these are my top ten faves of 2012! ymmv. (if you’re gonna [re-]read just one of them, make it “theories.”)
in date order (’cause i couldn’t decide which one i like the bestest)…
jan – behind the hajnal line (see also: medieval manoralism and the hajnal line)
feb – inbreeding and the evolution of altruistic behavior (see also: inbreeding and the evolution of altruistic behavior ii)
may – looking for altruism genes
jul – mating patterns and family types ii (see also: mating patterns and family types)
sept – sex and “the other”
sept – the flatlanders vs. the mountain people
oct – hispanic family values (see also: anglo-american vs. mexican family values)
nov – theories
nov – more on genetics and the historical decline of violence (see also: what pinker missed and “violence around the world”)
dec: kinship in anglo-saxon society (see also kinship in anglo-saxon society ii)
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bonus: ibd and historic mating patterns in europe
bonus bonus: libertarian crackers
bonus bonus bonus: the asymmetry of altruism again
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see also: The Hundred Best Lists of All Time
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