This View of Life
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Looking for deeper explanations that tap into evolutionary motives.

The core idea is to use insights from biology and evolution to tackle an empirical challenge we face in the real worldThe Natural Security project uses similar evolutionary principles to offer a fresh perspective on our understanding of security threats, as well as to design effective responses to those threats. While evolution may seem to be a simplistic paradigm, especially applied to complex issues such as human conflict, this simplicity is its power.

What is the fundamental nature of human morality? Will knowing this help improve our societies?

With Barack Obama set for a real struggle this year there are sure to be a lot of Democrats asking that old question: why don’t the poor support us?

This “share-the-spoils” button has been discovered, in a sense, but it may turn out to be harder to press than Democrats might think.

Are taboos ignorant superstitions, do they contain adaptive wisdom, or are they a mixture of both?

This week Science magazine features a special volume on warfare and human conflict.

If he were still alive today, Charles Darwin would be proud of us. It isn’t just science. Literature, technology, music, politics, religion—you name it—the theory of evolution is pervasive in our society, and who do we have to thank for that? Charles Darwin. If he were still alive today, Charles Darwin would be proud of us. It isn’t just science. Literature, technology, music, politics, religion—you name it—the theory of evolution is pervasive in our society, and who do we have to thank for that? Charles Darwin.

The evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork.

Viewing minds through the lens of cognitive immunology can reveal antidotes to misinformation, disinformation, and information chaos.

Given that morality is so important, you’d think we’d want to make sure that we were doing it right.Given that morality is so important, you’d think we’d want to make sure that we were doing it right. That is, you’d think that we would insist on knowing why we have the beliefs that we have, how those beliefs came into being, who they benefit, and where they are likely to lead us.

A recently discovered crocodile is the largest species yet known, and lived alongside ancient humans 3 million years ago.