Maybe We haven’t Met Aliens Because They’ve Messed Up Their Planets, too
May 22, 2018
Suddenly, Fermi blurted out, “Where is everybody?” … More Maybe We haven’t Met Aliens Because They’ve Messed Up Their Planets, too
Category: modern humans
Children and Lying
February 20, 2018
When, how, and why do children lie and what can parents do to help them be truthful? … More Children and Lying
Why Legalizing Marijuana Leads to a DROP in Teen Drug Use (hint: evolution)
February 5, 2018
Evolutionary Psychology predicted it; Data now confirms it; Legalizing marijuana doesn’t increase teen drug use. … More Why Legalizing Marijuana Leads to a DROP in Teen Drug Use (hint: evolution)
A New Method to Detect Natural Selection in Genes
January 15, 2018
Researchers have developed a new method to discover the precise genetic differences between humans and our ape relatives. … More A New Method to Detect Natural Selection in Genes
How much of our genome is junk?
December 15, 2017
In a recent episode of This World of Humans, I interview Dr. Dan Graur of the University of Houston about his recent paper entitled, An Upper Limit on the Functional Fraction of the Human Genome. … More How much of our genome is junk?
New Evidence on Waist-Hip Ratio Reveals Surprising Relationship to Fertility, Urges Revision of Attractiveness Theories
June 19, 2017
A low waist-hip ratio WHR) is known to correlate with health, fertility, and attractiveness. However, new evidence connects WHR to number of offspring. … More New Evidence on Waist-Hip Ratio Reveals Surprising Relationship to Fertility, Urges Revision of Attractiveness Theories
Social Learning in Animals: Implications for the Evolution of Human Intelligence
February 7, 2017
It’s becoming increasingly clear that animals do a great deal of social learning, which gives insight into how humans became culturally modern. … More Social Learning in Animals: Implications for the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Even Homo habilis Was Right-handed
December 5, 2016
Analysis of 1.8 million year old teeth reveal that this Homo habilis was right-handed. … More Even Homo habilis Was Right-handed
Why do We and Other Animals Wince When in Pain?
August 8, 2016
The “pain grimace” is quite similar in many mammals, but where did it come from and why do we do it? … More Why do We and Other Animals Wince When in Pain?
Properties of our Voice Encode Information about Health, Fertility, and Body Shape
March 10, 2016
What’s in a voice? A lot, it seems. Certain vocal properties correlate with physical measures that serve as proxy indicators of health, fertility, and attractiveness of females … More Properties of our Voice Encode Information about Health, Fertility, and Body Shape
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