Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊 Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data. 🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s... Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.

Looking forward to this!

"Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygyny can be compelling but they risk misleading the public, reinforcing notions of Western cultural superiority & disrupting global health policy by sidelining pertinent initiatives. Building healthier societies necessitates paying attention to evidence"

Prepping a lecture on paternal care and revisiting this brilliant 2024 article by Brooke Scelza. Such a good demonstration of the value of an anthropological lens when thinking about the evolution of human family life. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In this commentary, I argue that student-based teaching evaluations are problematic bc ✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism) ✳️ poor construct validity ✳️ undermine standards and learning We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.

Congratulations to the now Dr Joseph Kilgallen 🧑‍🎓🥂 - who give a wonderful defense talk yesterday! So proud of what he has achieved over the last 6 years - and excited for what is to come! Woo-hoo!

Today!

Leiden looking good today ;-) 📢 Abstract submission will be open Nov 1st – Dec 15th for EHBEA 2026 ⚡Present your research, connect & collaborate 14-17 April 📝 300 words (extendable to 800 after acceptance) For more information & our full call for abstracts, check www.ehbea2026.com

⭐️ Negotiating Masculinity in a Changing World ⭐️ Grad student - and soon to be doctor - Joseph Kilgallen will be giving a public talk on his thesis on Wed Oct 29th 9am (California time). Join us in person or on zoom (dm me and I’ll send you a link!). All welcome!

I’m recruiting #PhD students to join my Lab for Infant Learning and Cognition (LILAC) at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social! We study how infants learn about the natural world from others 🌱 If you’re interested in #devpsych, #EvPsych, and #infantstudies, please reach out and apply! More info below (1/2)

Thrilled to see Raewyn and my new book up at Polity. Easily the greatest experience and honor of my career to work on this book with my academic idol. We have done so many wonderful things in this edition. I hope others love it as much as we have loved writing it. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Have been looking forward to seeing this come out. The fundamental population problem is: what is a population?

Tho I would say we actually don’t have a good handle on the child or (adult) health impacts! The large majority of studies have serious methodological flaws & we shouldn’t anticipate effects to be the same across contexts or varieties of polygamy. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... 1/3

⭐️ Negotiating Masculinity in a Changing World ⭐️ Grad student - and soon to be doctor - Joseph Kilgallen will be giving a public talk on his thesis on Wed Oct 29th 9am (California time). Join us in person or on zoom (dm me and I’ll send you a link!). All welcome!

Great piece by @davidwlawson.bsky.social highlighting three new papers on polygamy. It's complicated but the effects aren't what you think: polygamy usually doesn't create "excess" men, usually doesn't disadvantage child health, and can even be an economic hedge! theconversation.com/rethinking-p...

New paper out today with Zhian Chen. We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development. What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here? academic.oup.com/emph/advance...

New paper out on the important role of social learning in breastfeeding! academic.oup.com/emph/article...

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling & intuitive, but what is the evidence that monogamous marriage is advantageous for society? theconversation.com/rethinking-p...

This week we talk to anthropologist Karen Kramer about our unique reproductive strategy as humans, and what it means for childhood, work, and the social contexts our minds evolved to be in. youtu.be/u4GhmF9GovE podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-qxxr5...

🚨 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 For the first time, EHBEA is giving an award for this members who excel in public outreach and communication of the evolutionary human sciences 📣 📣 📣 Deadline: December 19, 2025 Check the form below 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Whoop, whoop! The new queer wildlife documentary 'Second Nature,' narrated by the inspirational Elliot Page, will premiere in New York on Saturday. 🐠🏳️‍⚧️🐧🌈🐘 It looks awesome; check out the teaser. Hopefully it will be available in the UK soon. www.secondnaturedoc.com #lgbtq #nature #film #PrideInSTEM

Spread the word: I'm looking to recruit a PhD student for Fall 2026 to @ucsb.bsky.social! Reach out if you are applying this cycle and hoping to study infant and child social cognition, specifically expectations about friendship and/or groups. Bonus: live in paradise! And.. 1/3

🚨 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 EHEBA is calling for the Service to the Community Award 🙌 Do not hesitate to nominate someone that you know has contributed in the strengthening of our community beyond their research! Deadline: December 19th, 2025 Here is the form👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England] phys.org/news/2025-10...

