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We are fascinated and enraged by pathological liars like George Santos, who lie with every breath. But everybody lies, out of courtesy, self-protection, or self-advancement. Toddlers start lying as soon as they start speaking, suggesting that deception evolved right along with language as an adaptive strategy. The social danger is not that people lie, but the obliteration of the line between a lie and its consequences.
Skeptic » Reading Room » Sex — Are We Doing It Right Yet? Reflections on the Ever-Evolving Sexual Revolution skeptic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from skeptic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
According to the standard model of evolutionary psychology females tend to be sexually coy, discriminating, and risk averse while males are sexually assertive, indiscriminate, and risk taking. Not so fast, says Carol Tavris in this skeptical look at the standard model, as context and species also matters in how we analyze behavior, especially sexuality.
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