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The importance of being explicit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Martin Daly  and
D. B. Krupp
Martin Daly
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, [email protected]://www.martindaly.ca
D. B. Krupp
Affiliation:
Program in Evolution and Governance, One Earth Future Foundation, Broomfield, CO [email protected]://www.saltlab.org Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
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Abstract

Van Lange et al. propose that climate affects violence via its effects on life history. That much is reasonable (and not novel), but their theory lacks causal specificity. Their foundational claim of an association between heat and violence is not well documented, and several findings that the authors themselves cite seem inconsistent with their model, rather than supportive.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e83
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