Looks like a great opportunity for pop health researchers... #demography #episky jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Researchers analyzed 102 “just-so” stories shared in online antifeminist spaces. 83% focused on sex differences and rarely acknowledged speculation. The authors call for renewed discussion and reflection on evolutionary hypothesizing. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

EHBEA is looking for new PRESIDENT and SECRETARY for 2026-2029! 👀 If you know of anybody who could represent EHBEA, nominate them as president! If you know with good organisational skills, nominate them as secretary! DEADLINE: 16/12/2026 HERE IS THE FORM 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I'm co-directing an independent film w/ Ella Warnick about marine foraging, environmental adaptation, & family in Tonga, trailer: youtu.be/3ttrOkX-esU?... Still not finished! I have a job already, but to finish this film please support my young, up-and-coming co-director: gofund.me/d9b24a5af

If one man marries two women, another man must go unmarried, right? No. Demography matters. If sex ratios are skewed towards women, then polygyny can exist alongside universal marriage for men (who want to marry women). If only more people understood demography 😊

🧵 1/ New paper from CCEs @rebeccasear.bsky.social led by @hggaddy.bsky.social with @anthrolog.bsky.social challenging some common assumptions about polygyny (there are many…) it's open access 🔓 🧪 @brunelpsy.bsky.social

🚨 The Economist has been telling you for years that polygamy causes civil war by locking men out of marriage. A new article with @rebeccasear.bsky.social and @anthrolog.bsky.social explains that the demography of marriage markets doesn't actually work that way. 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

"Sexual selection and parental care shape lifespan differences" across mammals and birds https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249

My favorite part of @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social 's model is that it provides a theoretically cogent account of why uncertainty is associated with the emergence (and stabilization) of new rituals without assuming specific psychological needs (e.g. for certainty).

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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...

📢 Apply to our (2-year) research fellowships at @iast.fr Join a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and indisciplinary group of scholars in Toulouse, walkable/cyclable pink city of chocolatines in the South of France. Deadline: November 15, 2025. www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Can we all forget the Department of Government Efficiency... but remember Kabosu - who inspired her devotes to "Do Only Good Everyday"... a brief history of one VERY cute dog(e).

Teaching advice please — I’m deciding if I should replace traditional paper assignments with an alternative now that we are all battling AI generated student papers… But what is the best alternative?

It’s not about whether you like Kimmel or not. It’s about free speech.

Can we all forget the Department of Government Efficiency... but remember Kabosu - who inspired her devotes to "Do Only Good Everyday"... a brief history of one VERY cute dog(e).

New research with Mhairi Gibson, Eshetu Gurmu, @alexalvergne.bsky.social @danielredhead.bsky.social & Arsi Oromo participants! @bristolantharch.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...

Very proud of my good friend, sometimes mentor, dedicated colleague and now highly photogenic author of a big ol’ book. There are few other people in my field whose perspective I trust more - ordered my copy and cant wait to get stuck in! Congratulations Mike!

At @ishe-society.bsky.social, we are looking for someone to review @mgurven.bsky.social new book, "Seven decades" for Human Ethology. It looks terribly interesting! DM/email for details (and to get a hard copy 😊) @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Released today! SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER Now available at your favorite bookseller. Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can. Please help spread the word! #sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social

In tenure letters the last few years I've been forcibly struck by how much service the women I'm reviewing are doing compared to the men. (Actual evidence backs this anecdote up - see below.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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

Very excited that Men and Masculinities is officially starting their search for a new editorial team. Kristen, Joseph and I will rotate off our second term at the end of the year. Please share and apply if you're interested. Feel free to reach out: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

Submit your abstract for the 6th FRESH (fresh-cnrs.org) annual conference in the Evo Human Sciences, 4-5th November in Montpellier, with Profs Pascal Boyer & Lluis Quintana Murci - Submit and Register here before 15th of September shorturl.at/xhHgL. See you there!

Hive mind: I'm writing a book chapter called Utter Bastards – intended to showcase the ways in which animals (yes, incl. us) can be 'nasty'. I've got lots of the obvious candidates e.g. siblicide, infanticide, sexual coercion etc. anything *unusual* you think should be in there?