The results from the Picturing Research competition of @durham.ac.uk are out, and my picture won a prize! Many thanks to all voters! www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Tomorrow is the last day of the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social conference where you can see Francy's amazing poster and take a souvenir flyer!

First preprint @socarxiv.bsky.social of my PhD research: doi.org/10.31235/osf... To what extent may reverse-engineering have enabled the transmission of novel stone tool techniques between palaeolithic groups? Thanks to participants & coders! Very grateful to coauthors @marie.soressi.bsky.social

Little academic and career step of the day: submitting my first peer review! ✨ I know I'm more excited about this than my more experienced colleagues, but it feels like I'm getting deeper into contributing to research. 🫶🏻

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! I'm excited to announce our social event for #CES2026. We'll be hosting a speed-networking event, "Survival of the Social" during #CES2026. Date and time will be announced in the upcoming weeks :)

Last but not least, as @ehbea.bsky.social we wanted to highlight the work from different presenters of our poster session in @ehbea2026.bsky.social People are doing amazing research so please take a minute and have a look 🙌 Thanks @amandinevisine.bsky.social for 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/006Jt...

There is a fully-funded PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology to pursue dissertation research among the Mayangna of Nicaragua, expanding a longitudinal study of subsistence strategies and behavioral ecology. Please share the posting! www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...

EHBEA 2026 just ended! Great conversations with great people give so much hope in the future of our work. (and Leiden was a beauty!)

STARTING NOW! The event organised by @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social to discuss (over a drink 🍷) about empowering women and sexual and gender minority voices in #EvolutionaryBehaviouralSciences If you’re part of @ehbea2026.bsky.social or just want to spot by, join us at Lab 071!

Finishing the first day of @ehbea2026.bsky.social in Leiden! We had some very great talks and interesting discussions, including talks from Rogier Mars and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social We also had a session to discuss about AI and research practices #StandUpForScience #ehbea2026

No surprise in @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @sheinalew.bsky.social being absolutely brilliant! Congratulations 👏🏻🎉

Humans forage in berry picking, mushroom collecting, or ice fishing competitions. The interplay of environmental uncertainty and social competition makes these contexts ideal for studying social decision-making under natural and ecologically relevant conditions. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4qTYC2o

Very happy to see our ice-fishing paper on the cover of @science.org this week! 🎣🎉 We tracked large groups of Finnish competitive ice-fishers to study how social foragers use social information when searching for resources. 🐟 Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (contact me for open access)

🚨 New Paper Alert! We investigated the developmental trajectories of intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic social norm acquisition among BaYaka and Bandongo in northern Rep. Congo, a community where inter-ethnic cooperation is common. We found that... journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

High-precision tracking of human foragers reveals adaptive social information use in the wild | Science @Science.org

Our new paper in Hunter-Gatherer Research! We explored women’s decision-making power within households in two subsistence communities with different gender norms (BaYaka foragers & Bandongo fisher-farmers) in the Congolese rainforest ✨ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...

Was great to contribute to this conversation about advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in the evolutionary behavioral sciences. Still a LONG way to go, but I'm optimistic things are moving in the right direction. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

It would have never been possible without the support of my research group, who advised, listened and helped me all throughout the academic year. Thanks EcoLearn! 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏼👩🏼‍⚕️

Theme Issue alert! Featuring awardees and the grant team of the CES Transformation Fund grant scheme, including DCERC members @rachkendal.bsky.social, @sheinalew.bsky.social, @amandinevisine.bsky.social, and @sarahewright.bsky.social

Today sees the publication of the Theme Issue featuring the CES Transformation Fund grant scheme. Enjoy! royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... @durhamdcerc.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social @cultevolfunding.bsky.social @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

Cultural transmission and market participation in a Congo Basin village url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

Jerome's talk on Nov 25 vimeo.com/1141995002?f...

⚠️ New paper! Why do words sound so similar? In an agent-based model + communication game, we show that production/comprehension pressures trade off to shape lexicon structure. In @cognitionjournal.bsky.social w/ @simonkirby.bsky.social & Jenny Culbertson. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy & the green transition. However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report.

New paper! We found that intensifying market integration in Rep. Congo does not uniformly shape BaYaka and Bantu adolescent behaviour and consumption, and that adolescents may be contributing to shifts in norms regarding the sharing of money. rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It is already the 2nd day at the Global Hub on Indigenous People Food Systems, during the World Food Forum organised by the FAO. Productive discussions between indigenous elders, academics, and politicians, about food security, diversity and peace.

