A human baby arrives in the world in a strange state, eyes open, ears working, brain growing fast, yet unable to move through ...
“What are you being so mean for, miss?” asks Humphrey Bogart’s character in “The African Queen.” “A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it’s only human nature.” Katharine Hepburn’s character ...
We have more in common than we realize. Certain universal traits make up what’s called “human nature.” These shared characteristics are part of what members of our species all share. At a time when ...
The fundamental concepts or assumptions on which a theory, system, or method is based. – Oxford Languages First principle reasoning breaks down complex problems into their most basic, foundational ...
The Origins of Politics: How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations, by Nicholas Wade (HarperCollins, 256 pp., $32.00) No matter how he lands on one’s radar, Wade is worth reading. His ...