BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I am reading "Killer Instinct: The popular science of human nature in 20th century America" by Nadine Weidman, and I am learning a lot. I was aware that Konrad Lorenz (father of field of ethology, winner of 1973 Nobel prize) was a Nazi, but didn't know he was so enthusiastic about it.

Woke up this morning feeling grateful for friends who are chosen family. I am beyond blessed.

“If you dressed up a Homo habilis individual in clothes and you saw her walking in the distance, would you do a double take? … This study shows us that the answer is YES!” https://scim.ag/4aSsPJT

The 0.5.0 version of my {brms} + {tidyverse} translation of McElreath's "Statistical Rethinking" (2nd ed) is up! solomon.quarto.pub/sr2/ 1/3 #rstats

1. My new preprint has its own bluesky account. Why? The problems facing social media & scientific publishing are similar: both are dominated by powerful oligopolies. The @atproto.com tech underlying bluesky that aims to solve the social media prob might also help solve the scientific pub prob 🧪 🧵

Favorite article on how evolution and culture (sociocultural, not CET) aren't at odds with each other. Go!

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat the leftovers

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

Yes! An ode to close reading. (via @annehelen.bsky.social)

@anthrofuentes.bsky.social and I are working on a letter regarding the archiving of #NSF #DDRIGs in the #SBE Directorate and impacts on our fields. What did you/your students discover as a result of a DDRIG award? What other impacts resulted from the award? Post here or DM. Please repost for viz.

It's been a rough year for #federalworkers. But here's what most people don't see: workers are building remarkably resilient networks of mutual support 🤝 In @us.theconversation.com, federal workers share their stories with me... 👇🏻

This week's Cooperation Colloquium: Alex Mesoudi @alexmesoudi.com Experimental evidence that reputation-based partner choice facilitates information sharing in humans Date: December 5 Time: 15:00 UTC+1 (Vienna) / 9 am ET (NYC) Sign up: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...

<dusts off the ol' blog> to say something about "celebrating science" in the age of AI & current political context. EVEN THOUGH I HAD OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DO THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2025/11/if-y...

Many of you are aware that NSF has terminated DDRIs for anthropologists and archaeologists. This is obviously a blow to these fields. It means we need to be proactive in revising expectations and training programs. This sort of thing reminds us again how important it is to be able to pivot.

🦃 Fresh off the press for Turkey Week! Dr. Erin Thornton co-edited a volume on turkey domestication. It highlights research on human–turkey relationships across the Americas, including two chapters by Professor Emeritus Bill Lipe. Read here: sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/defaul...

Current & recent federal workers! Are you connecting in new ways with people across agencies this year? I’m writing about it for The Conversation & would love to hear your experiences! DM me if you want to share (& happy to switch to Signal). You can remain anonymous in the article 👍🏻. Please repost!

Reminder to anyone considering submitting for #HBES2026 and/or #CES2026 that the abstract submission deadline is November 16th!

Two more weeks left to apply!

Please welcome Dr. Sarah Richardson to the WSU Department of Anthropology! Her research explores state violence, human rights, memory, and political ecology in Latin America. Meet her at today’s meet & greet (with snacks and Italian sodas): College Hall lounge, 2:30–4:30! 🐾

Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵

We're hiring! WSU anthropology is looking to hire a TT Asst Prof in cultural anthropology, with a health, well-being, or human-environment interactions. This is a great dept with friendly folks! CV and cover letter due by 11/2 wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...

