150 years ago, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" introduced the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection. Over the last several decades, this...
Evolutionary Psychology and the Legacy of Sociobiology Professor Philip Kitcher (Columbia University, New York City, USA) Summary: The human sociobiology of the 1970s and 1980s...
USC researchers claim they have found the part of the brain that controls empathy. Katie Couric discusses how humans are wired to empathize with others....
Nina Fefferman is a mathematical modeler interested in the application of mathematical models to investigating the interface among ecology, animal behavior and epidemiology. Her research...
Rebecca Costa is a sociobiologist who offers a genetic explanation for current events, emerging trends and individual behavior. A thought-leader and provocative new voice, Costa...
May 5, 2010) Robert Sapolsky explores behavioral patterns of human reproduction. He focuses on proximal and distal motivations, orgasm and fertility facilitation, non-reproductive sex, hormonal...
The Darwinian revolution began in a new understanding of how species change through time by means of natural selection, and affirms that each species, including...
