How to Think Like a Neandertal

Cognition

Fully Immersed Symbolic Thinking

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on April 28, 2024

It is important to recognize that symbols in archaeology must be interpreted in terms of a cognitive hierarchy, the highest level being fully immersed symbolic thinking.

It is important to recognize that symbols in archaeology must be interpreted in terms of a cognitive hierarchy, the highest level being fully immersed symbolic thinking.

Sex

The Heritable Nature of Sexual Preference/Orientation

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on August 6, 2023

The terms sex, gender, and sexual preference/orientation are often conflated or misconstrued.

The terms sex, gender, and sexual preference/orientation are often conflated or misconstrued.

Gender

An Introduction to Gender, Sex, and Sexual Preference

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on August 5, 2023

The terms sex, gender, and sexual preference/orientation are often conflated or misconstrued. This series delineates these terms and elucidates their heritable bases.

The terms sex, gender, and sexual preference/orientation are often conflated or misconstrued. This series delineates these terms and elucidates their heritable bases.

Gender

Understanding Sex, Gender, and Sexual Preference

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on August 4, 2023

The terms "sex," "gender," and "sexual orientation" are often conflated or misconstrued. This article series delineates these terms and elucidates their heritable bases.

The terms "sex," "gender," and "sexual orientation" are often conflated or misconstrued. This article series delineates these terms and elucidates their heritable bases.

Genetics

Did Neandertals Eat Raw Flesh and Brains?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on May 4, 2023

Was raw brain-eating a cause of Neandertals' extinction?

Was raw brain-eating a cause of Neandertals' extinction?

Career

How Did the Concept of Statistical Significance Arise?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on January 29, 2023

Can the concept of statistical significance be traced to teatime in England in the 1920s? Yes.

Can the concept of statistical significance be traced to teatime in England in the 1920s? Yes.

Therapy

What Client-Centered Therapy Gets Wrong (and Right)

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on January 15, 2023

Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy could reinforce a patient’s egocentric perceptions of their problems.

Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy could reinforce a patient’s egocentric perceptions of their problems.

Dreaming

Has COVID-19 Changed Our Dreams?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on March 1, 2022

COVID-19 dreams may be scary, but they might also help us adjust to the pandemic world.

COVID-19 dreams may be scary, but they might also help us adjust to the pandemic world.

Sport and Competition

The Role of Cannibalism in the Extinction of the Neandertals

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on December 27, 2021

Was cannibalism the cause of Neandertal's extinction?

Was cannibalism the cause of Neandertal's extinction?

Fear

Why We Enjoy Horror Films

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on October 23, 2021

Why are we fascinated and obsessed with scary movies?

Why are we fascinated and obsessed with scary movies?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Homo Sapiens and Neandertals: The COVID-19 Connection

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on May 9, 2021

Are Neandertal genes in humans a blessing or a curse in our response to COVID-19?

Are Neandertal genes in humans a blessing or a curse in our response to COVID-19?

Personality

How Personality Affects Compliance With COVID-19 Safety Measures

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on May 4, 2021

Compliant and non-compliant people differ in key ways.

Compliant and non-compliant people differ in key ways.

Placebo

Why Aren’t Hydroxychloroquine and Oleandrin Used for COVID?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on March 11, 2021

What is a randomized trial and what's the difference between medical opinion and medical research?

What is a randomized trial and what's the difference between medical opinion and medical research?

Wisdom

An Emerging Consensus About Neandertal Extinction?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on March 9, 2021

Is this really the way science works? We vote on hypotheses?

Is this really the way science works? We vote on hypotheses?

Adolescence

Why Do People Have Accents?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on December 14, 2020

Did you ever wonder about why people have accents?

Did you ever wonder about why people have accents?

Diet

How Fire Made Us Human

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on March 3, 2020

The use of fire beginning about 1.9 million years ago may have provided an early and major boost in cognition.

The use of fire beginning about 1.9 million years ago may have provided an early and major boost in cognition.

Evolutionary Psychology

What Is the Second Greatest Mystery in Anthropology?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on December 13, 2019

What is the second greatest mystery in anthropology?

What is the second greatest mystery in anthropology?

Was the disappearance of Neanderthals a simple twist of fate? Clive Finlayson's new book would have you believe so. It wasn't.

Memory

What's the Problem With Stuart Kauffman's New Book?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on October 24, 2019

A world beyond physics? Really?

A world beyond physics? Really?

Genetics

Neandertalogy: Why Should Psychologists Study Neandertals?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on March 21, 2018

What can psychologists tell us about Neandertal lives and why they went extinct? Were our extinct cousins exactly like us? If they were, why did they go extinct?

What can psychologists tell us about Neandertal lives and why they went extinct? Were our extinct cousins exactly like us? If they were, why did they go extinct?