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July 28, 2012

The Origins of Racism

modern evolutionary biology is making enormous contributions to our understanding of how our ideas of race, racism, gender, and sexism arise.

September 8, 2012

Study Demonstrates Evolution of Stereotypes

Stereotypes form and evolve over time through social transmission of information, similar to the way in which languages evolve.

October 7, 2025

Xenophobia in the Light of Evolution: On the Origins of Anti-Immigration Sentiment

Besides racial prejudice, what else is behind xenophobia? Among the evolved human instincts, we can find at least two for the anti-immigration sentiment: territoriality and the endowment effect.

August 16, 2017

Addressing White Supremacy, Hate and Inequities in our Global Village

Creating a truly functional, equitable, stable and sustainable nation certainly won’t be easy but a “blueprint,” can be found in our evolutionary past. What will it take? Those with the most power recognizing the realities of white supremacy, finding what’s needed to upscale this blueprint, and having the courage and vision to do so.