Are we humans perfectly fitted to the world we live in today? Evolutionary psychology suggests this may not be the case. An important concept in evolutionary psychology is mismatch (1). Evolutionary ...

(co-written with Dr. Wendy Bower of SUNY New Paltz's Communication Disorders department) If you follow this blog, then you know that a core theme found here pertains to the notion of “evolutionary ...

A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) argues that modern life has outpaced human evolution. The study suggests that ...

For most of the past six million years, the human story played out in shifting woodlands, open plains and coastal zones shaped only by natural forces. Early ancestors adapted slowly to changing ...

Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study suggests, with chronic stress emerging as a significant evolutionary mismatch in the ...

A physician-scientist warns that information overload and evolutionary mismatch are fueling global disease, anxiety, and societal collapse worldwide. NEW YORK CITY , NY, UNITED STATES, January 5, 2026 ...

In thoroughly enjoyable and edifying prose, Lieberman, professor of human evolution at Harvard, leads a fascinating journey through human evolution. He comprehensively explains how evolutionary forces ...