The aim of this paper is to provide non-specialist readers with an introduction to some
current controversies surrounding the application of evolutionary theory to human behaviour …

The existence of human culture entails a challenge for evolutionary theorists motivated to
explain human behavior. Human behavior is unique because it is influenced by both genetic …

Human beings persist in an extraordinary range of ecological settings, in the process
exhibiting enormous behavioural diversity, both within and between populations. People …

It is 25 years since modern evolutionary ideas were first applied extensively to human
behavior, jump-starting a field of study once known as 'sociobiology'. Over the years, distinct …

Over the last three decades, the application of evolutionary theory to the human sciences
has shown remarkable growth. This growth has also been characterised by a …

The term cultural evolution has become popular in the evolutionary human sciences, but it is
often unclear what is meant by it. This is generating confusion and misconceptions that are …

Highlights•Humans have colonised and transformed every terrestrial environment on the
planet.•This ecological success can be attributed to our capacity for cultural evolution.•High …

Although the closing decades of the nineteenth century witnessed a great deal of
interchange between psychology and evolutionary biology, the hasty departure of James …

Applications of modern evolutionary theory to human culture have generated several
different theoretical approaches that challenge traditional anthropological …

In constructing improved models of human behavior, both experimental and behavioral
economists have increasingly turned to evolutionary theory for insights into human …