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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.

Viewing minds through the lens of cognitive immunology can reveal antidotes to misinformation, disinformation, and information chaos.

Given that morality is so important, you’d think we’d want to make sure that we were doing it right.Given that morality is so important, you’d think we’d want to make sure that we were doing it right. That is, you’d think that we would insist on knowing why we have the beliefs that we have, how those beliefs came into being, who they benefit, and where they are likely to lead us.

A recently discovered crocodile is the largest species yet known, and lived alongside ancient humans 3 million years ago.

"Why in the American system were the people who opposed the death penalty almost always the ones who believed that rich people should pay more in taxes?"

Are human beings intrinsically good but corruptible by the forces of evil, or the reverse, innately sinful yet redeemable by the forces of good?