books, behavior

The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.

Sex on Earth, Wild Connection, The Classification of Sex, and XL Love

A review of the new book Curious Behavior, which delves into the quirks of human conduct.

Gifts of the Crow, What the Robin Knows, The Unfeathered Bird, and America’s Other Audubon

In the introduction to the book, author Marc J. Kuchner tells the story of how one scientist used tricks of the marketing trade to save the Endangered Species Act from the political axe.

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

In Chapter 8, "Pirates at the Picnic," author Marlene Zuk considers the wisdom of describing the behavior of ants in human terms

Should we rethink the parallel drawn between “slave-making” ants and human slavery, and other such oversimplifications of animal behavior?

Additions and revisions to a diagnostic guide used by mental health professionals around the world could lead to more misdiagnoses.