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Evolutionary Psychology Grapples with Racism and Anti-Semitism

Kevin MacDonald is trying to resurrect this troubling legacy of Darwinian theory. Read More ›
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Jordan Peterson — Do the Stitches Hold?

The modern heretic and YouTube sensation seeks to meld clinical and evolutionary psychology with Jung, Nietzsche, and the Bible. Read More ›
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Facial Symmetry, and Soulless Darwinism

Rude remarks and hurt feelings at a holiday party may seem a trivial matter. Yet this vignette is very telling. Read More ›

Evolution and Education — The Evolution Institute Weighs In

Education functions best when we focus not on soliciting student agreement or buy-in to a rigid creed, but rather on stimulating the critical faculties. Read More ›
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The Challenge to Evolution from Abortion

The whole point of “fitness,” in an evolutionary context, is reproduction. One has higher “fitness” if one can have more offspring. Read More ›
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Fake Science: “About 99 Percent of Our DNA Is Identical to That of Chimpanzees”

With fine timing, our colleague Sarah Chaffee has lately offered a four-part interview with Discovery Institute biologist Ann Gauger. Read More ›

As an Exercise, Write a Research Article in Evolutionary Psychology, Off the Top of Your Head

Right now. You can do it. Read More ›
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Give Me That Old-Time Pareidolia

Seeing faces that aren't there is supposed to be a by-product of the evolutionary need to recognize real faces, distinguishing friends from enemies. Read More ›

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