A collection of 23 posts
Iona Italia talks to William Costello, an evolutionary psychologist whose work focuses on incels, about what the Netflix series 'Adolescence' gets right and wrong about this group.
Remembering Don Symons (1942–2024).
Othello and Iago represent two enduring behaviours whose conflicts have shaped much of humanity’s theory of mind and moral emotions to the present day.
Human populations differ in psychological as well as physical traits.
In trying to assassinate Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks inadvertently provided Trump with an opportunity to display the very qualities that have made him a cult icon.
The Extraordinary Life and Work of Frans de Waal
FIDE’s new policy governing who can compete in women’s categories highlights the persistent sex imbalance at the game’s elite levels.
A conversation with geneticist and writer Razib Khan.
An interview with Steven Pinker.
Why women love true crime.
An interview with evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks about the positive aspects of AI lovers.
Debating feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith
Claire & Zoe discuss the complex world of intrasexual female competition and their experiences with it.
The strange phenomenon of hybristophiles.
An empirical analysis of spree killings finds that two distinct patterns emerge.