"Humans have continued to evolve quite a lot over the past ten thousand years, and certainly over 100 thousand. Sure, our biology affects our behavior. But it's unlikely that humans' early evolution is deeply relevant to contemporary psychological questions about dating or the willpower to complete a dissertation."

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American journalist and author known for writing on science, technology, and culture. They are the author of several nonfiction and speculative fiction books, including Four Lost Cities and The Terraformers.

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