Why do people adorn themselves with elaborate body piercings or tattoos, wear obstructing garbs, engage in life-threatening competitions and other wasteful and harmful but socially stipulated ...

为破解“昂贵即诚实”这一长期困扰动物信号进化领域的Handicap Principle（HP）悖论，作者整合生命史权衡框架，提出Signalling Trade-Off Theory（STOT）。理论模型与人群实验一致证明：信号诚实由条件依赖的边际权衡维持，与均衡代价无关；STOT可同时解释诚实与欺骗 ...

Several proponents of costly signalling theory (CST) have noted its potential for understanding prehistoric art. We use the Late Upper Palaeolithic art of Lascaux Cave (Dordogne, France) as a test ...

“Integrity,” “Professionalism”, “Creativity” — three of many words I used to see around one of the offices I worked in in New York. Like other aspects of corporate culture, these annoyed me. It’s easy ...