But in most cases even the possibility that the correlations reflect shared genes is taboo.

Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture.

However much we might deplore the profit motive, or consumerist values, if everyone just wants i-Pods we would probably be better off than if they wanted class revolution.

The theory that religion is a force for peace, often heard among the religious right and its allies today, does not fit the facts of history.

In our society, the best predictor of a man's wealth is his wife's looks, and the best predictor of a woman's looks is her husband's wealth.

The linguistic clumsiness of tourists and students might be the price we pay for the linguistic genius we displayed as babies, just as the decrepitude of age in the price we pay for the vigor of youth.

[Napoleon deployed] every available resource to inflict all-out defeats on [his] enemies.