Psychological research in small-scale societies is crucial for what it stands to tell us about
human psychological diversity. However, people in these communities, typically Indigenous …

" A Better Ape explores the evolution of the moral mind from our ancestors with
chimpanzees, through the origins of our genus and our species, to the development of …

Economic growth is often assumed to improve happiness for people in low income
countries, although the association between monetary income and subjective well-being …

The daily activities of≈ 8 billion people occupy exactly 24 h per day, placing a strict physical
limit on what changes can be achieved in the world. These activities form the basis of human …

The academic conversation on the relationship of markets and morality is a longstanding
one. While both the critics and defenders of markets acknowledge that markets can and do …

Knowing what happens over time to the lifeways of people in contemporary small-scale non-
industrial societies of the rural Global South matters because it helps assess changes in the …

This paper makes the case for an evolutionary mismatch between digital work and the way
human ancestors engaged in work. Psychological adaptations for producing things that …

Reconstructing the origin and evolution of culturally transmitted norms and institutions in the
hominin lineage since our split from a common ancestry with African apes is a daunting task …

In our species mating, reproduction, and pair-bonding are inextricably linked to the cultural
institution of marriage. Across societies marital norms influence sexual and economic …

By digging through the stratigraphy of the history of ideas we can find within and beyond
Marxism an 'aleatory current'that values the role of chance in history. Using this perspective …