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  The Evolutionary Psychology FAQ http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/evpsychfaq.html
Answers to frequently asked questions about evolutionary psychology.
  Research Group on Evolution and Higher Cognition http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/ArchiveFolder/Research%20Group/research.html
Center at Rutgers University provides faculty profiles, information on courses and conferences. Also offers an archive of papers.
  Evolutionary Psychology Primer by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html
An invaluable primer written by two of the founders of the field.
  The Descent of Man http://www.abc.net.au/science/descent/
Covers the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's four-part radio series on neo-Darwinism.
  So you think you're logical? http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/logic_task.htm
An online implementation of one of the most famous experiments in social/evolutionary psychology.
  Origins of Language http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Sep/hour2_090895.html
When did we first start talking and how did language evolve over the millenniums into the diverse form of communication it is today? An audio debate.
  Daniel J. Kruger: Evolutionary Psychology http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kruger/
This Research Fellow at the University of Michigan provides an online version of his work "What is Evolutionary Psychology?" published 2002.
  Evolution's Voyage http://www.evoyage.com/
Evolutionary Psychology For The Common Person. Includes articles, book reviews and reading lists.
  Unlocking the brain's potential http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1211299.stm
Scientists think they have identified the part of the brain, which if switched off, can stimulate artistic genius, a BBC documentary shows.
  Toward a Revised Evolutionary Adaptationist Analysis of Depression: The Social Navigation Hypothesis http://biology.unm.edu/biology/pwatson/public_html/Watson_Andrews2002.pdf
Presents the niche change model of depression, proposing evolutionary adaptationist functions for minor and major depression to be considered by patients and their families, as well as mental health professionals.
  Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution http://www.massey.ac.nz/~alock/hbook/start.htm
Written by Charles R. Peters of Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
  Sue Savage-Rumbaugh http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/savage-rumbaugh/
Audio conversations with the noted primatologist.
  Women's Choice of Men Goes in Cycles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/376321.stm
The BBC reports that women are attracted to more hunky men at the most fertile time of their menstrual cycle - this may be part of an evolutionary explanation of infidelity.
  The Great Debate: Evolution, Human Nature and Autonomy http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/
Wwb site of the debate between Sue Scott, Kenan Malik, Rita Carter and Christopher Badcock. There are useful links and contact information.
  Sex, Drugs, and Cults http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/cults.html
An evolutionary perspective on sex, drugs, cults, religions, and ideologies by H. Keith Henson, including a hair-raising account of the author's encounters with the scientiology cult.
  Secrets of the brain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/837632.stm
The organ of thought is the subject of a major new BBC television series 'Brain Story'.
  Human Culture, Human Mind http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour2_121595.html
A discussion about the minds of innovators and whether technological advances are a mixed blessing featuring Howard Gardner and Robert Ornstein.
  The Bio-Rational Institute http://www.biorationalinstitute.com/
Articles, references and information about evolutionary influences on human experience.
  Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective within the Science and Practice of Psychology http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/ep.html
An article on the theory and implications of this theory by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair.
  The original 'rock music' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/920305.stm
Many Stone Age relics lying in our museums might not simply be tools but could also be musical instruments.
  Chimpanzees and Romans: Why Animals and Humans Make War http://www.howardbloom.net/chimpanzees_and_romans.htm
Paleopsychologist/mass-behavior specialist Howard Bloom explains the animal instincts that drove the ancient Greeks and Romans to make war.
  Frans de Waal http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/waal/
An audio interview with the primatologist and author.
  Orlando Patterson http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/patterson/
Audio interview with the historical sociologist and Professor at Harvard University. He won the 1991 National Book Award for Freedom in the Making of Western Culture, appears regularly in The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Republic. He also served as special adviser for social policy and development to Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley during the 1970's, was on the faculty at the London School of Economics, and has published three novels.
  Jared Diamond http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/diamond/
An audio interview with the author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and biogeographer.
  World From Within http://www.saivo.com/
Explores the pathology of modern human language and social-cultural institutions.
  The Dance of Consciousness http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/freeman/
In an audio interview, neuroscientist Walter J. Freeman discusses his view that consciousness springs from action.
  The Origin of Language - UsingEnglish.com http://www.usingenglish.com/speaking-out/universal-grammar.html
Some thoughts on the 'origin of language' debate, and the arguments put forward by Steels and MacWhinney, in contrast to those put forward by Chomsky and Pinker.
  The Imagined World Made Real http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/plotkin.html
Tom Dickins looks at Henry Plotkin's view on the natural science of culture.
  Turning the Tables on the Tabula Rasa By David P. Barash http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/pinker.html
A detailed commentary on The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker.
  Monkey Math http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jan/hour1_010700.html
What do experiments on mathematical ability in other species say about the fundamentals of math -- and of psychology?
  Synaesthesia http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jul/hour2_072800.html
Scientists are working to understand just how sensations are experienced and interpreted.
  Evolutionary Psychology Challenges the Current Social Sciences http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/PSCF9-98Zimmer.html
This article attempts to describe evolutionary psychology and the challenge it poses to traditional social science, and then discusses opportunities evolutionary psychology opens for Christian apologetics.
