Geoffrey Miller
Psych professor; wrote The Mating Mind, Spent, & Mate.
Evolution, minds, sex, freedom, & Effective Altruism.
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The US has been getting 'its ass handed to it' in war games simulating fights against Russia and China
In war games simulating a high-end fight against Russia or China, the US apparently keeps getting destroyed, experienced war-gamers warn.
Geoffrey Miller
News flash: a DOD that optimizes the distribution of military contractor jobs across congressional districts is unlikely to maximize its war-fighting capability against Russia or China.
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Trump Suggests 'Red Flag' Laws Be Used to Take CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo's Guns Away After Viral 'Fredo' Outburst
Do we want Trump in charge of deciding who’s too crazy to own a gun?
People Who Use More Emojis Have More Sex and Get More Dates
New research suggests that emoji users are better at making social connections.
5 of the biggest differences between male and female dogs
In addition to having some obvious biological differences, female and male dogs sometimes act differently, too.
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Geoffrey Miller
Woke dog training insight: if male and female mammals are neutered, their behavioral sex differences aren't very large.
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De-beep Your Appliances: removing a piezo buzzer from a kettle
You don't truly own anything until you've voided its warranty. So open an appliances and destroy the buzzer! Modern electrical appliances are amazing. Unless...
Geoffrey Miller
Hot tip for misophonics: if you have an electrical appliance (like a kettle) that beeps annoyingly and pointlessly, it only takes about three minutes to remove the 'piezoelectric buzzer' from its insides. To silence it. Forever.
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Push for Ethnic Studies in Schools Faces a Dilemma: Whose Stories to Tell
A struggle in California, one of three states creating K-12 ethnic studies materials, highlights some of the fraught questions around the discipline.
Optimal Drug Policy
Geoffrey Miller
New video: 'Optimal Drug Policy' (6 mins), about 3 approaches to drug policy: the criminal justice model, public health model, and libertarian model.
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Scientists Back Efforts to Pull CO2 from the Atmosphere
A new report from the National Academics calls for concerted research into “negative emissions technologies”
Worth a thousand interpersonal words: Emoji as affective signals for relationship-oriented digital communication
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is pervasive in our lives, influencing social interaction including human courtship. To connect with potential partners via CMC, modern relationship-seekers must master faster and shorter methods of...
Courses taught
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Geoffrey Miller
If you're syllabi-curious, you can find all of my course syllabi and readings lists here, inc. courses on human sexuality, emotions, intelligence & creativity, behavior genetics, evolutionary psych, consumer behavior, & Effective Altruism.
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Google Engineer Leaks Nearly 1,000 Internal Documents, Alleging Bias, Censorship
A former Google engineer has released nearly 1,000 documents that he says prove that the company, at least ...
Does Birth Order Affect Personality?
Researchers examine the old adage that birth order plays a significant role in shaping who we are
James Alan Fox: There Is No Evidence of an 'Epidemic of Mass Shootings'
The nation's leading scholar of mass shootings explains how media coverage of horrific events such as El Paso and Dayton stoke unwarranted fear and anxiety.
Virtue Signaling: Further reading
Geoffrey Miller
Finally, here's my 'further reading' list about virtue signaling: 100 books, plus annotations about why they're good and relevant; includes works from psych, bio, anthro, econ, poli sci, & moral philosophy.
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What is geoengineering—and why should you care?
As the threats of climate change grow, we’re all likely to hear more and more about the possibilities, and dangers, of geoengineering. Here’s what it means.
Moral Vision
What's the future of virtue signaling? What if we switched from conspicuous consumption to conspicuously ethical investment? This video explores what could h...
A Bird’s-Eye View Of Color
Birds don’t see the world quite the way we do. How does that shape the colors—both spectacular and drab—of our feathered friends?
5 Reasons Why Women and Men Care About Big Muscles
New research reveals which muscles women and men consider the most attractive.