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How the health of democracy rises and falls with the health of humor
“The mark of a civilized human is the ability to look at a column of numbers, and weep.” Bertrand Russell
What research on social mobility tells us about fairness in America
The evolution of laughter and humor
Parental income is our best predictor of children’s outcomes.
The modern denial of biology undermines an essential part of the human story.
Basing your beliefs on emotions is not only a poor guide to the truth, it can actually invert reality.
The schools that are most likely to preach about racial diversity have the fewest poor students.
Nature Human Behaviour – Evacuees who intermarry and remain in the host society gain socioeconomic benefits.
Strategic Ambiguity, the Motte-and-Bailey Fallacy, and the Allure of Simplistic Morality Who doesn’t support being more tolerant and culturally sensitive?
Download Citation | Scientific American, September 28, 2012 Postscript: Human Hubris Darwinian Giant Robert Trivers Riffs on Toddler ….
Young people (plus parents and educators) reflect on the potential hazards of smartphones for children.
Comedy works because it flirts with danger and that’s good for us.
The biology of why we laugh and why we stopped
A podcast interview I did on what research says about the impact of class vs race on life outcomes on Australian Public
What research on social mobility tells us about privilege in America
The Modern Dismissal of Biology
How comedy clubs are the last arena where a free society can test boundaries
I am a bio cultural anthropologist, specializing in how biology, the environment and culture come together
to shape health and behavior
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