Deciding what to observe: Thoughts for a post-WEIRD generation
The evolutionary social sciences (ESSs) are thriving, and seem to have entered a period of
normal science. This is a good time to examine our own practices, theoretical and empirical …
normal science. This is a good time to examine our own practices, theoretical and empirical …
Prehistory of kinship
As observed in recent centuries, the contemporary variety of kinship systems reflects
millennia of human migration, cultural inheritance, adaptation, and diversification. This …
millennia of human migration, cultural inheritance, adaptation, and diversification. This …
The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa
The expansion of people speaking Bantu languages is the most dramatic demographic
event in Late Holocene Africa and fundamentally reshaped the linguistic, cultural and …
event in Late Holocene Africa and fundamentally reshaped the linguistic, cultural and …
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
To address claims of human exceptionalism, we determine where humans fit within the
greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We show that humans exhibit …
greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We show that humans exhibit …
[ספר][B] Artificial intimacy: Virtual friends, digital lovers, and algorithmic matchmakers
R Brooks - 2021 - degruyter.com
In the 1980s, conservative forces struck back against the sexual revolution, particularly in the
USA. By forming new alliances and winning several electoral skirmishes, an army of …
USA. By forming new alliances and winning several electoral skirmishes, an army of …
Women's subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters
While it is commonly assumed that farmers have higher, and foragers lower, fertility
compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust supportive evidence …
compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust supportive evidence …
Global phylogenetic analysis reveals multiple origins and correlates of genital mutilation/cutting
Genital mutilation/cutting is costly in terms of health, survival and reproduction, and the long-
term maintenance of these practices is an evolutionary conundrum. Previous studies have …
term maintenance of these practices is an evolutionary conundrum. Previous studies have …
Cultural evolution as inheritance, not intentions
Cultural inheritance is a central issue in archaeology. If variation were not inherited, cultures
could not evolve. Some archaeologists have dismissed cultural evolutionary theory in …
could not evolve. Some archaeologists have dismissed cultural evolutionary theory in …
Increased homozygosity due to endogamy results in fitness consequences in a human population
Recessive alleles have been shown to directly affect both human Mendelian disease
phenotypes and complex traits. Pedigree studies also suggest that consanguinity results in …
phenotypes and complex traits. Pedigree studies also suggest that consanguinity results in …
Mating fast and slow? Sociosexual orientations are not reflective of life history trajectories
Within evolutionary psychology, a dominant assumption is that adaptive variation in fast
versus slow life history strategies centrally includes variation in sociosexual orientations …
versus slow life history strategies centrally includes variation in sociosexual orientations …