Oct 21, 2019
Peter
Gray, the first psychologist to write an introductory
psychology textbook from an evolutionary perspective, experienced a
family crisis when his son started to rebel against public school.
Finding alternative schooling for his son led Peter to champion a
new paradigm for child development and education from...
Oct 21, 2019
One of the high points of David's professional life has been to work with Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. Elliott has made foundational contributions to many topics in evolutionary science, including his and David's...
Oct 21, 2019
Phrases such as "social constructivism" and "relativism"
signal the importance of symbolic meaning systems in human life.
Taken to extremes, they have been used to undermine the authority
of science and even to deny the existence of objective knowledge,
paving the way for today's epidemic of "fake news".
Against...
Oct 20, 2019
Most people think of cultural differences in terms of race,
class, nationality, or religion. Michele Gelfand introduces
the concept of 'tight" and "loose", which cuts across all of those
other categories.
Michele is a distinguished professor of psychology at the
University of Maryland, College Park and joins David...