Star Wars makes lots of claims about our darker emotions. Are they accurate?

Our days can be filled with love and happiness—if we really want it.

What do we assume about a woman wearing makeup? And do our preconceptions have any basis in fact?

In individualistic but not collective cultures, positive high-arousal affect, such as love of power, is held in high esteem. Paradoxically, this triggers misery and dysphoria.

Seeing into the future to predict where romantic effort would be best invested may be more doable than previously envisioned.

Pundits have been busy opining about the impact of the newly passed tax bill. They've ignored the impact of the psychology of envy and of relative good fortune.

A review of studies from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology suggests 9 distinct positive emotions. Here are some suggestions about how to gratify all nine over the holidays

Urban societies of the past all collapsed. Ecological instability seems inevitable. This resembles locust swarms that devastate their ecology.

How did America get so overmedicated?

We human beings are continually being changed by our technology. How has this affected us and how might it influence our future?

Do harsh environments foster short-term mating, and rich ones long-term commitment? Environmental effects on reproductive strategies are more complicated than one might think.

Psychiatric problems come purely from traumatic adaptations as digested by our temperament. Psychotherapy deactivates problematic brain mappings and activates healthier ones.

Don't be a hater. Hate the game, not the player? With millennials, do we have a prayer? A brief idiomatic essay on human evolution.

Evolutionary psychology is a powerful framework for understanding human behavior. Unfortunately, the field is woefully misrepresented. Here's how.