Essays

Why I've mostly opted out of algorithmic, for-profit social media, and what science loses when we hand our scholarly discourse to black-box algorithms.

Women's real influence often isn't about dominance—it's about prestige, mediation, and keeping communities together.

An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile beauty.

Reputations matter everywhere—but not always for the same reasons.

What makes someone a leader isn’t just strength or charisma. It’s the mix of resources they bring—and how those align with what their group needs.

Why do we trust steady hands in some contexts and risk-takers in others? Evolutionary theory reveals how environments shape our shifting choices of leaders.