Evolutionary psychology is known for dark parts of our nature, like homicide. But it also explains prosocial behaviors, like ...

Philosopher of science David Buller has a bone to pick with evolutionary psychology, the idea that some important human behaviors are best explained as evolutionary adaptations to the struggles we ...

Often, we intend to forgive someone for a transgression to try to stay connected. Since forgiveness is largely emotional, it ...

Why is it that mental disorders such as depression are so common? Psychologists Marèn Hoogland and Annemie Ploeger analyzed three major theories from evolutionary developmental psychology to find a ...

A recent study published in Evolutionary Psychology suggests that a neighborhood’s economic and demographic conditions can ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Eric M. Johnson and I spent about 45 minutes ...