Is evolutionary psychology impossible?
science
Subrena Smith recently argued that “evolutionary psychology, as it is currently understood, is…impossible” (Smith 2019). I agree with most of Smith’s premises, which are based on the logic of evolution by natural selection, and I think other evolutionary psychologists would too. So why does…
The universal genetic program and the custom-built phenotype: implications for race and sex
science
The human genome, for many, represents differences, essential differences. The real spectre that such differences fuel racism, sexism, and eugenics has lead much of academia to downplay or even deny a role…
Monkey butts, menstrual cycles, sex, and the color pink. The statistical crisis in science
science
stats
A couple of years ago, when I was starting a new project that used cross-national data, I picked up a popular statistics textbook by Andrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill because Gelman is known for his analysis of voting patterns across US states, which is conceptually similar to analysis of data across…
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