Financial and prosocial biases in favor of attractive adults have been documented in the
labor market, in social transactions in everyday life, and in studies involving experimental …

It has long been claimed that Homo sapiens is the only species that has language, but only
recently has it been recognized that humans also have an unusual pattern of growth and …

In this article we argue that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by
allowing people to avoid the cues to conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

A New York Times Notable Book of 2012 Whether itÕs in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning
of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many …

Although consumer spending typically declines in economic recessions, some observers
have noted that recessions appear to increase women's spending on beauty products—the …

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional …

Recent research shows that women experience nonconscious shifts across different phases
of the monthly ovulatory cycle. For example, women at peak fertility (near ovulation) are …

Intrasexual competition among males of different species, including humans, is well
documented. Among females, far less is known. Recent nonexperimental studies suggest …

Humans differ from many other primates in the apparent absence of obvious advertisements
of fertility within the ovulatory cycle. However, recent studies demonstrate increases in …