Nigel William Thomas Barber (born November 7, 1955) is an Irish-born American biopsychologist and author.
Biography
Barber emigrated from his native Ireland to the United States in 1982. He received his Ph.D. in biopsychology from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1989, after which he taught at Bemidji State University as an instructor for one year, and then at Birmingham-Southern College as an assistant professor.
Research
Barber's research focuses on various subjects in the fields of biopsychology and evolutionary psychology. These include the evolution of altruism, the reasons that men grow facial hair, and the reasons people believe in religion, which he holds pertain to economic adversity.
Publications
Books
(1998). Parenting: Roles, Styles and Outcomes. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. (2000). Why Parents Matter: Parental Investment and Child Outcomes. Bergin & Garvey (2002). The Science of Romance: Secrets of the Sexual Brain. (2002). Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology. Facts on File, Inc. (2004). Kindness in a Cruel World. Prometheus Books. (2008). The Myth of Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (2012). Why Atheism Will Replace Religion. Kindle (ebook) (2020). Evolution in the Here and Now. Prometheus Books. (2021). The Human Beast Volume II... Evolution and the Modern World. (2021). The Human Beast Volume I... Through the Lens of Evolution. (2022). The Restless Species: Causes and Environmental Costs of Human Adaptive Success. (2022). The Human Beast Volume III... Restless People on a Troubled Planet.