As a science watcher, I never gave much mind to evil. Evolutionary biology isn’t about good and evil, just survival and reproduction. So it was a surprise to me when an evolutionary explanation for ...

The pursuit of scientific knowledge has driven humanity to remarkable achievements — cures for diseases, revolutionary technologies, and breakthroughs that have saved millions of lives. Yet this noble ...

The notion of humans being evil predates Christian theology and pervades modern philosophy from Hobbes on. Social psychology contributed the bracing insight that most of us are capable of casual ...