In the history of European cultures, the comparison of humans to apes and monkeys was disparaging from its very beginning. When Plato – by quoting Heraclitus – declared apes ugly in relation to humans ...

We humans are comparison creatures. We are constantly measuring ourselves against other people. This attribute may have evolved as a means of helping us fit into the social hierarchy of the cultures ...

A study comparing people in monogamous relationships with those in non-monogamous ones has found that both types are on par insofar as relationship and sexual satisfaction are concerned. It suggests ...