Evolutionary Biology

The Unexpected Benefits of Artificial Intimacy: Quillette Cetera Episode 21

An interview with evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks about the positive aspects of AI lovers.

Zoe Booth

29 Oct 2023 · 2 min read

Male or Female: There's Nothing In Between

Since the dawn of our species, the evolution of two distinct sexes has been fundamental to human reproduction. There is no such thing as a ‘sex spectrum.’

Zachary A. Elliott

25 Sep 2023 · 15 min read

Charles Darwin: The Best Scientist-Writer of All Time

The Voyage of the Beagle is a literary masterpiece, as well as a scientific one.

Lawrence M. Krauss

18 Sep 2023 · 9 min read

When Animals Shed Their Wings

Worker ants can sprout wings—but don’t. Ant and termite queens destroy theirs after mating. Many island birds evolve into flightlessness. Can evolution explain why?

Richard Dawkins

5 May 2022 · 7 min read

Diamonds Aren't Forever (And Neither is Your Love)

Diamond is the most valuable, not only of precious stones, but of all things in this world. ~Pliny The Elder Loving someone, and having them love you back, is the most precious thing in the world. ~Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook At age 11, I first glimpsed the bewildering anthropologic spectacle

Rob Brooks

17 Feb 2022 · 13 min read

Imperial College London’s Cancel Campaign Against Its Own Founders

Imperial College London was founded in 1907. It is one of the top 20 universities [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/why-imperial/reputation-and-rankings/] in the world, and among the leading technical universities in Europe. Two individuals were central to its foundation. The first is 19th-century English biologist Thomas Henry

Stephen Warren

21 Jan 2022 · 17 min read

Naturally Selective: Female Orgasm and Female Sexual Selection

It seems that Darwin was right when he said “The power to charm females has been more important than the power to conquer other males in battle.”

Robert King

7 Jan 2022 · 8 min read

PODCAST 103: Evolutionary Biologist (and new Quillette Managing Editor) Colin Wright on the State of Academic Science, Gender, and His Latest Career M

Quillette

8 Aug 2020 ·

The New Evolution Deniers by Colin Wright

Quillette

6 Jun 2019 ·

The New Evolution Deniers

The massive social media website Twitter—the central hub for cultural discourse and debate—is now actively banning users for stating true facts about basic human biology.

Colin Wright

30 Nov 2018 · 10 min read

How Animal Genes Go into Battle to Dominate Their Offspring

One consequence of these genetic battles is the effect on reproductive compatibility within a species.

Constantino de Jesus Macias Garcia and Michael Ritchie

10 Sep 2017 · 5 min read