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?

When I tell people that I conduct work in the field of evolutionary psychology, a common response is about like this: “Oh, I bet you get a lot of resistance from religious people!” And folks are often ...

For years, evolutionary psychologists and biologists have investigated the idea that the shape of a man’s face can predict ...