Interpersonal violence among human adults is highly disproportionately violence against men. That’s a key fact for evolutionary understanding of violence. … Read the post gender in evolutionary understanding of violence against men
Joseph Henrich’s recent book, The Secret of Our Success, suggests inevitable cultural enlightenment. But culture can make humans more brutal and stupid. … Read the post Henrich on cultural success, silence on cultural failure
The coding bandwidth of humpback whale songs is roughly fifty times less than the coding bandwidth required to communicate spoken English. … Read the post human vocal communication and humpback whale songs
Social organization isn’t tightly anchored in human nature and environment. Innovations in communal beliefs affect social organization long-term. … Read the post social innovation in the long term
In the human evolutionary history of cooperative breeding, childless men have played a crucial role in provisioning middle-aged breeders. … Read the post childless men are pillars of human society