THIS VIEW OF LIFE
The Evolutionary Roots of Irrationality
Homo Economicus is perhaps nothing more than an illusion. Instead, the mirror that behavioral economics and evolutionary psychology put in front of us shows us our real selves, social norms and irrational behavior included.
Read ArticleSex Roles Are Flexible in Chimpanzees and Bonobos. What Does That Say About Human Evolution?
A new study shows that chimpanzees and bonobos are far more similar in their gender roles than previously thought. In order to understand the range of complexity in our evolutionary cousins’ social lives, perhaps we first need to recognize the range of complexity that exists in our own.
Read ArticlePatriotism of a Different Kind
We need to tear down outdated forms of "patriotism" and view ourselves as one species occupying a single planet with other beings that we depend upon for survival.
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