Na-Dene

Steven Pinker: The Mind Reader Steven Pinker: The Mind Reader- Article by Ed Douglas on the evolutionary psychologist with a popular touch and a mission to explain how the brain works. Domestication's Family Tree Domestication's Family Tree- DNA is revealing that taming animals was not a simple process. The Cognitive Skills of Neanderthals The Cognitive Skills of Neanderthals- Neanderthals were predators. Swanson et al. Swanson et al.- A new study by Willie J. Swanson and colleagues provides evidence of sperm competition and sexual conflict. Genetics Genetics- The British Medical Journal publishes a special edition "putting genetics into perspective". Bottlenose Dolphins and Theory of Mind Bottlenose Dolphins and Theory of Mind- Bottlenose dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror, an advanced intellectual ability observed previously only in humans and apes. Menarche Menarche- Any decrease in average menarcheal age during the past 20-30 years has been small (almost certainly less than six months), particularly when compared with the reduction … Behavioral Inferences from the Skhul/Qafzeh Early Modern Human Hand Remains Behavioral Inferences from the Skhul/Qafzeh Early Modern Human Hand Remains- These results support the inference of significant behavioral differences between Neanderthals and the… The adaptive nature of the human neurocognitive architecture: An alternative model The adaptive nature of the human neurocognitive architecture: An alternative model- The model of the human neurocognitive architecture proposed by evolutionary psychologists is ba… Intentionality Detection and Mindreading: Why Does Game Form Matter? Intentionality Detection and Mindreading: Why Does Game Form Matter?- By around the age of 4 years, children can work out what people might know, think or believe based on what th… Science: Human Genome Science: Human Genome- The special issue on the first draft of the human genome. Guardian Unlimited - And Darwin created us all Guardian Unlimited - And Darwin created us all- As two of the world's great Darwinists prepare to debate whether science is killing the soul, Tim Radford asks if natural selection… You've Got a Lot to Answer For, Charlie Darwin You've Got a Lot to Answer For, Charlie Darwin- Is psychology frozen in the Pleistocene era? Hilary and Steven Rose are sure it must have evolved since then. Stone Age Bosses Aren't all That Bad Stone Age Bosses Aren't all That Bad- Applied to business, as Nigel Nicholson does in his book Managing the Human Animal, evolutionary psychology suggests that most organizational… Reproductive Greontology Reproductive Greontology- The relationship between aging and the risk of producing offspring with gene-influenced illnesses. Darwin's Darling Darwin's Darling- A profile of Helena Cronin. Origins of the specious Origins of the specious- Andrew Brown explains why 'Introducing Evolutionary Psychology', the latest in Icon Books' popular series of comic books on important subjects, has been w… Why we're all getting brighter Why we're all getting brighter- Dumbing down? Don't believe it. Scientists have proved we are smarter now than ever before, largely because we watch TV, surf the net, and spend ho… Men fish for compliments Men fish for compliments- The menfolk of the Meriam, a people who live on islands off the northeast tip of Australia, spend their time spear-fishing and turtle-hunting, but are th… Ring-breaker Drives Dove Love Ring-breaker Drives Dove Love- Leonida Fusani and colleagues discover the role of aromatase in courtship behaviour. The Sweet Smell of the Immune System The Sweet Smell of the Immune System- Manfred Milinski and Claus Wedekind find evidence for the hypothesis that "perfumes are selected to amplify in some way body odors that revea… Chimps Touched by Television Chimps Touched by Television- Chimpanzees are moved by fearful or appealing television scenes. Fear Makes Worms Turn Friendly Fear Makes Worms Turn Friendly- A single gene influences the social behaviour of worms. Memory Experts Show Sleeping Rats May Have Visual Dreams Memory Experts Show Sleeping Rats May Have Visual Dreams- Matthew Wilson contends that animals have complex dreams. Synaesthesia: A Cognitive Model of Cross Modal Association Synaesthesia: A Cognitive Model of Cross Modal Association- A paper by Andrew D. Lyons. The Evolutionary Manifesto The Evolutionary Manifesto- This paper by John Stewart uses an evolutionary worldview to derive an ethical system that will require humanity to develop the psychological capacity … The Genetic Archaeology of Race The Genetic Archaeology of Race- The study of human genetic variation has become the most contentious area in modern science. A detailed article by Steve Olson. Sport and genetics Sport and genetics- Stephen Jay Gould and Kipchoge Keino on why athletic achievement isn't in the genes. An Evolutionary Hypothesis For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder An Evolutionary Hypothesis For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- Abed, Riadh T and de Pauw, Karel W (1999) An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychologic… Behavior and the General Evolutionary Process Behavior and the General Evolutionary Process- Paper by William Baum.