Did Monogamy Begin 4.4 Million Years Ago?
By Christopher Ryan on October 13, 2009 in Sex at Dawn Prominent anthropologist Owen Lovejoy published a paper called, “Reexamining human origins in light ofArdipithecus Ramidus” last week in which he argues that 4.4 million year-old bits of bone found in Africa demonstrate that our ancestors were joined in pair-bonded couples even then. But to make this all-too-familiar argument, Lovejoy misleads, misunderstands, and misstates his own findings to the point where, if this were a graduate-school paper, his professor would surely demand a re-write. Read More • The invincible man: Intentions are pure but disconnected from behavior By Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D. on October 12, 2009 in Ambigamy Imagine someone whose intentions are beyond reproach. He really really wants to do the right thing. He declares that he cares completely about you. Nevertheless, his intentions have negligible effect on his actions. Read More • Predictably Irrational, Yes; Explainably Irrational, No I By Satoshi Kanazawa o
