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Steve Stewart-Williams

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Psychology, evolution, science. Author of "The Ape That Understood the Universe" (2018) and "Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life" (2010). https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/

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Domesticated Raccoons, Spider Scarecrows, and Mammals That Breathe Through Their Butts The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for November 2025

Domesticated Raccoons, Spider Scarecrows, and Mammals That Breathe Through Their Butts

The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for November 2025!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/domesticat...

22.11.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are Sex Differences Sexist? Spoiler alert: No

Are Sex Differences Sexist?

Spoiler alert: No

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/are-sex-di...

19.11.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 Things Everyone Should Know About Conspiracy Theories The strange psychology of suspicious minds

12 Things Everyone Should Know About Conspiracy Theories

The strange psychology of suspicious minds

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-things-...

15.11.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The War on Sex Differences The second excerpt from my forthcoming book, A Billion Years of Sex Differences

The War on Sex Differences

The second excerpt from my forthcoming book, A Billion Years of Sex Differences

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/the-war-on...

12.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 New Findings on Love and Romance A special edition Linkfest

12 New Findings on Love and Romance

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-new-fin...

08.11.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers, Rob!

05.11.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⚑️"my expectation is that having read this book, you’ll never see men, women, or society the same way again – not because I’m so great, but because the science is"

05.11.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex Differences But Were Too PC To Ask The first excerpt of my forthcoming book, A Billion Years of Sex Differences

Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex Differences But Were Too PC To Ask

The first excerpt of my forthcoming book, A Billion Years of Sex Differences

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/everything...

05.11.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Problem of Free Will, Part 3: Does Free-Will Denial Make Us Bad? Determinism and the death of morality

The Problem of Free Will, Part 3: Does Free-Will Denial Make Us Bad?

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/the-proble...

01.11.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My New Book Is Coming Soon - and You Can Read Half of It Here I swore I'd never write another book. But then I wrote one anyway...

My New Book Is Coming Soon - and You Can Read Half of It On My Substack

I swore I'd never write another book... but then I wrote one anyway.

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/my-new-boo...

31.10.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People vs. Things: Why Men and Women Choose Different Jobs

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/people-vs-...

29.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"after half a century of research on the topic, the core assumptions of the microaggression framework remain untested"

25.10.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Self-Esteem, Microaggressions, and the IKEA Effect The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for October 2025

Self-Esteem, Microaggressions, and the IKEA Effect

The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for October 2025

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/self-estee...

25.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fewer Young People Are Identifying as Non-Binary or Non-Heterosexual A new report suggests the recent surge in non-traditional identities may have peaked

Fewer Young People Are Identifying as Trans, Non-Binary, or Non-Heterosexual www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/fewer-youn...

22.10.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 Things Everyone Should Know About the Dark Triad The science of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy - and how they shape our lives

12 Things Everyone Should Know About the Dark Triad

The science of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy - and how they shape our lives

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-things-...

18.10.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two-Year Anniversary Deal Get 20% off for a year

To celebrate the second anniversary of my newsletter, the Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter, I’m offering a limited-time 20% discount on paid subscriptions. www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/two-year-a...

14.10.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sex Differences in Work Preferences, Life Values, and Personal Views ...and how they shape men and women's lives

Sex Differences in Work Preferences, Life Values, and Personal Views... and How They Shape Men and Women's Lives www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/sex-differ...

10.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intelligence and Education Confronting the elephant in the room

"Decades of research show that as learning conditions improve, gaps between the most able and the least able students widen rather than shrink - and that well-meaning efforts to equalize outcomes often only mask differences rather than eliminate them." www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/intelligen...

08.10.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond General Intelligence: The Genetics of Specific Cognitive Abilities What your genes say about how you think

Beyond General Intelligence: The Genetics of Specific Cognitive Abilities

What your genes say about how you think

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/beyond-gen...

04.10.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 12 Jane Goodall Quotes Remembering a scientist who changed the way we see ourselves

Top 12 Jane Goodall Quotes

Remembering a Scientist Who Changed the Way We See Ourselves

#RIPJaneGoodall

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/top-12-jan...

02.10.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Therapy by the Numbers Talking works - but some problems listen more than others

Therapy by the Numbers

What a new meta-analysis reveals about the effectiveness of psychotherapy

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/therapy-by...

01.10.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Invisible Tigers, a New View of Autism, and the Gender-Equality Paradox The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for September 2025

Invisible Tigers, a New View of Autism, and the Gender-Equality Paradox

The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for September 2025!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/invisible-...

27.09.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"A massive UK study found that genes associated with earlier childbirth in women and higher BMI in men are being favored by natural selection. Meanwhile, genes associated with intelligence and educational attainment are being selected against."

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-things-...

26.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Survey: β€œHow many unarmed Black men were killed by police in 2021?”

-40% of "Very Liberals": 1,000+
-16% of "Very Conservatives": 1,000+
-Actual number: 11

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/police-kil...

26.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NYAS Publications Why do political activists repress speech, especially to protect simplistic ideological narratives? I argue that speech repression stems from at least three key motivations: hypersensitivity to socia...

"Self-censorship skills are deeply ingrained in nonclinical human psychology, and their expression comes in degrees... Psychologically, the default state of political cognition with respect to free expression may be a state of moral hypocrisy"

26.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 Things Everyone Should Know About Evolutionary Theory The greatest idea anyone ever had

12 Things Everyone Should Know About Evolutionary Theory

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/12-things-...

20.09.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 10 Warren Farrell Quotes Provocative perspectives on masculinity and gender equality

Top 10 Warren Farrell Quotes: Provocative Perspectives on Masculinity and Gender Equality www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/top-10-war...

17.09.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Problem of Free Will, Part 2: Determined to Be Free Can free will and determinism co-exist?

The Problem of Free Will, Part 2: Determined to Be Free.

Can free will and determinism co-exist?

My latest post on Substack!

stevestewartwilliams.substack.com/p/the-proble...

13.09.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Smarter People Commit Less Crime What 20,000 Finns tell us about IQ and offending

Smarter People Commit Less Crime: What 20,000 Finns Tell Us About IQ and Offending stevestewartwilliams.substack.com/p/smarter-pe...

10.09.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pets as Substitute Children An evolutionary perspective on our love of other animals and our habit of keeping pets

Pets as Substitute Children

My latest post on Substack!

www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/pets-as-su...

10.09.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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