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Frank Sulloway 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'. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/sulloway/ Sociobiology and the Meaning of Life Sociobiology and the Meaning of Life: Essay presents an overview of the field of Evolutionary Psychology. Features links to related sites. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.geocities.com/evo_psych Human Origins Update 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/May/hour1_051096.html Synaesthesia Synaesthesia: Scientists are working to understand just how sensations are experienced and interpreted. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jul/hour2_072800.html Evolution's Voyage Evolution's Voyage: Evolutionary Psychology For The Common Person. Includes articles, book reviews and reading lists. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.evoyage.com/ Evolutionary Psychology Challenges the Current Social Sciences 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/PSCF9-98Zimmer.html MFTSource Theory: Evolutionary Psychology MFTSource Theory: Evolutionary Psychology: MFTSource.com Theory Page on Evolutionary Psychology organizes useful clinical resources for working from this framework on a variety of issues and diagnoses. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://mftsource.com/theory.evpsych.htm Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses: Replicators are the fundamental units of any process of natural selection. They were first defined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins as any entities of which copies are made. The concept of replicators has diverse applications in a variety of area (Evolutionary Psychology) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/home.shtml Evolutionary Psychology: An Elegant Solution Evolutionary Psychology: An Elegant Solution: Evolutionary Psychology is a relatively new approach that treats the human mind as a product of evolution. According to EP, the human mind consists of mental modules that, like the body's organs, evolved to handle specific adaptive problems. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.elsol.org/f_ep.html Secrets of the brain Secrets of the brain: The organ of thought is the subject of a major new BBC television series 'Brain Story'. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/837632.stm Human Culture, Human Mind 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour2_121595.html Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution: Written by Charles R. Peters of Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.massey.ac.nz/~alock/hbook/start.htm Evolutionary psychology 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/evpsy.htm The Great Debate: Evolution, Human Nature and Autonomy 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/ No Nobels, One Failure, a Few Regrets - How did the Genius Sperm-bank Donors Turn Out? 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://slate.msn.com/id/103402/ Darwin Wars: The Scientific Battle for the Soul of Man Darwin Wars: The Scientific Battle for the Soul of Man: Information about and from Andrew Brown's book on current debates between the Dawkinsians and the Gouldians over Dawkins' concept of the "selfish gene" and related matters. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.darwinwars.com/ Koen DePryck Koen DePryck: Links to publications on evolutionary advantages of learning disabilities and other items. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.KDPgroup.com/ Language Gene Language Gene: NPR interview with Steven Pinker on the discovery of the first gene linked to speech and language. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1148343 The Origin of Language - UsingEnglish.com 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.usingenglish.com/speaking-out/universal-grammar.html In Search of Human Origins: Classroom Ideas 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/outpost/resource_lesson1.html The Dance of Consciousness The Dance of Consciousness: In an audio interview, neuroscientist Walter J. Freeman discusses his view that consciousness springs from action. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/freeman/ The original 'rock music' The original 'rock music': Many Stone Age relics lying in our museums might not simply be tools but could also be musical instruments. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/920305.stm The Bio-Rational Institute The Bio-Rational Institute: Articles, references and information about evolutionary influences on human experience. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.biorationalinstitute.com/ Mindship Mindship: Video interviews with Chris Frith, Karl Grammer, John Casti and many others. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.tvropa.com/TVropa1.2/science/mindship_menu.asp?CatName=&PageID=1&From=1910 Margaret Hagen Margaret Hagen: Audio interview with an expert on visual perception. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/hagen/ Nature/Nurture Debate Nature/Nurture Debate: Audio discussion featuring Dean Hamer. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1010508 Evolutionary analysis of depression. Evolutionary analysis of depression.: 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://biology.unm.edu/biology/pwatson/public_html/Watson_Andrews2002.pdf Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Sue Savage-Rumbaugh: Audio conversations with the noted primatologist. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/savage-rumbaugh/ NPR - Focus on Ordinary Behavior NPR - Focus on Ordinary Behavior: Radio interview with the founder of "The Journal of Mundane Behavior." (Evolutionary Psychology) http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1071573 A tutorial on evolutionary psychology A tutorial on evolutionary psychology: PDF by Edward Hagen of UCSB. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/faculty/hagen/tutorial/tutorial.pdf Women's Choice of Men Goes in Cycles 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/376321.stm Orlando Patterson 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 (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/patterson/ Intraspecific Exploitative Mimicry in Humans Intraspecific Exploitative Mimicry in Humans: Humans have evolved to rely very heavily on cooperation with conspecifics. This web page presents the best possible explanation for this complex phenomenon. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/faculty/hagen/dd.html Chimpanzees and Romans: Why Animals and Humans Make War 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.howardbloom.net/chimpanzees_and_romans.htm Daniel J. Kruger: Evolutionary Psychology 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kruger/ Frans de Waal Frans de Waal: An audio interview with the primatologist and author. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/waal/ Research Group on Evolution and Higher Cognition 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/ArchiveFolder/Research%20Group/research.html Jack Parsons Home Page Jack Parsons Home Page: Comprehensive coverage of the scholarly work of the writer, lecturer, & consultant on population, development, & related social, political, & ethical problems. