evolutionary psychology

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His new book “Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection” argues against evolutionary psychology’s philosophy of dating and relationships — debunking ideas like money matters most to women, looks matter most to men and everyone has an inherent objective “mate value.”

From Los Angeles Times

Since the dawn of his career, Eastwick has had more than one bone to pick with evolutionary psychology.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was only a few years ago, when online communities of so-called incels started latching onto evolutionary psychology’s story of close relationships that he began to see the EvoScript as dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times

He has tended to accept the premises of evolutionary psychology in ways that religious people typically do not.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over time, for instance, the pseudo-science of "evolutionary psychology" started to collapse, as real scientists educated journalists and the larger public about why it's demonstrable nonsense.

From Salon