Evolution and Us

understanding what made us human

Here are the notes I’ve compiled as possible topics for a future newsletter. Some topics are sensitive enough that I don’t want to mention them until I’ve written the post that spells out what I mean.

achieving enough security to pursue long-term goals is dynamite

all universal behaviors have genetic consequences

basically […]

bees and ants are stinging wasps

bends toward gracilization

birds hate flying

chimps cooperate to kill

cones don’t detect color

consciousness is UI

determined to be free

dogs can […]

emotional tears as an adaptation

evolution happens in real time

evolution was replicated by genetics

fungi don’t have sexes

genetics isn’t half of it

getting men to contribute to the family is dynamite

hates evolution… Children of Men

hates evolution… Heroes

hates evolution… The Happening

hole-shaped god

inheritance put us on the map

intuiting […] (dog)

life is chemistry

local conditions & behaviors have genetic consequences

male mammals live alone

no god = no human nature?

one-ninth bacterium (alu)

other animals have feelings

rainbows aren’t real

run with your dog

sexual division of labor is dynamite

slaver ants enslave their own

status lets men hang out

testosterone is a steroid

there are […]

your “inner ape” can learn without you