Tag Archive: EvoPsych

Dec 30 2012

Jerry Coyne on changing his mind about Evolutionary Psychology

Yesterday, Jerry Coyne was linked to my article about his noticeable shift regarding his acceptance of evolutionary psychology. It wasn’t addressed to me, but I liked his reply. …Well, since you brought it up, I don’t see it as odious (as some have) that I changed my mind about the field. Part of it involved …

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Dec 29 2012

Flip of a Coyne: Jerry now champions Evolutionary Psychology

A coin featuring Jerry Coyne, stamped E.P. 2012 - referencing his recent turnabout on Evolutionary Psychology

Recently, this article by Ed Clint prompted me to ask whether or not Evolutionary Psychology (EP) is getting a fair shake. I ended up writing about it a few more times, and each time somebody would bring up Jerry Coyne‘s scathing indictments on the entire field. That’s all moot now, with a recent flip of a Coyne. I …

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Dec 04 2012

Evolutionary psychology explains why he’s a good boy

evolutionary psychology in dogs

I’m not talking about the polarizing EvoPsych related to gender, sexism, shopping, or even humans. I’m talking about dogs! National Geographic filmed ‘The Science of Dogs’ a few years back. I found a particular segment to be relevant to recent blog posts regarding EvoPsych. The psychology of a dog’s degree of ‘human suggestibility’ is tested …

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