The thesis of Eytan Avital and Eva Jablonka's book is that the evolution of behavior cannot be accounted for by genes alone. Instead, they believe that learning creates a significant part of the ...

The expression “nature vs. nurture” describes the question of how much a person's characteristics are formed by either “nature” or “nurture.” “Nature” means innate biological ...

The age-old debate of nature versus nurture when it comes to psychopathy has gained renewed relevance following the shocking killing of more than 20 pets by a 9-year-old last month. The incident, ...

A search for a complete theory of human nature. Often, the only way for us to understand the differences between environmental and biological factors is to observe our more primitive relatives; the ...