About Steve

I'm a lecturer in psychology at Swansea University. My research revolves around the idea that theories from evolutionary biology can shed light on human psychology. In particular, I'm interested in the evolutionary origins of altruistic behaviour and human mating behaviour. I also have a long-standing interest in the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory. Before moving to Wales, I spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University in Canada, working in the lab of Martin Daly and Margo Wilson, and before that I did a Ph.D. in psychology and philosophy at Massey University in New Zealand.

I also briefly pursued a career as a musician and put together an album of my songs; click here for a sample. (I like "Won't Stop till We Get Home" best.) I was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.

Recent News

12/02/2012 - Steve's Book Featured in Darwin's Day Celebrations
To commemorate Darwin Day 2012, the UAAR (an Italian secularist group) organized two public presentations/debates on the Italian translation of Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life.

23/01/2012 - Conference to Debate Steve's Book
In January, a mini-conference was held in Torino, Italy, specifically to debate the ideas in Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life. It was led by professors from diverse fields, including Christian theology, Muslim theology, bioethics, and human genetics.

28/12/2011 - Interview on Italian Radio
Professor Maurizio Mori interviewed about "Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life" on Italian radio (Prof Mori did the Italian translation).

19/11/2011 - Review of Steve's Book - in Italian!
First review of the Italian edition of Darwin, God, and the Meaning of Life.

18/10/2011 - Steve on the Dennis Prager Show
Steve's interview with Dennis Prager is available for purchase here.

14/10/2011 - The Italian Edition is out now!
The Italian edition of Steve's book is now available. It's called Il senso della vita senza dio: Prendere Darwin sul serio. Check out the cover!

13/10/2011 - Adeiu to God
Mick Power's new book, Adeiu to God, is available now - featuring a glowing endorsement from Steve.

19/09/2011 - Academic Review
Review of DGML by Land and Shackelford in the Peer Reviewed journal Evolutionary Psychology.

17/08/2011 - Review
Review of DGML on Barnes & Noble.

14/08/2011 - Coming soon: On the Origin of Afterlife Beliefs by Means of Memetic Selection
Steve invited to write the afterword for the Michael Martin and Keith Augustine's new edited book, The Myth of Afterlife: Essays on the Case against Life after Death.

12/08/2011 - Review
Review of DGML at Metapsychology.

09/08/2011 - Steve's book to hit bookshelves in Poland
Steve's book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life, to be translated into Polish.

28/06/2011 - Deconstructing the Conscious Universe
Nicole Villeneuve writing about a recent YouTube discussion of DGML.

12/06/2011 - Steve's book to hit bookshelves in Italy
Steve's book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life, to be translated into Italian (with a new preface for the Italian market).

21/03/2010 - Radio interview on Vertical Radio
Steve interviewed about his book on Leo Mark's Vertical Radio show.

03/03/2011 - Talk: Skeptics in the Pub
Steve will give a talk for the Skeptics in the Pub group: God, Meaning, and Morality after Darwin. It's at 7:30 at Monkey Bar.

01/03/2011 - 150,000 hits and rising
Steve's blog post, "Is the Universe Conscious?" gets its 150,000th hit!

11/01/2011 - Steve's book to hit bookshelves in Turkey
Steve's book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life, to be translated into Turkish.

21/12/2010 - Radio interview with Dennis Prager
Steve interviewed about his book on the Dennis Prager show (a syndicated US radio show) : estimated audience size = 1.5 million!

22/10/2010 - Book Launch at Waterstones
Book launch for Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life; 12:00pm at Waterstones, Swansea University

20/10/2010 - Seminar
Steve presents a departmental seminar : Life after Darwin: No God, No Meaning, No Morality?

16/10/2010 - Newspaper report
Steve's new book Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life is featured in the
South Wales Evening Post.

01/10/2010 - Press Release
SU press release for Darwin, God, and the Meaning of Life.

30/09/2010 - Book Launch
Steve's book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life, is published in the UK. Click here to buy now!