evolution

Does Middle Age Have an Evolutionary Upside?

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:20:14 +0000

MIserable about that impending birthday? Don't be...it turns out you might just be hitting your peak, at least evolutionarily speaking.

An Evolutionary Upside to Depression? Not Necessarily.

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:02:51 +0000

A Professor of Psychiatry bucks the popular idea that every aspect of the human condition has its roots in our survival as a species.

11 for '11: Raymond Tallis

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Raymond Tallis, author of Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis, and the Misrepresentation of Humanity.

Word of Mouth for November 14th, 2011

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000

The full broadcast from Monday, 11/14.

Word of Mouth for November 7th, 2011

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Caremore, a company that has revolutionized eldercare - providing better care and doing it profitably. The "next big thing" prediction for Apple - under new leadership. And 18th century explorers who fearlessly set out to catalog the variety of species that roam the earth.

To the Ends of the Earth for an Eel

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Richard Conniff, Guggenheim Fellow and Guest Columnist for the New York Times discusses his new book "The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life On Earth".

Survival of the Beautiful

Virginia Prescott — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:01:00 +0000

Nature's Peculiar aesthetic.