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Nigel Barber Ph.D.

About

Hailing from Ireland, Nigel Barber received his Ph.D. in Biopsychology from Hunter College, CUNY, and taught psychology at Bemidji State University and Birmingham Southern College. A prolific cross-national researcher, Barber accounts for societal differences in sexual and reproductive behavior using an evolutionary approach. Books include Why Parents Matter, The Science of Romance, Kindness in a Cruel World, and The Myth of Culture: Why We Need a Genuine Natural Science of Societies. Interests include finance, organic gardening, and hiking.

Books by Nigel Barber Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Why Smartphones Stimulate Anxiety
Why is instant communication with virtually anyone on the planet so anxiety-provoking? Electronic communication fails our evolved social needs and triggers helplessness instead.
The Link Between Testosterone and Happiness

After winning, both men and women experience a surge in testosterone and a spurt of happiness, as other vertebrates seem to do.

After winning, both men and women experience a surge in testosterone and a spurt of happiness, as other vertebrates seem to do.

How Inequality Can Make Us Fat

Economic unfairness undermines health. Obesity is a case in point.

Economic unfairness undermines health. Obesity is a case in point.

Reasons Why Rich People Live So Long

When residents of a wealthy U.S. zip code live more than a decade longer than a poorer one, we need to ask why.

When residents of a wealthy U.S. zip code live more than a decade longer than a poorer one, we need to ask why.

Why Workers Feel So Desperate Now

At a time of record lows in political and institutional trust, workers have low expectations for their own future. Why are people so glum? Why is this such a political risk?

At a time of record lows in political and institutional trust, workers have low expectations for their own future. Why are people so glum? Why is this such a political risk?

Should We All Feel Guilt for Climate Change?

Living an affluent lifestyle may rule our activities. This sense of privilege takes priority over behaving like good environmental stewards.

Living an affluent lifestyle may rule our activities. This sense of privilege takes priority over behaving like good environmental stewards.