We’re delighted to share that the 37th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference (HBES2026) website is now live! #HBES2026

Who doesn't like playing in dirt?? At Future Cougs Day, the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropology featured dig boxes. Pictured here are: archaeology faculty member Dr. Rachel Horowitz, museum curator Madison Pullis, and graduate student Abby Antinossi. #FutureCougs #archaeology

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

📝 Writing Wednesday! Ph.D. Candidate Michael Gaffney first-authored an article on on how children communicate their needs through crying. This research was recently published in Human Nature, and his photo taken in Utila, Honduras made the cover image! Article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

8/8/2025 Portland, OR Fourth time seeing them live and this was my favorite show of them all. The two stage, four act structure was amazing, showcasing different sides of the band: the softer pianos, the buzzing and blipping dance beats, and of course, the heavy, anthemic rockers

It was really fun getting texts and calls from old friends that they heard me on NPR this morning! Really enjoyed talking to NPR's @pien-huang.bsky.social about #water needs and #dehydration - have a listen! @psuanthro.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

The Digital Technology and Culture Department returned to Germany for their second annual Summer Study Abroad trip, leading students on an exploration of the creative and cultural landscape of one of Europe’s most dynamic cities. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #GoCougs

New NIH Notice rescinding the no DEI, no Israeli boycott term and condition added to NIH grants (covers the whole university) This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... 1/2

(5/5) 🚨 It’s time to flood the zone. NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn. 📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration ✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support 👯‍♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

I wrote a new thing about the conspiracy theory that helped kill the CREID network, and will kill other people as a result. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

On the termination of the CREID Network, which was focused on pandemic preparedness. "This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth. The consequences are measured in people’s lives." rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...

Looking forward to this panel discussion at HBES 2025... #HBES #Gender #Sexuality

CREID has supported my research in Kenya on how communities are responding to climate-sensitive diseases and how these adaptive efforts can be supported and upscaled. I'm disappointed that this and other research aimed at identifying and preventing future pandemics has been deemed unsafe and useless

Hello, Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.

Join us in congratulating Robert Boyd, a SHESC professor and research scientist with the @asuiho.bsky.social, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors a researcher can receive! 🌟 news.asu.edu/20250505-uni...

At the Society for American Archaeology meeting, Dr. Tim Kohler, Emeritus Faculty, was honored by colleagues and students for his tremendous influence over the years. Pictured are speakers in the session, Dr. Kyle Bocinsky (PhD '14) interviewing Dr. Kohler, and students he has advised. #SAA2025

New paper on malaria in NW Namibia, highlighting significant differences between cultural models and biomedical ones that could be detrimental to malaria eradication efforts. malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Check out our first starter pack! go.bsky.app/6Bt6ba8

I've updated this list of great books on global health! New authors include: @adamjkucharski.bsky.social @rutgerbregman.com @carolinelenette.bsky.social @totomcgee.bsky.social Thomas Homer-Dixon, Don McNeil, Raina MacIntyre, @murray-journo.bsky.social communities.springernature.com/posts/if-you...

Hey, who wants something nice? So I was on tour this month, and when I was doing my event for the Princeton University Library and the Princeton Public Library, I ended up at the graveyard, where I found this gravestone:

if you teach, you are engaged in an inherently political--but not necessarily partisan--act the political vs partisan distinction stays kicking people's ass this old @asociologist.bsky.social is very helpful on this scatter.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/p...

📢 Today I was supposed to be in DC, highlighting what the NSF Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences delivers to US taxpayers. NSF had one of the highest returns on investment (ROIs) of federal grantors 👏🏻 (1) and NSF SBE funded 63% of US social and psychological science research (2). 🧵

SAPIENS Magazine is excited to be on BSKY! Stay tuned for our latest articles, ideas, and comments on everything human. Have you joined our weekly newsletter yet? www.sapiens.org/newsletter

Heading north to #ehbea2025 where there’ll be a Stand Up For Science panel session on Wednesday. So attendees, please bring your best ideas for how evolutionary behavioural scientists can push back against political misuse and suppression of science

I'm excited to announce I'll be returning to WSU Anthropology this Fall as an assistant professor! I know these announcements are a little weird these days, but I'm thrilled to be joining a great department with wonderful colleagues. I'm looking forward to this new chapter in my academic career

🚨Preprint alert 🚨 Forager food-sharing is often portrayed as “a positive insistence on equality” (Woodburn) or an “instinct” to equalise inequalities (Fehr). A new paper with @kris-smith.bsky.social, exploring Hadza reallocation decisions, challenges this view. 1/10 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....