EconomyPsychology The Capacity of Human Plasticity 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 LiebermanAugust 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-GilreathJuly 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-GilreathJuly 23, 2021
Climate ChangeEnvironment The Great Climate Migration As climate change progressively causes more heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, crop failures, and wildfires,… John ElbareJuly 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 FixJune 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 JohnsonJune 30, 2021
EconomyEnvironment A War Between the Economy and the Earth This article first appeared in TVOL Magazine. The original article can be found here. --… Lisi KrallJune 30, 2021
HistorySeshat 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 TurchinJune 28, 2021
Climate ChangeEnvironmentPolitics 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 CamakarisMay 13, 2021
Climate ChangeEnvironment The Evolution of Climate Change The climate change crisis is slow-moving but inexorable. Much of it does not make the… John ElbareMay 10, 2021
CultureEducation 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-GilreathMay 7, 2021
BiologySociology The Coronavirus in Evolutionary Perspective Humans evolved social potential to cooperate with others will eventually ignite a collective response to… Alexandra MaryanskiAugust 31, 2020
BusinessEconomyPolitics 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 WitoszekJuly 23, 2020
AnthropologyBiology 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 BlaisdellFebruary 22, 2019
BiologyHealth 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. NesseSeptember 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 JensenAugust 26, 2016
CultureEconomy 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 InstituteJune 3, 2016
EducationMind 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-GilreathMarch 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 InstituteMarch 17, 2016
EducationHealthMind 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 VierichMarch 8, 2016
Darwin Day 2016Education Using Evolution to Teach Evolution What does evolution suggest is the best way to teach? Jason NiedermeyerFebruary 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 LiebermanJune 2, 2014
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Education Evolutionary Theory Can Inform the Intelligent Design of Educational Policy and Practice How evolutionary psychology helps us teach our children better. Evolutionary developmental psychologist maintain that evolutionary… Daniel BerchFebruary 20, 2013
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 LiebermanMay 18, 2012
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