This View of Life
Magazine

20 million years before<em> Archaeopteryx</em>, dozens of dinosaurs were found to be light and winged, though not flapping their wings.

“There is a Mr. Hyde inside each of us. What we have to do is prevent the conditions that will bring the monster forth.”

From the Roman Empire to our own Gilded Age, inequality moves in cycles. The future looks like a rough ride.

Some things that the public has been sold on as enhancing early childhood development may be having the opposite effect.

What would Charles Darwin say about our current debates concerning evolution and religion?

Did private property invite agriculture?

The effects of the presence of a companion animal on behavior and attitudes in the workplace.My talk is about two studies that deal with “mismatch.” The basic idea behind mismatch theory is that aspects of the modern environment are incongruent (mismatched) with our psychology and physiology, which are more adapted to the environment in which we evolved—the savannas of East Africa.

Far from “poisoning everything”, religions often plays an integral role in regulating the practical aspects of life.Religion puzzles the nonbeliever in part because it seems to lack utility. How can belief in supernatural agents and costly practices such as ritual sacrifice produce practical benefits?

Religious scholar claims that "secular societies climbed the ladder of religion, and then kicked it away.“

Attraction is more than physical traits. Find out what else counts.Attraction is more than physical traits. Find out what else counts.