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Living Fossils

The Living Fossils, Shani Robins, Josh Zlatkus, Rob Kurzban, Randolph Nesse

The purpose of The Living Fossils is to communicate how the application of evolutionary ideas can help explain the sources of psychological suffering and well-being, in the service of improving our understanding of mental health.

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It's All Academic

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The Risks of Avoiding Risk

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The Cost of Indirect Costs

Until indirect costs made the news, very few people outside the rarefied world of academic grants knew or cared about them. Much has now been written on the topic, so I might not have anything meaningful to add. Still, I’m in an interesting...

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • The Living Fossils

    The Living Fossils team consists of three people with expertise in psychology, evolution, and therapeutic practice. They believe that it is important to take science, but not themselves, very seriously.

  • Shani Robins

    Shani Robins, Ph.D. pioneered the field of Wisdom Therapy in 1998, is president of the Wisdom Therapy Institute (wisdomtherapy.com), a California Board Licensed Psychologist, a Stanford University instructor, and a corporate consultant.

  • Josh Zlatkus

    Mental health counselor & Living Fossil who splits his time between providing therapy and writing about how to better provide therapy. Has been practicing for 6+ years. Other interests include literature, sports, and being outside.

  • Rob Kurzban

    Living Fossil. PhD in Psychology from University of California Santa Barbara, Masters of Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government. Author Why Everyone (Else) is a Hypocrite and The Hidden Agenda of Political Mind. Dog-fosterer.

  • Randolph Nesse

    I sure enjoyed this crating this podcast. More about my mission to provide an evolutionary foundation for psychiatry and the rest of medicine is at https://RandolphNesse.com

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