Evolutionary Psychology

» Brain Development
   A broadcast in RealAudio from the annual meeting of the AAAS: Marion Diamond and others on how genes and the environment work together to shape the young developing brain.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Feb/hour1_020996.html

» Chimpanzees and Romans: Why Animals and Humans Make War
   Paleopsychologist/mass-behavior specialist Howard Bloom explains the animal instincts that drove the ancient Greeks and Romans to make war.

   
   http://www.howardbloom.net/chimpanzees_and_romans.htm

» Daniel J. Kruger: Evolutionary Psychology
   This Research Fellow at the University of Michigan provides an online version of his work "What is Evolutionary Psychology?" published 2002.

   
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kruger/

» Evolution's Voyage
   Evolutionary Psychology For The Common Person. Includes articles, book reviews and reading lists.

   
   http://www.evoyage.com/

» Evolutionary Psychology
   Provides a concise definition of the field with links to related topics.

   
   http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/evol-psych.html

» Evolutionary Psychology Challenges the Current Social Sciences
   This article attempts to describe evolutionary psychology and the challenge it poses to traditional social science, and then discusses opportunities evolutionary psychology opens for Christian apologetics.

   
   http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/PSCF9-98Zimmer.html

» Evolutionary Psychology Primer by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby
   An invaluable primer written by two of the founders of the field.

   
   http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html

» Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective within the Science and Practice of Psychology
   An article on the theory and implications of this theory by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair.

   
   http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/ep.html

» Evolutionary psychology
   A comprehensive evolutionary psychology must be able to deal with our future psychological evolution as well as our past. This paper begins the extension of evolutionary psychology to our future evolution.

   
   http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/evpsy.htm

» Flight from Science and Reason
   Paul Gross and colleagues take issue with what they see as a trend toward irrationalism in science and academia.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Jul/hour2_072895.html

» Frank Sulloway
   Audio interview with the visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, author of 'Born to Rebel'.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/sulloway/

» Frans de Waal
   An audio interview with the primatologist and author.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/waal/

» Genetics, Ethics and Theology
   Audio resources on genetics, ethics and theology.

   
   http://www.meta-library.net/media/gene-body.html

» Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution
   Written by Charles R. Peters of Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

   
   http://www.massey.ac.nz/~alock/hbook/start.htm

» Human Culture, Human Mind
   A discussion about the minds of innovators and whether technological advances are a mixed blessing featuring Howard Gardner and Robert Ornstein.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour2_121595.html

» Human Genome Project
   Where does the push to sequence the human genome stand, and what's the outlook for the near future? And what will knowing the genome be able to tell us? A genetics update on this hour of Science Friday.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jun/hour1_060900.html

» Human Origins Update
   The recent discovery of 10,000-year-old rock paintings in a Brazilian cave has led scientists to question how early humans populated the Americas and what they did for a living. A discussion with Anna Roosevelt and Richard Klein.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/May/hour1_051096.html

» Identifying the accident prone
   Your personality could determine how likely you are to be involved in an accident, say researchers.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1100347.stm

» In Search of Human Origins: Classroom Ideas
   Lesson Plans Introduce evolution, classify species, and write quizzes about early humans to get a better understanding of human origins.

   
   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/outpost/resource_lesson1.html

» Inside the Animal Mind
   A superb website on animal intelligence.

   
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animalmind/

» Jared Diamond
   An audio interview with the author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and biogeographer.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/diamond/

» Koen DePryck
   Links to publications on evolutionary advantages of learning disabilities and other items.

   
   http://www.kdpgroup.com/

» Language Gene
   NPR interview with Steven Pinker on the discovery of the first gene linked to speech and language.

   
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1148343

» Margaret Hagen
   Audio interview with an expert on visual perception.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/hagen/

» Monkey Math
   What do experiments on mathematical ability in other species say about the fundamentals of math -- and of psychology?

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jan/hour1_010700.html

» NPR - Focus on Ordinary Behavior
   Radio interview with the founder of "The Journal of Mundane Behavior."

   
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1071573

» Nature/Nurture Debate
   Audio discussion featuring Dean Hamer.

   
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1010508

» No Nobels, One Failure, a Few Regrets - How did the Genius Sperm-bank Donors Turn Out?
   The story of The Repository for Germinal Choice as told by David Plotz in Slate magazine.

   
   http://slate.com/id/103402/

» Origins of Language
   When did we first start talking and how did language evolve over the millenniums into the diverse form of communication it is today? An audio debate.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Sep/hour2_090895.html

» Orlando Patterson
   Audio interview with the historical sociologist and Professor at Harvard University. He won the 1991 National Book Award for Freedom in the Making of Western Culture, appears regularly in The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Republic. He also served

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/patterson/

» Paul Ehrlich: Human Natures
   How much do our genes determine our behavior? Is there such a thing as "genetic destiny?" And is evolution merely a biological process, or is it a cultural process as well?

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Oct/hour2_102700.html

» Pinker on 'The Language Instinct'
   NPR audio interview originally broadcast on Fresh Air.