Did you know it's currently Banned Books Week? 📚 Come and explore our display in Bill Bryson Library! This week, we're celebrating books that have been challenged, removed, or silenced, and the people who write and share them.

Pictures taken by the camp manager, who is also my big brother: a selfless, brave and amazingly valuable man in conservation. I am so proud of him! 💚🌿🦍

Science and society thrive through collaboration! Meet our Feodor Lynen Research fellow @fhillemann.bsky.social ‬ and her host @sheinalew.bsky.social, as they reflect on the importance of shared learning in both indigenous communities and academia. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

💙New paper!💙 How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society? With @danielredhead.bsky.social we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco. Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee: Sarah Alami (co-chair) Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair) Zachary Garfield Edmond Seabright

@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised! 3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution 2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions. Please share and apply! www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Durham's Dunagree Lab continues to be the most wonderful workplace. Thank you to @sheinalew.bsky.social, @chimpanzeve.bsky.social, @fhillemann.bsky.social, @amandinevisine.bsky.social and others not on Bluesky for the surprise baby shower today 🥹

A project started shortly before Covid hit has finally arrived in print, phew!

Starting the week strong 💪 we share now the plenary talk of @heidicolleran.bsky.social, which was part of @ehbea2025.bsky.social Here, she talks about the misconceptions and the biases behind the idea of “natural fertility”👶 Pass by, have a look, and stay tuned! youtu.be/8Ch1t7zpW10?...

Thank you to all 🗳️ Durham University voters 🗳️ who gave my poster the 1st place in the DCAD Poster competition! 🥇 This means a lot! All your comments and feedback were highly useful 🌸

Did you know that our field guide to cross-cultural research on childhood learning is completely FREE? books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp...

Yesterday, my poster... 🌿- BaYaka nursing mothers and girls engage in 'Relay Cooperation' during foraging trips -🌿 ... won the Runner Up position at DCAD (Durham Centre for Academic Development) annual Poster Competition! 🥈 I am glad that the content appealed to academics out of Anthropology! 🌍

Throwback on a great Summer School week at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social: Great Talks, great talks, a beautiful blue sky, and a gorgeous city. Additionally, we learnt a lot about the history of Belfast and Northern Ireland. Thank you to all the academics for sharing. 💚 @ninedtp.bsky.social

I am honoured to be a finalist in the DCAD (Durham Centre for Academic Development) 2025 poster competition! My entry outlines the aims and intentions for my PhD research, grounding the importance of research surrounding queer experiences of prison spaces.

Yesterday, NINE DTP Summer School started at Queen's University, Belfast! The first keynote was a fascinating talk by Foluke Adebisi, on the history and aspects of decolonisation. @ninedtp.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

If you have a hunter-gatherer related paper sitting in your file-drawer with excellent methods but a 'null' finding, please consider the Journal of Hunter-Gatherer Research. Submission instructions are on our website: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/hgr

Inclusion of #dementia in the WHO’s and UN’s discussions about non-communicable diseases could drastically change attitudes worldwide and could improve access to care and support for people living with the condition and their carers, writes Paola Barbarino in Nature. 🧪

Today I received the books ordered by @ehbea.bsky.social for the Poster Award. 🥰 This is going to be perfect reading for my PhD. 📚 Thanks again @ehbea2025.bsky.social!

This week, Eco Durham hosted a powerful and insightful event. Using an intersectional lens, 3 speakers (see 🧵) presented how Environmentalism is often weaponised by colonial powers. This was a truly moving panel which, through the pain and injustice, raised hope, awareness and solidarity.

A couple of pictures from Tuesday, received the price and vouchers, delivered by @cristinacost.bsky.social and @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social. a The said picture, caption, and description are below 👇🏻 'A Drop of Knowledge'

My picture won the first prize of the Open Category! Thanks to the voters 🥰

In Chapter 2, we cover the history and traditions of research on cross-cultural childhood learning, noting the narrow framework of the western lens. We highlight how disciplines have come together to deepen our understanding of this topic. www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

The campus of @york.ac.uk is absolutely dreamy! So much wildlife and so many colours! 🐰🦢🦆🌳