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://jackparsons.members.beeb.net/ Psychology, Culture, and Evolution 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/ The human species: our evolution and future The human species: our evolution and future: The human species in ecological perspective. A useful collection of links. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.bh.rmit.edu.au/abbt/subject/cc014/evolutionlinks.html Identifying the accident prone Identifying the accident prone: Your personality could determine how likely you are to be involved in an accident, say researchers. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1100347.stm Richard Wrangham 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/wrangham/ Monkey Math Monkey Math: What do experiments on mathematical ability in other species say about the fundamentals of math -- and of psychology? (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jan/hour1_010700.html So you think you're logical? So you think you're logical?: An online implementation of one of the most famous experiments in social/evolutionary psychology. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/logic_task.htm Scientists 'Locate' Intelligence Scientists 'Locate' Intelligence: British and German scientists believe they have identified the specific area of the human brain responsible for intelligence.ˇ= (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/844217.stm The Role of the Skeptic The Role of the Skeptic: A discussion including Eugenie Scott. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Jun/hour2_062196.html The Descent of Man The Descent of Man: Covers the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's four-part radio series on neo-Darwinism. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.abc.net.au/science/descent/ The Undiscovered Mind The Undiscovered Mind: A conversation with John Horgan on his dismissive views of contemporary research. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1999/Sep/hour2_092499.html The Imagined World Made Real The Imagined World Made Real: Tom Dickins looks at Henry Plotkin's view on the natural science of culture. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/plotkin.html Genetics, Ethics and Theology Genetics, Ethics and Theology: Audio resources on genetics, ethics and theology. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.meta-library.net/media/gene-body.html The Genetics of Complex Traits The Genetics of Complex Traits: Science Friday discussion on the genetics of complex traits. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/Feb/hour2_021497.html Inside the Animal Mind Inside the Animal Mind: A superb website on animal intelligence. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animalmind/ Yahoo Groups : Evolutionary-psychology Yahoo Groups : Evolutionary-psychology: Discussion group and archive. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evolutionary-psychology/ Film Archive of Human Ethology Film Archive of Human Ethology: Videos and photography of people comparing different cultures. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://erl.ornithol.mpg.de/~fshuman/EngHomep/eindex.html The Evolutionary Psychology FAQ The Evolutionary Psychology FAQ: Answers to frequently asked questions about evolutionary psychology. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/evpsychfaq.html The Evolution and Human Adaptation Program 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/ehap/nesseflier.htm World From Within World From Within: Explores the pathology of modern human language and social-cultural institutions. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.saivo.com/ Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective within the Science and Practice of Psychology Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective within the Science and Practice of Psychology: A article on the theory and implications of this theory by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/ep.html Sex, Drugs, and Cults 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/cults.html Pinker on 'The Language Instinct' Pinker on 'The Language Instinct': NPR audio interview originally broadcast on Fresh Air. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1107515 Flight from Science and Reason Flight from Science and Reason: Paul Gross and colleagues take issue with what they see as a trend toward irrationalism in in science and academia. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Jul/hour2_072895.html The Foundation for Humanity's Adulthood - FHA 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.fha.asn.au/ Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary Psychology: Provides a concise definition of the field with links to related topics. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/evol-psych.html Human Genome Project 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jun/hour1_060900.html Matt Ridley: The Evolution of a Darwinian Matt Ridley: The Evolution of a Darwinian: Article on 'Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters'. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.publishersweekly.com/articles/20000306_85142.asp Turning the Tables on the Tabula Rasa By David P. Barash 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/pinker.html Origins of Language 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Sep/hour2_090895.html Unlocking the brain's potential 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1211299.stm What makes a good rumour? 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? (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/934357.stm The Science of Beauty The Science of Beauty: Nancy Etcoff, Doug Jones and Steve Gangestad discuss the science of beauty. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Mar/hour2_030395.html Jared Diamond Jared Diamond: An audio interview with the author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and biogeographer. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/diamond/ Evolutionary Psychology Primer by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby Evolutionary Psychology Primer by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby: An invaluable primer written by two of the founders of the field. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html Brain Development 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Feb/hour1_020996.html When babies 'see' 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. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1037328.stm Paul Ehrlich: Human Natures 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? (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Oct/hour2_102700.html Stress and Disease Stress and Disease: Audio discussion with Robert Sapolsky on the biology of stress. (Evolutionary Psychology) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour1_122295.html