"The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Palaeolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology." That’s a quote from Edward O. Wilson, the renowned father of sociobiology. Since he delivered these wise words over a decade ago, our technology has only ramped up further, yet our ancient biology has remained unchanged. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

In a new study, researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Zurich have consolidated this idea.

They found that many of the stresses and health problems we face in the modern age can be linked to the fact that our species spent the vast majority of its evolutionary history in natural environments, while most of us now live in h

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