This View of Life
Magazine

Are we wired for war or built for peace? Our evolutionary past suggests we’re capable of both.

Forgiveness is emotionally difficult for one very good evolutionary reason.

How evolutionary instincts shaped the jealous, controlling God of scripture—and fueled millennia of religious misogyny.

Economics is in our nature. But it is not, as most economists promote, the narrowly self-interested kind.

Evolutionary biologists are scientific storytellers and we must acknowledge the power in the stories we tell.

A new theory of technological evolution implies there is an inevitability to the Anthropocene, and suggests a rethink of why and how the industrial revolution happened.

What if your neighborhood could shape your stress levels, your trust in others, and even your immune system?

Join the conversation about how evolutionary thinking can guide us in addressing today’s most pressing issues.

Human communication evolved face-to-face, but digital anonymity disrupts this natural social bond.

When societies embrace eugenic thinking, they betray the moral progress that Darwin believed in.

Are there medical benefits or should we give human evolution the benefit of the doubt?