes humans happy and productive throughout their lives.

Why should anyone care about evolution literacy when so many other issues clamor for our attention, such as the economy, inequality, climate change, terrorism, and the refugee crisis? The answer is that evolutionary theory can help us understand and provide solutions to each and every one of these issues.

Why are cultural institutions like Christmas and Star Wars so popular? The answer may provide insight into human nature’s impulse towards supernatural explanation.

MLS theory makes it crystal clear that unless competition is appropriately structured and refereed, it can do a lot more harm than good.

Most comparative studies of human moral judgment have been restricted to large-scale, industrialized populations, but critical tests of putative universals must include small-scale societies.

The classic pyramidal hierarchy, so beloved by men, is increasingly unfit for purpose.

What does evolution suggest is the best way to teach?

Are the past systems humans have used to manage problems enough to deal with the complex environments we find ourselves in today?