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Kevin Laland

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Kevin Laland is Professor of Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology at the University of St Andrews, and the author of Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind.

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What Makes a Human?

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Aug 4, 2017 Kevin Laland separates evolutionary fact from science fiction in the popular Planet of the Apes franchise.

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How Culture Shapes Human Evolution

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May 15, 2017 Kevin Laland provides a new explanation of why humankind's unique cognitive abilities emerged.

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Give Italy’s Government a Chance

Nov 16, 2018 Bill Emmott thinks the EU would gain little and risk much by rejecting the populist ruling coalition's 2019 budget.

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Europe’s New Political Battle Lines

Nov 16, 2018 Zaki Laïdi thinks the European Parliament election in May 2019 will unite left and right against populist forces.

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The Dred Scott of Climate Change?

Nov 16, 2018 Robert Dugger argues that the US federal courts should recognize the constitutional rights of future generations.

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The Bank of Japan’s Stealth Tapering

Nov 16, 2018 Takatoshi Ito says that policymakers have good reason not to be explicit about normalizing monetary conditions.

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Vaccinating Against Superbugs

Nov 15, 2018 Seth Berkley & Jeremy Farrar argue that in the fight against drug-resistant infections, the world has a potent if underused weapon.

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Trump’s Protectionist Quagmire

Nov 15, 2018 Anne O. Krueger assesses the costs of US tariffs so far, and warns that they could have a contagious effect.

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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Puerto Rico

Nov 15, 2018 Martin Guzman & Joseph E. Stiglitz argue that a new fiscal plan and a deal with bondholders will leave the island even worse off.

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Rethinking Animal Agriculture

Nov 15, 2018 Paul Gilding argues that slowing the pace of climate change will require changing our relationship with meat.

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