Nessays
Randolph NesseRandy Nesse's essays on why evolution left us vulnerable to sickness, suffering, and simplistic thinking.
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##### Of related interest: Nesse, R. M., Labov, J. B., & Madhavan, G. (2025). Explanations for failures in designed and evolved systems. PNAS Nexus, 4(4), pgaf086.
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I am a physician and evolutionary biologist working to understand why natural selection left us vulnerable to disease, distress, and distorted thinking. My specialties are evolutionary medicine and evolutionary psychiatry.
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