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  1. "It is no accident that one of Epstein’s favored disciplines was evolutionary psychology, with its explanations for male dominance, justifications for male aggression, legitimizing of female submission and connections to the race “science” in which Epstein was also interested."

    #epstein #evopsych #academia

    newlinesmag.com/argument/the-a

  2. @RadicalAnthro #evopsych guys need to learn basic methodology, the whole field is just bullshit. In theory it doesn't have to be bullshit, but most of it is: "how can we prove our assumptions about human nature with convoluted quantitative studies that are built to confirm them".

  3. I'm not saying all evolutionary psychology is bullshit - I'm just saying I've yet to hear of any that wasn't...

    youtube.com/watch?v=4EB0rnYmAm

    @rebeccawatson #EvoPsych #Skepchick

  4. “Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It”

    “To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.”

    By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

    wsj.com/articles/why-we-get-sc

    Alt-URL: archive.is/jTEZa

    #biology #cognitiveScience #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych #psychology #psych

  5. “Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It”

    “To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.”

    By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

    wsj.com/articles/why-we-get-sc

    Alt-URL: archive.is/jTEZa

    #biology #cognitiveScience #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych #psychology #psych

  6. “Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It”

    “To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.”

    By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

    wsj.com/articles/why-we-get-sc

    Alt-URL: archive.is/jTEZa

    #biology #cognitiveScience #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych #psychology #psych

  7. “Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It”

    “To avoid being fooled, we need to become aware of the mental habits and shortcuts that make us easy to deceive.”

    By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

    wsj.com/articles/why-we-get-sc

    Alt-URL: archive.is/jTEZa

    #biology #cognitiveScience #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych #psychology #psych

  8. Mind-Control —

    When the parasite Toxoplasma Gondii infects a mouse it makes the mouse less fearful & more exploratory

    This makes it more likely that the mouse will end up eaten by a cat and in the cat's belly, where the parasite can sexually reproduce

    The mouse's behaviour is an adaptation — not for the mouse but for the parasite

    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #extendedPhenotype #mindControl #parasites #zombies
    #toxoplasmaGondii #toxoplasmosis
    #biology #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych

  9. CW: The philosophy to act freely

    @rmkelly 2/2 Long short, I take the compassionate POV of crime and violence, that they are due to "mental disorders" & need treatment. Rationally and logically, to harm, oppress, or exploit others is a symptom of disease. #evopsych @philosophy #philosophy

  10. What do you call the metaethical position that says morality is an evolved trait that helps humans coordinate at scale, and so good/evil is to the group roughly what pain/pleasure is to the individual?
    #philosophy #morality #metaethics #ethics #moralphilosophy #evopsych