Category Archives for Blog
Advantages of Multiple Mating in Female Guppies
Advantages of female promiscuity in guppies. Continue reading
The “Health Governor”
Placebo effects imply that people can heal themselves better than the often do. Why? Continue reading
Guns, Germs, & ‘Skeetos: Human Activity-Related Selection Pressures
Recent papers on the ways humans have created — and could create — selection pressures for other species. Continue reading
Immoralistic Chimps
Do chimps engage in third party punishment? A new paper suggests the answer is no. Continue reading
Away from my blog.
I’ll be away from my blog for a while, but I’ll return to it after some summer traveling. Continue reading
Special Issue of Philosophical Transactions: Some “New” Thinking About Evolution and Cognition
A recent issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B features a set of papers around a common theme, evolution and cognition. Continue reading
Strong Disgust
An interesting new paper on disgust. Continue reading
Are Hungry People More Liberal?
A short report on new work showing that hunger influences self-reported political views. Continue reading
New Doctoral Program at Oakland
Oakland to take applications for their PhD program. Continue reading
The 24th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society – Some Reflections
The 24th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) took place last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Some reflections. Continue reading