Keyword: evolution

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Why We Have Uncomfortable Emotions December 7, 2005

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Uncomfortable feelings like jealousy, disgust, and schadenfreude exist because they once helped us survive. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti apply evolutionary psychology to seven “deadly sentiments,” showing how emotions override rational thought to shift behavior instantly in the face of unforeseen threats or losses.

Why Humans Sing and Dance November 30, 2005

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Emotions did not arrive randomly but were shaped by evolution, starting with mate selection in lush early environments. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta trace how song and dance triggered the first feelings of love, expanded the human brain, and gave way to speech, testosterone, and the emotional complexity we carry today.

Why Flowers Make Us Happy November 9, 2005

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Flowers evolved 140 million years ago and may have developed beauty as a survival strategy by triggering genuine happiness in humans. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Ati examine research showing 100% Duchenne smile responses to flowers, the contagion of facial expressions, and the deep evolutionary bond between humans and flowering plants.

What Bonobos Reveal About Human Nature Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atin
Category: Sexuality & Desire, Society, Culture & Current Events

Our closest genetic relative isn’t the violent, male-dominated chimpanzee but the bonobo, a peaceable ape in which females run the group and sex defuses conflict. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti draw out what this means for human assumptions about aggression, gender, and our own nature.

Romance and the Evolution of Courtship Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why did romance evolve at all? Armand DiMele argues that human courtship rituals grew directly from a biological turning point: females hiding estrus to survive early pregnancies. From firefly flash patterns to candlelight dinners, he traces how that ancient adaptation shaped the whole vocabulary of seduction.