   
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1107515

» Psychology, Culture, and Evolution
   Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic Graphics, links to cultural-historical psychology, and links to articles about the evolution of brain, consciousness, language, and sociality.

   
   http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/

» Research Group on Evolution and Higher Cognition
   Center at Rutgers University provides faculty profiles, information on courses and conferences. Also offers an archive of papers.

   
   http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/ArchiveFolder/Research%20Group/research.html

» Richard Wrangham
   Audio interview with the Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. His book 'Demonic Males' popularized ideas he has developed in scholarly research focused on the influence of ecology on the evolution of primate social behavior.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/wrangham/

» Scientists 'Locate' Intelligence
   British and German scientists believe they have identified the specific area of the human brain responsible for intelligence.ˇ=

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/844217.stm

» Secrets of the brain
   The organ of thought is the subject of a major new BBC television series 'Brain Story'.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/837632.stm

» Sex & Matriarchy: Chapter 1
   Read the introductory chapter of Victor Woodhull's "Sex and Matriarchy: Explorations of Male Sexual Deprivation and Other Social Ills", an entertaining blend of satire, parody, and evolutionary psychology.

   
   http://members.aol.com/vwoodhull/chapter1.htm

» Sex, Drugs, and Cults
   An evolutionary perspective on sex, drugs, cults, religions, and ideologies by H. Keith Henson, including a hair-raising account of the author's encounters with the scientiology cult.

   
   http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/cults.html

» So you think you're logical?
   An online implementation of one of the most famous experiments in social/evolutionary psychology.

   
   http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/logic_task.htm

» Sociobiology and the Meaning of Life
   Essay presents an overview of the field of Evolutionary Psychology. Features links to related sites.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/evo_psych/

» Stress and Disease
   Audio discussion with Robert Sapolsky on the biology of stress.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour1_122295.html

» Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
   Audio conversations with the noted primatologist.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/savage-rumbaugh/

» Synaesthesia
   Scientists are working to understand just how sensations are experienced and interpreted.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jul/hour2_072800.html

» The Bio-Rational Institute
   Articles, references and information about evolutionary influences on human experience.

   
   http://www.biorationalinstitute.com/

» The Dance of Consciousness
   In an audio interview, neuroscientist Walter J. Freeman discusses his view that consciousness springs from action.

   
   http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/freeman/

» The Descent of Man
   Covers the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's four-part radio series on neo-Darwinism.

   
   http://www.abc.net.au/science/descent/

» The Evolution and Human Adaptation Program
   Work by faculty and students at the University of Michigan in the area of evolution and human behavior, including work relevant to Darwinian medicine.

   
   http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/ehap/nesseflier.htm

» The Evolutionary Psychology FAQ
   Answers to frequently asked questions about evolutionary psychology.

   
   http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/evpsychfaq.html

» The Foundation for Humanity's Adulthood - FHA
   Biological explanation of human nature, specifically biological exploration of the human condition, humans' capacity for good and evil.

   
   http://www.humancondition.info/

» The Genetics of Complex Traits
   Science Friday discussion on the genetics of complex traits.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/Feb/hour2_021497.html

» The Great Debate: Evolution, Human Nature and Autonomy
   Wwb site of the debate between Sue Scott, Kenan Malik, Rita Carter and Christopher Badcock. There are useful links and contact information.

   
   http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/

» The Imagined World Made Real
   Tom Dickins looks at Henry Plotkin's view on the natural science of culture.

   
   http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/plotkin.html

» The Origin of Language - UsingEnglish.com
   Some thoughts on the 'origin of language' debate, and the arguments put forward by Steels and MacWhinney, in contrast to those put forward by Chomsky and Pinker.

   
   http://www.usingenglish.com/speaking-out/universal-grammar.html

» The Role of the Skeptic
   A discussion including Eugenie Scott.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Jun/hour2_062196.html

» The Science of Beauty
   Nancy Etcoff, Doug Jones and Steve Gangestad discuss the science of beauty.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Mar/hour2_030395.html

» The Undiscovered Mind
   A conversation with John Horgan on his dismissive views of contemporary research.

   
   http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1999/Sep/hour2_092499.html

» The original 'rock music'
   Many Stone Age relics lying in our museums might not simply be tools but could also be musical instruments.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/920305.stm

» Toward a Revised Evolutionary Adaptationist Analysis of Depression: The Social Navigation Hypothesis
   Presents the niche change model of depression, proposing evolutionary adaptationist functions for minor and major depression to be considered by patients and their families, as well as mental health professionals. [PDF]

   
   http://biology.unm.edu/biology/pwatson/public_html/Watson_Andrews2002.pdf

» Turning the Tables on the Tabula Rasa By David P. Barash
   A detailed commentary on The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker.

   
   http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/pinker.html

» Unlocking the brain's potential
   Scientists think they have identified the part of the brain, which if switched off, can stimulate artistic genius, a BBC documentary shows.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1211299.stm

» What makes a good rumour?
   A rumour spread by a small radio station saw UK motorists trying to beat a phantom fuel blockade. What makes a rumour so successful?

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/934357.stm

» When babies 'see'
   Babies start to see complex objects in the same way as adults at the age of seven months, according to new research.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1037328.stm

» Women's Choice of Men Goes in Cycles
   The BBC reports that women are attracted to more hunky men at the most fertile time of their menstrual cycle - this may be part of an evolutionary explanation of infidelity.

   
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/376321.stm

» World From Within
   Explores the pathology of modern human language and social-cultural institutions.

   
   http://www.saivo.com/