The evolutionary social sciences (ESSs) are thriving, and seem to have entered a period of
normal science. This is a good time to examine our own practices, theoretical and empirical …

Marking a decade since the publication of “The weirdest people in the world,” this special
issue is dedicated to exploring how to improve the quality of the science produced by the …

Based merely on the scents of shirts worn recently by unknown men, women can, to a
significant degree, assess the men's physical attractiveness—but only while ovulating. When …

It is 25 years since modern evolutionary ideas were first applied extensively to human
behavior, jump-starting a field of study once known as 'sociobiology'. Over the years, distinct …

Over the last three decades, the application of evolutionary theory to the human sciences
has shown remarkable growth. This growth has also been characterised by a …

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …

Conclusion We have argued that the evolutionary perspective to social psychology is not
untestable, not reductionist, not a theory about rigid genetic determinism, not a justification …

Human behavioral evolutionary studies tend to interpret behavioral diversity in terms of
either “culture” or ecology. Although human behavioral ecology and cultural evolution seem …

Psychological science is currently in conceptual disarray, characterized by unconnected
mini-theories and isolated empirical findings. We lack a theory of the functional properties of …

This is a timely review of human behavioral ecology (HBE), emphasizing its strength in
providing conceptual coherence to a variety of fields within the social sciences—particularly …