tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post4553347359019224196..comments2024-03-27T15:14:07.518-07:00Comments on Health Correlator: The evolution of costly traits: Competing for women can be unhealthy for menNed Kockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-6542122343053503582011-05-15T21:27:42.355-07:002011-05-15T21:27:42.355-07:00Hello,
just found your blog in the world wide web...Hello,<br /><br />just found your blog in the world wide web (really wide :) ). I liked to read it (need to go for now)... and hope you'll keep going. Would like to read more from you. ;)<br /><br />If you like you can read my blog (about <a href="http://www.electroniccigaretteshopper.com/" title="electronic cigarette shop" rel="nofollow">electronic cigarettes</a>) as well.E-Cigarettehttp://www.buyecigarette.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-65931703136074028762010-08-30T06:31:38.433-07:002010-08-30T06:31:38.433-07:00Hi Helen, thanks. Yes, evolution is not as simple ...Hi Helen, thanks. Yes, evolution is not as simple as many people think, especially in regards to humans.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-75075846428728418462010-08-29T10:11:57.434-07:002010-08-29T10:11:57.434-07:00I think humans are unusual among animals because g...I think humans are unusual among animals because general longevity (beyond reproduction) helps the group survive, particularly vis a vis child-rearing, food gathering, and the transmission of culture - our most important adaptive trait. This is termed the "grandmother effect." The benefits of having elders in the group may influence genetically determined behavior regarding mating and other factors involved in group/offspring survival.<br /><br />This theory has also been applied to why having a gay uncle may be beneficial, and why gay uncles have been selected for. Gay uncles (historically childless) tend to invest resources in their nieces and nephews. Really!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504810823521044641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-6964504247165408132010-08-20T07:21:52.063-07:002010-08-20T07:21:52.063-07:00Hi Rinkesh, thanks.Hi Rinkesh, thanks.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-27700814471234420412010-08-14T07:06:34.580-07:002010-08-14T07:06:34.580-07:00Hi Byron.
Until the children become teenagers. Th...Hi Byron.<br /><br />Until the children become teenagers. That is one stage where major patience tests present themselves.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-57421060109341750182010-08-14T06:57:33.153-07:002010-08-14T06:57:33.153-07:00Hi Leon.
Yes, the EP field was practically founde...Hi Leon.<br /><br />Yes, the EP field was practically founded on cheating research, with the work of Tooby and Cosmides. These are the "parents" of the field of EP, although they don't do much popular writing like Pinker. Pinker's main interest is language.<br /><br />In fact, many EP researchers think that cheating and, more broadly, political maneuvering, are the reasons why humans became so smart:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellian_intelligenceNed Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-8317519880982726062010-08-14T02:58:22.185-07:002010-08-14T02:58:22.185-07:00Hi Ned,
competiton may cause some harms but with v...Hi Ned,<br />competiton may cause some harms but with victory comes huge advantages. As already known married men are healthier than men who were never married or whose marriages ended in divorce or widowhood. Not because of good cooking I guess. Old suspect "stress relief" factors seems more reasonable. Seems to outweigh other problems you only have as a couple. Greetings.Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859456735165996893.post-37088075277261014702010-08-13T12:04:30.710-07:002010-08-13T12:04:30.710-07:00I noted that "Kruger says one way of lengthen...I noted that "Kruger says one way of lengthening the lives of men is to promote a more monogamist and more financially egalitarian society."<br /><br />When I was introduced to reading about Ev Psych via Pinker, and other pop writers like the Ridley evangelists (Matthew and Mark), my big take was that humans can CHEAT, and cheaters can often have short term success. This applies to reproductive success also, more particularly to men than women, tho' the rates of known cuckoldry has gone up with inexpensive DNA testing. Insofar as cheating behaviour has some genetic component and is not entire a cultural phenomenon it will not die out. So I feel that Kruger's comment comes from the non-science of Sociology 101 and not from the work of decision researchers in Santa Fe and elsewhere.LeonRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219165631035107225noreply@blogger.com