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It is not only acceptable but desirable for scientists to speak out publicly in defense of science; moreover, given the current political environment, such actions are increasingly necessary. In the process, it is crucial that we remain open to rethinking our most cherished beliefs.

A non-threatening start -- The Clausewitz cop-out -- What's to come -- Don't tread on them -- Warnings and mimics -- Deimatic deeds -- Truth-telling? -- Hawks, doves and other gamesters -- Shrimp salad -- Vocal threats -- Sex, subterfuge, and snoopers -- Crime and the threat of punishment -- Permanent punishment -- Religion as response to threats -- Oh, hell! -- Dealing with death -- Gunning for something (if not someone) -- National populism and vice versa -- Conventional deterrence -- Nuclear deterrence 101 -- A multitude of myths -- What has it done for us lately? -- Close calls -- Self-undermining threats -- The incredible dilemma of extension and escalation -- Irrational reliance on rationality -- Counterforce's counter-logic -- An oxymoronic morality -- How much is enough? -- Prisoner's dilemmas and fried chickens -- Strategic defense? -- How do you solve the problem of Korea? -- Failure is an option -- A prescription.

For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home, involving some of the most personal aspects of being human.Homo Mysterious examines a number of these evolutionary mysteries, exploring things that we don't yet know about ourselves, laying out the best current hypotheses, and pointing toward insights that scientists are just beginning to glimpse. Why do women experience orgasm? Why do men hav