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Viewing Diseases As Adaptations
An error that is as natural as it is serious
Oct 14
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Randolph Nesse
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September 2025
Mood disorders are control system failure modes
Not products of specific brain abnormalities
Sep 15
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Epistasis Illustrated
to make the concept and formulas make sense
Sep 7
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Randolph Nesse
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May 2025
ADHD is not an adaptation
But foraging theory is crucial for understanding it
May 26
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Randolph Nesse
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The Body is not a Machine
This post is adapted from my 2016 essay that inspired the 2025 PNAS Nexus article with Guru Madhavan and Jay Labov on the origins of failure in bodies…
May 22
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What is evolutionary medicine?
Understanding why natural selection left us vulnerable to disease can improve health.
May 21
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Randolph Nesse
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Why constructive engagement is rare
An evolutionary explanation for the great obstacle to science and congeniality
May 18
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Randolph Nesse
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