Science
11 articles
The Evolution of Human Cooperation
People cooperate constantly. We raise children together, share food, build companies, follow rules, defend fri…
Manifestation Without the Magic: What Really Happens When We Imagine a Future
Manifestation is usually sold as a cosmic shortcut. Think clearly enough, believe strongly enough, vibrate at…
What Is an Adaptation?
The word adaptation gets used casually. People say humans are “adapted to screens,” “adapted to city life,” or…
Hominid vs. Hominin vs. Homo sapiens: What's the Difference?
These three terms get mixed together constantly: hominid , hominin , and Homo sapiens . They sound similar, an…
The Coalitional Brain: Why Humans Default to "Us vs. Them"
Coalitions are survival tech. They are also the hidden engine beneath our best cooperation and our worst divis…
The Fragile Genius: How Human Intelligence Evolved Hand in Hand with Mental Struggle
The Double-Edged Mind Human intelligence is often celebrated as our species’ defining triumph, the thing that…
The Ancient Science of Self-Repair: A Biological Anthropologist's Perspective on Fasting and Intermittent Fasting
Throughout human history, periods of feast and famine have shaped the evolution of our species. Our ancestors…
The Intersection of Sociobiology and Epigenetics: A Biocultural Anthropology Perspective
Human beings have long sought to understand the factors that shape behavior, social structures, and cultural p…
Dual Inheritance Theory: Bridging Cultural and Biological Evolution in Human Development
Human beings are unique among animals in the degree to which our behavior is shaped by culture. We learn from…
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Cultural and Biological Evolution: A Dual Inheritance Perspective
Introduction The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming human society at an unprecedented pace.…
What Is a Hominid?
A plain-English guide to one of anthropology’s most misused words The word gets thrown around casually, usuall…