The human body evolved over eons, slowly calibrating to the African savanna on which 98 percent of humankind lived and died. So, too, did the human brain. Evolutionary psychology is the study of the ...

Why do we find natural scenes like green fields, trees, and rivers beautiful? Why do people have an urge to gain wealth and power? Why do human beings fight wars? Why are human beings creative?

Natural selection and the theory of evolution Survival of the fittest: the case of finches on the Galapagos Islands The pace of evolutionary change Evolution of the human mind Why do humans have such ...