Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Upon discovering that a mate has been unfaithful to you, which are you more likely to ask of him [or her]? "Did you have sex with her [him]?" or "Do you love her [him]?"
View ArticleLGBTQ Is Lousy
If Obama can evolve on same-sex marriage then maybe the lousy LGBTQ acronym can evolve too.
View ArticleGiving Feminism a Bad Name
Do you consider yourself to be a feminist? If you're like the overwhelming majority of American men and women, you do not. And gender feminists are partly to blame.
View ArticleChris Rock PhD, Honorary Professor of Evo Psyc (Part 1 of 3)
While evolutionary psychology has blossomed because of its unique ability to explore human nature, Chris Rock’s stand-up routines have vaulted him into the pantheon of comedic talents because they...
View ArticleChris Rock PhD, Honorary Professor of Evo Psyc (Part 2 of 3)
While evolutionary psychology has blossomed because of its unique ability to explore human nature, Chris Rock’s stand-up routines have vaulted him into the pantheon of comedic talents because they...
View ArticleChris Rock PhD, Honorary Professor of Evo Psyc (Part 3 of 3)
While evolutionary psychology has blossomed because of its unique ability to explore human nature, Chris Rock’s stand-up routines have vaulted him into the pantheon of comedic talents because they...
View ArticleTen Misconceptions about Psychology
Many students enter the introductory psychology course assuming that they’re destined to excel in it because they’re knowledgeable about their own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Little...
View ArticleAre Babies Stoned?
William James famously described babies’ mental states “as one great blooming, buzzing confusion.” Whether their confusion is beset with blooms or buzzes, the similarities between being a baby and...
View ArticlePariahs as Predators, Prey, and Parasites
"In Rwanda they referred to Tutsis as cockroaches. They were not human beings…[They said,] 'Don’t worry, you’re not killing humans like you. You are killing some vermin that belongs under your shoe....
View ArticlePope Francis is Not Necessarily Dumb
Although it may be humorous and satisfying to assert that a Pope or anyone else who believes in a God is unintelligent, such a conclusion is patently false.
View ArticleBorn Both Ways?
Given women’s flexible sexual responsiveness to both sexes, a growing notion among relationship researchers is that women’s sexuality is fluid. But why would sexual selection have fashioned...
View ArticleOn the Origin of an Evolutionary Psychologist
Are you thinking about pursuing evolutionary psychology as a career? Here are the top 10 most important things to know to become an evolutionary psychologist.
View ArticleHomo Professoris, Part III: The 'Show Me Your Big D' Lecture
Although my lectures are not without awkward funniness, the humor is usually intentional. One of today’s lectures was an exception. I chalk it up to the Advil PMs I popped last night when my insomnia...
View ArticleDearest Daughter Emily
Dearest Daughter Emily: I write you this letter a month shy of completing your fifth ellipse around Earth's sun, knowing full well that you cannot yet read it...
View ArticleThe “Birds and the Bees” Differ for Boys and Girls
In a forthcoming publication in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences with my undergraduate RAs and developmental psychologist Dawn K. Melzer, I explored the content of communications that parents have with...
View ArticleSukkahs for Syrians
What if we Jews here and in Europe embraced our common humanity with Muslims and offered up our symbolic 'sukkah' shelters to the millions fleeing the atrocities of Syria? Human beings wandering...
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