How Evolution Made the Mind
Evolutionary psychology asks whether humans are general-purpose learners or have Pleistocene-shaped psychological adaptations. Learn the evidence, key findings, and serious criticisms.
February 2025
June 2024
How Evolution Works: Natural Selection, Genetics, and the Origins of Species
How does evolution actually work? Understand natural selection, genetic mutation, speciation, sexual selection, and the evidence that has made evolutionary theory the foundation of modern biology.
May 2024
Why Humans Are Religious: The Cognitive Science of Belief
Religion is universal across human cultures and deep in human history. Cognitive scientists have developed compelling theories about why — and the answers are surprising.
March 2024
Why Humans Make Art: The Evolutionary and Cognitive Science of Aesthetics
Why do humans make art? Explore the evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and neuroaesthetics of creativity — from Sulawesi cave paintings to the paradox of fiction.
February 2024
Why We Feel Disgust: The Biology and Moral Psychology of Revulsion
Why do we feel disgust? Explore the evolutionary biology of revulsion, Rozin's contamination research, moral dumbfounding, and how disgust shapes politics and prejudice.
January 2024
What Is Evolutionary Psychology? The Adapted Mind and Its Controversies
A rigorous introduction to evolutionary psychology: its intellectual foundations in Cosmides and Tooby, core findings on kin selection and mate choice, the controversies over just-so stories and WEIRD samples, and where the field stands today.