  The Evolution and Human Adaptation Program http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/ehap/nesseflier.htm
Work by faculty and students at the University of Michigan in the area of evolution and human behavior, including work relevant to Darwinian medicine.
  Richard Wrangham http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/wrangham/
Audio interview with the Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. His book 'Demonic Males' popularized ideas he has developed in scholarly research focused on the influence of ecology on the evolution of primate social behavior.
  Evolutionary psychology http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/evpsy.htm
A comprehensive evolutionary psychology must be able to deal with our future psychological evolution as well as our past. This paper begins the extension of evolutionary psychology to our future evolution.
  Frank Sulloway http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/sulloway/
Audio interview with the visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, author of 'Born to Rebel'.
  Margaret Hagen http://www.paulagordon.com/shows/hagen/
Audio interview with an expert on visual perception.
  The Undiscovered Mind http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1999/Sep/hour2_092499.html
A conversation with John Horgan on his dismissive views of contemporary research.
  Flight from Science and Reason http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Jul/hour2_072895.html
Paul Gross and colleagues take issue with what they see as a trend toward irrationalism in science and academia.
  The Foundation for Humanity's Adulthood - FHA http://www.humancondition.info/
Biological explanation of human nature, specifically biological exploration of the human condition, humans' capacity for good and evil.
  Human Genome Project http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jun/hour1_060900.html
Where does the push to sequence the human genome stand, and what's the outlook for the near future? And what will knowing the genome be able to tell us? A genetics update on this hour of Science Friday.
  In Search of Human Origins: Classroom Ideas http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/outpost/resource_lesson1.html
Lesson Plans Introduce evolution, classify species, and write quizzes about early humans to get a better understanding of human origins.
  Pinker on 'The Language Instinct' http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1107515
NPR audio interview originally broadcast on Fresh Air.
  Language Gene http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1148343
NPR interview with Steven Pinker on the discovery of the first gene linked to speech and language.
  Nature/Nurture Debate http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1010508
Audio discussion featuring Dean Hamer.
  The Genetics of Complex Traits http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/Feb/hour2_021497.html
Science Friday discussion on the genetics of complex traits.
  Identifying the accident prone http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1100347.stm
Your personality could determine how likely you are to be involved in an accident, say researchers.
  Paul Ehrlich: Human Natures http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Oct/hour2_102700.html
How much do our genes determine our behavior? Is there such a thing as "genetic destiny?" And is evolution merely a biological process, or is it a cultural process as well?
  Scientists 'Locate' Intelligence http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/844217.stm
British and German scientists believe they have identified the specific area of the human brain responsible for intelligence. =
  Sociobiology and the Meaning of Life http://www.geocities.com/evo_psych/
Essay presents an overview of the field of Evolutionary Psychology. Features links to related sites.
  When babies 'see' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1037328.stm
Babies start to see complex objects in the same way as adults at the age of seven months, according to new research.
  What makes a good rumour? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/934357.stm
A rumour spread by a small radio station saw UK motorists trying to beat a phantom fuel blockade. What makes a rumour so successful?
  Koen DePryck http://www.kdpgroup.com/
Links to publications on evolutionary advantages of learning disabilities and other items.
  Stress and Disease http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Dec/hour1_122295.html
Audio discussion with Robert Sapolsky on the biology of stress.
  The Science of Beauty http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Mar/hour2_030395.html
Nancy Etcoff, Doug Jones and Steve Gangestad discuss the science of beauty.
  Brain Development http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Feb/hour1_020996.html
A broadcast in RealAudio from the annual meeting of the AAAS: Marion Diamond and others on how genes and the environment work together to shape the young developing brain.
  Evolutionary Psychology http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/evol-psych.html
Provides a concise definition of the field with links to related topics.
  Inside the Animal Mind http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animalmind/
A superb website on animal intelligence.
  No Nobels, One Failure, a Few Regrets - How did the Genius Sperm-bank Donors Turn Out? http://slate.com/id/103402/
The story of The Repository for Germinal Choice as told by David Plotz in Slate magazine.
  Psychology, Culture, and Evolution http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/
Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic Graphics, links to cultural-historical psychology, and links to articles about the evolution of brain, consciousness, language, and sociality.
  Genetics, Ethics and Theology http://www.meta-library.net/media/gene-body.html
Audio resources on genetics, ethics and theology.
  NPR - Focus on Ordinary Behavior http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1071573
Radio interview with the founder of "The Journal of Mundane Behavior."
  Human Origins Update http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/May/hour1_051096.html
The recent discovery of 10,000-year-old rock paintings in a Brazilian cave has led scientists to question how early humans populated the Americas and what they did for a living. A discussion with Anna Roosevelt and Richard Klein.
  The Role of the Skeptic http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1996/Jun/hour2_062196.html
A discussion including Eugenie Scott.
  Evolutionary Psychology http://www.behavior.net/column/brody/
Brief introduction to evolutionary psychology and sociobiology.

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