Interview (from 17.00) for the Briefing with Monocle_Radio on State formation: grain, tax and writing - from research (with @quentinatkinson.bsky.social) @nathumbehav.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41.... monocle.com/radio/shows/...

The marvellous @kitopie.bsky.social explaining how both monogamy and 'promiscuous' mating can help females avoid infanticide, "both early humans and chimpanzees are trying to solve the same problem"!

How monogamous are humans compared to other animals? Check out this BBC interview with @kitopie.bsky.social to learn more!

Recent research by @kitopie.bsky.social also discussed in The Archaeology Channel 👇🏽👏🏽 www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/... @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Nice to have heard Kit on the radio yesterday discussing his recent publication on @nathumbehav.nature.com! Congrats on all the engagement 🙌 🎉 @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Interview (from 17.00) for the Briefing with Monocle_Radio on State formation: grain, tax and writing - from research (with @quentinatkinson.bsky.social) @nathumbehav.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41.... monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Fascinating stuff.

'It may feel worlds apart, but the challenges and choices facing states today have been playing out since the dawn of the earliest states, thousands of years ago.' Dr @kitopie.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) writes in a new piece for The Conversation theconversation.com/the-real-rea...

Here’s @theconversation.com piece accompanying the recent paper by Kit and colleague. Check it out👇🏽

Initial work on this project funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk.

The current discussion around tax would benefit from a look back in time don't you think? @meadwaj.bsky.social @paulmason.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social

Tax the rich to help the poor? That’s certain NOT how states originally emerged. People were forced to grow grain because it was eminently taxable. Those taxes were then used to construct extreme hierarchies with the rich at the top. Writing was used to record taxes and build their institutions.

Our research shows strong evidence to support James Scott's view of the origin of the state @lukekemp.bsky.social, as you discuss in your great book Goliath's Curse.

Grain, tax and the birth of states. Great piece by @chrisnsimms.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2505... in @newscientist.com on our research rdcu.be/eRGzT (with @drqueue.bsky.social) in @nathumbehav.nature.com. Understanding the origins of tax @newsagents.bsky.social for the budget.

Congratulations to our own, @kitopie.bsky.social, and his colleague on this new @nathumbehav.nature.com paper on the role of cereal grains in the creation of early states! 🙌👏 Clink on the post below to access and enjoy 👇

The invention of agriculture (around 9,000 years ago) spurred the rise of early states? NO. Our research www.nature.com/articles/s41... (with @drqueue.bsky.social) in @nathumbehav.nature.com supports an alternative theory that States almost invariably formed in societies that grew cereal grains.

My colleague Quentin Atkinson wrote this piece - How Not To Run a University. It is an insanely good read about how managerialism is destroying universities. Make time for it. Talk about it. Share it. quentinatkinson.substack.com/s/how-not-to...

🗨️ "According to these findings, opportunity in England is determined by inherited circumstances more so than compared to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." What does the OECD's new measure of inequality say about the state of opportunity in the UK? ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

✍️"It’s striking and somewhat depressing that so many of those providing commentary on the issues affecting British people’s lives – columnists, talking heads and podcasters – are from a private school background." @carlcullinane.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tax wealth now!

Tax wealth now!

Starbucks CEO pay: $96 MILLION Starbucks worker pay: $15,000 Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000 CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker. In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more. The system is rigged.

Physical copies of this 71-chapter tome now exist. Do encourage your library to buy a copy…also doubles as excellent door stop! Co-edited with Jamie Tehrani and @rachkendal.bsky.social. @oxunipress.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social

Time for you to get to know another of our staff members! Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺 Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Best to watch the film Coup 53 (coup53.com) to understand who’s really to blame for this.

Congratulations to @drsarahmyers.bsky.social, our own Mhairi and colleagues on this paper! 🙌 Check it out through the link 👇

This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influence and social selection on preference for cutting female relatives using data from 5163 Ethiopian Arsi Oromo adults. @drsarahmyers.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper with Eshetu Gurmu, Alex Alvergne @danielredhead.bsky.social Janet Howard & Mhairi Gibson! rdcu.be/eqjfT

First was a thought-provoking talk by @kitopie.bsky.social on primate mating systems at @radicalanthro.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-q1... (2/4)

Looks really useful. Thanks both.

All our Vimeos from last term are posted on this 🧵 👇

Really enjoyed giving the talk - thanks for inviting me @radicalanthro.bsky.social Sharing with @bristolantharch.bsky.social

Kit Opie 'Primate mating systems and the evolution of language' https://vimeo.com/1075096840

@kitopie.bsky.social Our recording from March 18

📻 Dr Kit Opie (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) joins BBC CrowdScience on the World Service to discuss mating systems in primates and early humans Listen to the full programme 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @kitopie.bsky.social @carolinesteel.bsky.social

Great to be involved.

Details for @kitopie.bsky.social On 'Primate mating systems and the evolution of language' TONIGHT's session LIVE + ZOOM 👇👇👇

Details for @kitopie.bsky.social On 'Primate mating systems and the evolution of language' TOMORROW evening's session LIVE + ZOOM 👇👇👇

Listen to our own @kitopie.bsky.social on this episode of CrowdScience (BBC Sounds) talk about the mating systems of our closest primate relatives 🔈 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tune in on Tuesday for this talk with our own, @kitopie.bsky.social! 👇

The 'male March of progress' leads us astray from what was actually involved in becoming human. Come and hear @kitopie.bsky.social on Tuesday on 'Primate mating systems and the evolution of language' Details 👇 bsky.app/profile/radi...

Really looking forward to this talk at @radicalanthro.bsky.social where I’ll argue that the evolution of menopause is crucial to an understanding of the evolution of modern humans and language. @bristolantharch.bsky.social

Next Tuesday's session LIVE @UCLAnthropology + ZOOM with #evolutionary #anthropologist @kitopie.bsky.social modeling causes of social change 🌖Tues Mar 18, 18:30 (London UTC)🌗 'Primate mating systems and the evolution of language' #primates #evolution #communication #cooperation #sexualconflict

Despite assumptions of bonobos as sexy hippies and chimps as aggressive, we found that both species overlap in their use of sex to navigate social problems and repair social bonds Coverage from the @newscientist about our new study published in @royalsociety www.newscientist.com/article/2470...

Successful Offer Day today with parents and potential students 🙌🏽 Thanks to everyone for coming out! We hope you enjoyed all the events 🙏🏽

From @UCU - calling for the removal of Coventry’s VC from his appointment to an advisory post in the Dept for Business and Trade while at the same time firing 300 staff. Sign the petition. The link is here: list.mercury.ucu.org.uk/t/310821/990... Many thanks for your solidarity.

Pavement parking robs people of their independence & makes daily journeys harder & less enjoyable for all. My bill would change this. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...