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 …

A geophylogeny is a phylogenetic tree where each leaf (biological taxon) has an associated
geographic location (site). To clearly visualize a geophylogeny, the tree is typically …

Headhunting–the practice of acquiring human heads for ritual purposes–was historically
widespread around the world. We hypothesize that headhunting represented a cultural …

Graph Drawing is a field of research that has application in any field of science that needs to
visualize binary relations. This thesis covers various problems arising when drawing graphs …

My teenage years were marked with intellectual struggle for understanding human nature
and society. Initial enthusiasm was replaced by disappointment after realizing that …