Are You Human or What? — Dale Carlson

Are You Human, Or What? Evolutionary psychology for teens. We have evolved from reptile to mammal to human. Can we mutate, evolve into humans? Teen guide to the new science of evolutionary psychology. Evolution has equipped us, not for happiness, but for survival and reproduction of the species. To survive, we are programmed for fear and pain: every one of us had ancestors who managed to survive, mate, and pass on the best adapted programs for staying alive. Our brain programs hardware and software, have already conquered every other species: we've won, we can stop fighting. It's time to pay attention to our psychological welfare as well as our technology.