Nutrition, chemical exposure, exercise, exposure to light and nature, microbial stimuli, and sleep. These are the dominant topics of discussion not only here on Darwinian-Medicine.com, but also in the health and fitness community at large. And rightly so: there’s no doubt that all of these things are of critical importance when it comes to producing […]
Psychology
Should Psychology Be Based on Darwinism? A New Book Adds Practical Weight to the Argument
By now, it’s become increasingly recognized among perceptive researchers and psychologists that evolutionary science, grounded in Darwin‘s immense idea of evolution via natural selection, is an invaluable tool for understanding the mind, acting as a powerful flashlight that’s capable of illuminating why we think, feel, and behave the way we do. What’s not as widely […]
Why Men and Women Aren’t Cut From the Same Cloth (And Why That’s Not a Bad Thing That Should Be Repressed)
Not so long ago, I put up a comprehensive article here on the site in which I ventured into highly charged territory by talking about the biological differences that exist between men and women. The primary reason why I decided to stick my neck out and delve into that contentious issue, which is bound to […]
One of the Most Neglected Societal Problems of Our Time
Global warming, pollution, school bullying, malnutrition, rising obesity rates, racism, antibiotic resistance… The list of problems that we humans are currently facing is a lengthy one. It may perhaps be even longer than we think. All of the aforementioned vexations have received plenty of coverage and are well-known to the public; however, certain other, more […]
‘Darwin’s Subterranean World’: An Intriguing Blog That Reveals the True (Darwinian) Nature of the Human Mind
I’m rarely excited or impressed by information presented on health & fitness blogs any longer; a key reason being that I’ve come to recognize that so much of what’s out there lacks scientific & evolutionary depth and therefore scores poorly in terms of its accuracy and durability. Every now and then though, I’m swept off […]
Evolutionary Psychology: The Key to Understanding the Mind
One of the most profound realisations that everyone who discovers and embraces Darwinism is bound to make at one point or another is that the mind can be understood via evolutionary thinking. After all, the brain is not exempt from the evolutionary process. Like other bodily organs, it was molded over millions of years as […]
The Evolutionary Basis for Human Behavior: Why We Have a Sweet Tooth, the Origin of Athletics, and More
Every organism on this planet is a product of evolution via natural selection. This fundamental, scientifically established fact is Herculean in its reach and power, in the sense that it’s capable of entering, unifying, and acting as a governing force for all of the different branches of science that deal with living things. Essentially, evolutionary […]