I discuss the similarities and differences among plants, animals, and fungi. Collectively known as the Eukaryotes.

American's attitudes about immigration are schizophrenic. Some immigrants are not as desired as others. The same can be said about our attitudes toward invasive species.

I spend some time ranting about the Parkland shooting. Then illustrate commonalities between Trump, the media and deception in nature.

Should a person's wealth be compared to their past wealth or the wealth of others in the population? And how is this question related to the concepts of hard and soft selection?

Adaptations can sometimes seem to be designed by the hand of God, and world events can sometimes seem to only be explained by conspiracy theories? What do these statements have to do with one another? Find out in this episode.

Research into the personality of the Neanderthals highlights why it is difficult to imply cause from simple relationships between variables.

The patterns that intrigue us are driven by mechanisms, yet it is difficult to understand these mechanisms. But if we are going to get anywhere we need to understand how the patterns that we see are generated.

I try to tackle whether humans are wild animals and under the same rules as all other species of wild animal.

What is a biological population, and does knowing something about population dynamics suggest that the fear of immigrants stems from racism?

Human populations meet the requirements for natural selection to be acting on them. Are they under selection? And if so how are they changing?