evolution – Reflectd

Can Evolution Explain Why Women Become Attracted by Some Men Over Others?

Simon Moesgaard June 29, 2013 May 31, 2021

Why is it that women prefer some men over others? I guess that many people, especially men, want to know this. In this article, I sum up the evolutionary theory of sexual selection, and in this context, I consider the …

Instincts Might Explain Why People Hold Prejudices

Simon Moesgaard June 21, 2013 May 31, 2021

Prejudices have plausibly existed since the origins of humanity. In an evolutionary sense, prejudices might have solved an adaptive problem.

Were Our Ancestors Depressed?

Simon Moesgaard March 21, 2013 June 1, 2021

In this article, I will try to sum up some evolutionary theories of depression. Have people always been depressed, or how is it?