Evolution, lies, and foresight biases

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 34 (1):38-39 (2011)
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Humans are not the only animals to deceive, though we might be the only ones that lie. The arms race von Hippel & Trivers (VH&T) propose may have only started during hominin evolution. VH&T offer a powerful theory, and I suggest it can be expanded to explain why there are systematic biases in human foresight

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