This View of Life
Magazine

Evolution in schools and politics, fly speciation, evolutionary psychology, and group vs kin selection

Terrorism is used by those who do not have the means to pursue more conventional or moderate strategies to achieve their goals.

Knowing how to send and interpret signals is an essential part of both diplomacy and war.

Looking for deeper explanations that tap into evolutionary motives.

The core idea is to use insights from biology and evolution to tackle an empirical challenge we face in the real worldThe Natural Security project uses similar evolutionary principles to offer a fresh perspective on our understanding of security threats, as well as to design effective responses to those threats. While evolution may seem to be a simplistic paradigm, especially applied to complex issues such as human conflict, this simplicity is its power.

What is the fundamental nature of human morality? Will knowing this help improve our societies?

With Barack Obama set for a real struggle this year there are sure to be a lot of Democrats asking that old question: why don’t the poor support us?

This “share-the-spoils” button has been discovered, in a sense, but it may turn out to be harder to press than Democrats might think.

Are taboos ignorant superstitions, do they contain adaptive wisdom, or are they a mixture of both?

This week Science magazine features a special volume on warfare and human conflict.

If he were still alive today, Charles Darwin would be proud of us. It isn’t just science. Literature, technology, music, politics, religion—you name it—the theory of evolution is pervasive in our society, and who do we have to thank for that? Charles Darwin. If he were still alive today, Charles Darwin would be proud of us. It isn’t just science. Literature, technology, music, politics, religion—you name it—the theory of evolution is pervasive in our society, and who do we have to thank for that? Charles Darwin.

The evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork.