An Evolutionary Biologist’s Guide to Finding Love in the 21st Century

Opinion

An Evolutionary Biologist’s Guide to Finding Love in the 21st Century

What’s love got to do with it? Everything, really. Or at least it’s supposed to.

Most straight adults in the WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) world — liberal or conservative — benefit from the use of birth control. We can tell because, despite having plenty to eat, citizens in WEIRD countries don’t typically have large numbers of children. Whether we care to admit it or not, we are overwhelmingly agreed on the value of birth control.

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