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8 hours ago

How Social Evolution Explains Clinical Depression

Social competition influences human emotional health, particularly in depression.

Depression signals submission in competitive social contexts.

Modern life intensifies social comparison leading to feelings of inadequacy.

Recognizing evolution's role helps mitigate depression's effects.

Mental health

How All of This Happiness Is Making Us Miserable

Online Community Development

6 days ago

Parenting

Borderline Instincts: The Roots of Emotional Extremes

Why We Were Never Meant to Live in Large Cities

Small communities align with our evolved social needs, while large cities challenge mental health and community cohesion.

Mental health

8 hours ago

How Social Evolution Explains Clinical Depression

Social competition influences human emotional health, particularly in depression.

Depression signals submission in competitive social contexts.

Modern life intensifies social comparison leading to feelings of inadequacy.

Recognizing evolution's role helps mitigate depression's effects.

Mental health

How All of This Happiness Is Making Us Miserable

6 days ago

Parenting

Borderline Instincts: The Roots of Emotional Extremes

When Siblings Collide

Sibling conflict is rooted in evolutionary competition for resources and identity.

Family dynamics and parenting styles significantly influence sibling relationships.

Conflict resolution strategies can enhance emotional intelligence and sibling connections.

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

3 Reasons to Forgive

1 week ago

When Siblings Collide

Sibling conflict is rooted in evolutionary competition for resources and identity.

Family dynamics and parenting styles significantly influence sibling relationships.

Conflict resolution strategies can enhance emotional intelligence and sibling connections.

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

3 Reasons to Forgive

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1 week ago

Why You Always Say Yes

People-pleasing is rooted in the fawn response to stress learned during childhood for safety.

Fawning helped our ancestors survive by maintaining group harmony, but may hinder personal boundaries today.

Recognizing fawning patterns is essential for improving self-worth and relationship dynamics.

Psychology

1 week ago

Autistic Intelligences as Evolutionarily Adaptations

Autistic traits can be viewed as adaptive intelligences evolved for specific functions.

The Instincts Undermining Our Humanity-and the Path Ahead

Understanding our primal instincts can help address modern societal issues like polarization and violence.

2 weeks ago

Why Our Ancestral Instincts Still Shape Modern Rage

Violence has evolved as a strategic tool for survival.

Ancient aggression circuits can misfire in contemporary life.

Prevention requires education, equity, and cultural shifts.

The Instincts Undermining Our Humanity-and the Path Ahead

Understanding our primal instincts can help address modern societal issues like polarization and violence.

2 weeks ago

Why Our Ancestral Instincts Still Shape Modern Rage

Violence has evolved as a strategic tool for survival.

Ancient aggression circuits can misfire in contemporary life.

Prevention requires education, equity, and cultural shifts.

Wired for Risk: The Genetic Roots of Bold Behavior

Risk-taking has deep evolutionary roots that may benefit survival and reproduction.

ADHD traits reflect behaviors that were adaptive in ancestral environments, not strictly modern disorders.

Mistaking Anecdotes for Facts

People prioritize anecdotal evidence over statistical data due to cognitive biases and emotional connections.

Parenting

People in groups unconsciously adapt and take on consistent roles based on group dynamics, optimizing functionality and emotional needs.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Men get more disgusted as they age? It's only a matter of time before my husband sees the real, slovenly, me | Emma Beddington

Researchers have discovered that as men age, their levels of disgust increase, potentially helping them avoid contaminants as physical vulnerability rises.

UK politics

Psychology

Serial Killing as an Imprinted and Fixed Action Pattern

Serial killers' behaviors are influenced by early experiences that trigger compulsive patterns through symbolic releasers.

Women in technology

Evolutionary Perspectives and Women Leading the Way in AI

Women are emerging as pivotal leaders in AI, ensuring human values are prioritized in technology.

Female leadership dynamics historically emphasize cooperation, social cohesion, and informal power.

AI presents new arenas where women can demonstrate responsible governance and hybrid intelligence.

Mindfulness