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By Lisi Krall In Biology

The Early Roots of a Modern Crisis

This is our challenge: to move a world of almost 8 billion people, most involved in an economic system with…

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Biology Economy Environment

The Economic Legacy of the Holocene

The untenable trajectory of the human economic order on Earth risks unprecedented ecological decay and…

Lisi Krall
December 30, 2021

History Seshat

Twenty Years of Cliodynamics

Almuzara is about to publish a Spanish translation of my book Historical Dynamics. When they asked…

Peter Turchin
November 1, 2021

Politics

Why is Norway’s new prime minister relevant to the Evolution Institute and planetary sustainability?

EI has been engaged in learning as much as possible about Norway since its Quality…

Jerry Lieberman
October 28, 2021

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Launch of Cambridge Elements Series in Applied Evolutionary Science

Half a century ago the biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote that, “Nothing in biology makes sense…

David F. Bjorklund
October 28, 2021

Education

Evolution for Young People: Going Beyond Fossils and Spears

Many of us feel trapped in a doomsday narrative where our species is defined by…

Allison Hopper
October 6, 2021

Community Development

The Capacity to Forge Highly Cooperative Institutions: Collaboration with Farmworkers in Pasco County, Florida

In a previous post, we discussed the emerging collaboration the Evolution Institute has with Mondragon…

Jerry Lieberman
October 1, 2021

Education Webinar

Using COVID-19 to Elevate Evolution

In a recent Newsmax segment, host Rob Schmitt claimed that vaccines “kind of against nature,” and…

Nadeska Concha
August 20, 2021

Economy Psychology

The Capacity to Forge Highly Cooperative Institutions: Collaboration Emerges between Mondragon University and the Evolution Institute

From infancy through adulthood, humans demonstrate a predisposition to be prosocial and develop an understanding…

Jerry Lieberman
August 20, 2021

Education

Cognitive Hurdles to Teaching Evolution

In another post, I describe research by Deborah Kelemen showing that even young children could grasp counterintuitive…

Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
July 23, 2021

Education

The Benefits of Teaching Evolution in Early Childhood

Science frequently challenges our intuitive understanding of the world. Even as an adult, I am…

Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
July 23, 2021

Climate Change Environment

The Great Climate Migration

As climate change progressively causes more heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, crop failures, and wildfires,…

John Elbare
July 23, 2021

Economy

Economics Will Never Move If We Try To Change It Incrementally

This article first appeared in TVOL Magazine. You can find the original article here. --…

Blair Fix
June 30, 2021

Race

Ronald Fisher Is Not Being ‘Cancelled’, But His Eugenic Advocacy Should Have Consequences

This article first appeared in TVOL Magazine. The original article can be found here. --…

Eric Michael Johnson
June 30, 2021

Economy Environment

A War Between the Economy and the Earth

This article first appeared in TVOL Magazine. The original article can be found here. --…

Lisi Krall
June 30, 2021

History Seshat

A Retrospective on War and Peace and War

Penguin Random House, which published my book War and Peace and War (henceforward, WPW) in 2005 decided…

Peter Turchin
June 28, 2021

Climate Change Environment Politics

Evolutionary Mismatch, Partisan Politics, and Climate Change: A Tragedy in Three Acts

Climate change is the quintessential Tragedy of the Commons1 problem of our time. We are collectively…

Helen Camakaris
May 13, 2021

Climate Change Environment

The Evolution of Climate Change

The climate change crisis is slow-moving but inexorable. Much of it does not make the…

John Elbare
May 10, 2021

Culture Education

Can Our Evolutionary Past Help Shape Our Classrooms’ Future?

Viewing the learning environment through an evolutionary lens provides us with a deeper understanding of…

Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
May 7, 2021

Biology Sociology

The Coronavirus in Evolutionary Perspective

Humans evolved social potential to cooperate with others will eventually ignite a collective response to…

Alexandra Maryanski
August 31, 2020

Business Economy Politics

The Nordic Third Way: A Conversation with Nina Witoszek and Atle Midttun

The Nordic nations are identified as exemplars of good governance, which avoid the excesses of…

Nina Witoszek
July 23, 2020

Anthropology Biology

Functional Frivolity: The Evolution and Development of the Human Brain Through Play

Play is not frivolous but is an adaptation designed to guide proper cognitive development in…

Aaron Blaisdell
February 22, 2019

Biology Health

Evolutionary Medicine Comes of Age: An Interview with Randolph Nesse

The evolutionary outlook expands the perspective of health professionals from that of mechanics to that…

Randolph M. Nesse
September 20, 2016

Culture

Adolescent behavior doesn’t make sense (except in the light of cultural evolution)

Drinking, drugs, sex, dangerous driving... from the parental perspective, it is easy to ask why…

Christopher X Jon Jensen
August 26, 2016

Culture Economy

America Needs to Steal Back the Nordic Model by Thom Hartmann

At this stage in his presidency, President Obama has become something of an amateur comedian.…

Evolution Institute
June 3, 2016

Education Mind

Should Evolution be Taught in Elementary School?

Nearly half of the U.S. population rejects evolution. Recent research suggests that teaching evolution to…

Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
March 17, 2016

Uncategorized

Examining Real-World Issues through a Scientific Lens

EI’s belief is that by better understanding the stumbling blocks that can impede today’s learning…

Evolution Institute
March 17, 2016

Education Health Mind

Evolution Shows Us That Nurture & Love Are Fundamental To Mental Health

Evolution helps explain why the need for love and nurture is key in creating a…

Helga Vierich
March 8, 2016

Darwin Day 2016 Education

Using Evolution to Teach Evolution

What does evolution suggest is the best way to teach?

Jason Niedermeyer
February 11, 2016

Blogs

The History and Future of Norway’s Cultural Ethos and Political Practice

Norwegians Enlist EI to Help Preserve the Norwegian Model for Quality of Life Standards.

Gin Kohl Lieberman
June 2, 2014

Culture

Blueprint For The Global Village. Norway Explained.

The unregulated pursuit of self-interest is cancerous at all scales.

David Sloan Wilson
May 5, 2014

Uncategorized

Interview with Jerry Lieberman on the Nordic Model

Evolution Institute Co-founder and leader of the Norway Quality of Life project talks about his…

Jerry Lieberman
May 18, 2012

Uncategorized

One Country’s Evolution Into The Future

Norway is widely admired as a nation with a high quality of life and robust…

David Sloan Wilson
May 12, 2012

Paleontology

Dinobots

Drexel University's James Tengorra, a mechanical engineer, suggests using dinosaur robots as an efficient way…

April 10, 2012

Evolution InstituteApril 10, 2012

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