(R)evolutionary Biology

David P. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology at the University of Washington; his most recent book is Buddhist Biology: Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science (Oxford University Press, 2014).

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  Apr 11, 2016 3:18 pm
  

  Human Beings Aren’t Elephant Seals. But Still ....

  by David P. Barash

  A close look at these creatures reveals a lot about male-female differences in our own species.
  

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  Mar 30, 2016 10:57 pm
  

  People Are Polyandrous, and Not Just Polygynous

  by David P. Barash

  One way people are not that different from birds.
  

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  Mar 18, 2016 4:58 pm
  

  People are Polygynous

  by David P. Barash

  Here is some of the evidence (btw, we’re also polyandrous).
  

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  Mar 9, 2016 3:13 pm
  

  Why We Likely Are Monogamous – And Why Most Men Should Be Glad We Are

  by David P. Barash

  Hint: Monogamy is part of our egalitarian ethos.
  

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  Oct 10, 2015 2:27 pm
  

  What the Prostate Gland Can Teach Us About War-Fighting

  by David P. Barash

  A clue:  The lesson of natural selection is that even mathematically precise systems fall short of perfection. We should keep this in mind as we assess what led to the bombing of a hospital run by Doctors without Borders.
  

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  Sep 24, 2015 3:10 pm
  

  Here Are One Dozen Reasons Why The Nuclear Agreement with Iran Is Better than the One with North Korea

  by David P. Barash

  Failing to understand this would be a historic mistake.
  

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  Jul 14, 2015 11:17 am
  

  Why Everybody Should Be Familiar with Tycho Brahe's Blunder

  by David P. Barash

  It helps explain why people deny climate change, resist the theory of evolution, and embrace the theology of anti-vaxxers.
  

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  May 16, 2015 8:53 pm
  

  It's Madness to Keep on Developing Nuclear Weapons, so Why Do We?

  by David P. Barash

  It's because our Stone Age brain finds it hard to think straight about weapons whose mass destruction we find it almost impossible to fathom.