We Can’t Just Lie About Sex Differences

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Evolutionary psychology is often misunderstood as justifying existing social roles — this overlooks its explanatory power for human nature.
The field can be misused to excuse individual behaviors like male misbehavior — it's about understanding rather than moral justification.
Misunderstandings may lead to dismissing valid scientific insights on sex differences.

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Steve Stewart-Williams on Evolutionary Psychology, Pseudoscience, and the Politics of Gender In this conversation with Timur Sevincer and Nikil Mukerji, Steve Stewart-Williams, author of the new book A Billion Years of Sex Differences, discusses what evolutionary psychology actually claims, how the...

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