This View of Life
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Ever get the feeling when you meet someone for the first time, that there is just something about this person you really don't like? Although most of the time we are not consciously aware of it when it happens, humans pay great attention to facial features when evaluating who to trust, who not to trust, the desirability of a mate, and even the potential efficacy of political leaders.

Apparently paleontologists are exempt from the age-old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover."

The answer might surprise you.....

Instead of pincers, this prehistoric arthropod had claws that each featured three long, sharp, boney protrusions, which bring to mind nothing so much as the bladed appendages of Tim Burton’s classic character Edward Scissorhands.

Atheists with an Activist Agenda Must Consult Evolutionary Religious Studies to Remain True to Their Own Creed

Researchers created a computer program that generates mathematical formulas which explain various scientific phenomena.

"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View of Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism......"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View oF Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism that brings it closer to the standard of the scientific peer review process.

Could the lyrics to hit songs contain more embedded references to reproductive success – and the kinds of problems our ancestors would have faced to attain it?

The problem is that capitalism, as it is currently practiced in the United States, has no system for assessing the risks of companies’ products and marketing practices.

Jonathan Haidt's journey from being an atheist to being a psychologist who thinks that religion was a crucial part of our biological and cultural evolution for morality.

Evolution can provide ultimate explanations for seemingly irrational human behavior.

Scientists have uncovered what they believe is the earliest ancestor of all animals.