A Darwin study group
A study in behavioral ecology

The plains of the Masai Mara and the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley of Africa
Streaked with shafts of sunlight towards end of day, the plains of the Masai Mara rise abruptly on the slopes of the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley of Africa. Balanites trees and grazing wildebeest dot the peaceful landscape.
Photography by Greg and Mary Beth Dimijian

Now is a time when our world desperately needs a clearer view of what human nature is and how it came to be. Humans bond, love, spend a lifetime giving to others, yet also are cruel and commit atrocities on a vast scale. The paradox of a bright side and a dark side coexisting in human nature is deeply buried in ignorance, ignorance born of turning our head the other way when there are rich opportunities to understand the evolutionary origins of the paradox. It is our heartfelt hope that these pages will make a difference in helping us open our minds.

Gregory G. Dimijian, M.D.

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