Friends don’t let friends be adaptationists; if the math doesn’t math maybe it’s a spandrel. Cool story @radiolab.bsky.social about menopause, an often overlooked aspect of women’s reproductive health… www.wnycstudios.org/story/the-me...

I'm pleased to share this new article by @svenkasser.bsky.social, Laura Fortunato @anthrolog.bsky.social, Marc Feldman and myself. The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Advocates of @eesupdate.bsky.social claim that standard evolutionary theory leaves important explanatory gaps. In a recent paper, we ask what kind—data-based, implementation-based, or framework-based—and what each might mean for the EES debate 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #evosky #HPS

🚨 New, short article by myself, Clark Barrett and @kevinlala.bsky.social on the legacy of Wilson's 'Sociobiology: The New Synthesis', which was published 50 years ago. @science.org #ehbea #histbiol #evobio #psyscisky Revisiting the human sociobiology debate |Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thanks to Tim Lewens for a wonderful review of our 'Evolution Evolving' book. "In this exceptionally ambitious and impressive book, Lala and collaborators... show how an understanding of development is essential to an understanding of evolution" Read it here: shorturl.at/mgGEm #evolution #evodevo

In episode 458, I talk with Drs. Lesley Newson and Peter Richerson about their fascinating book, A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution. #Anthropology #Science youtu.be/RJEm7baBdTs

I'm happy to share our latest manuscript "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience", coauthored with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marcus Feldman.

Check out our recent review 'Power and Limitations of Inferring Genetic Ancestry'- what do we even mean by the term 'genetic ancestry' and what do commonly-used methods actually tell us?

Two useful new reviews on ancestry inference in population genetics: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Cool study. Shows low dispersal of mammals across continents. Most are continental scale endemics. Significant in understanding the modern structure of the Bretskyan hierarchy from mammalian perspective. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🧪 ⚒️ #Paleobio #EvoBio #Macroecology

Fascinating historical review of Lala et al's "Evolution Evolving" book by @cassandrazieyang.bsky.social See BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios... #evolution

I was thrilled to take part in the 43rd Altenberg workshop on Conrad Hal Waddington at the KLI! Thanks to @alejandrofabregastejeda.com and @fvergara-silva.bsky.social for being such great organizers! (pun very much intended)

The extraordinary legacy of Conrad Waddington was the focus of a terrific workshop held at the KLI last week. Superb talks, a beautiful venue, and great discussion made for a lot of fun. Thanks to all the participants, and particularly organizers Alejandro Febregas Tejeda & Francisco Vergara-Silva.

A terrific review of my recent book in this month's Biological Theory: Enrico Petracca argues that "Evolution Evolving marks a tip- ping point in the study of evolution". link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Look what I got from my local library. I'm stoked! @kevinlala.bsky.social

A powerful new approach to interpreting population-genetic data in evolution and ecology. Noah A. Rosenberg's Mathematical Properties of Population-Genetic Statistics is out now. Learn more and read a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #MathMonday

Policarpo et al. use phylogenetic and synteny data to identify 19 teleost-to-teleost horizontal gene transfers, involving genes linked to immunity or pore formation; this suggests eukaryote-to-eukaryote HGT has shaped teleost evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf107 #evolbio #molbio #fish

New research reveals that human teeth evolved from the sensory armor of ancient fish over 460 million years ago. This discovery links our dental origins to early vertebrate exoskeletons. 🧪⚒️ #Evolution #Paleontology #ToothOrigins #Fossils #EvolutionaryBiology Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am please to share my latest article "A developmentalist’s view of inheritance", just published in acta ethologica. rdcu.be/em4wW Inheritance is a time-distributed developmental process by which diverse developmental resources become available to the next generation.

🚨PAPER ALERT Chimpanzees expand the meanings of their single calls when combining them. They use a variety of mechanisms, analogous to those found in human language, to alter the meanings of single calls in their combinations. Photo by @lirsamuni.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 CES launches Advancing Cultural Evolution (ACE) Course Design Awards! 🎉 $4000 award + global impact for your cultural evolution course materials. Course must be college/grad level with 10+ hrs content. Application link: vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #CulturalEvolution #Education #Grants

Burgess Shale fans! We've got a new post today about the taming of the Burgess oddballs, with a focus on the 5-eyed, clawed-proboscis-havin' Opabinia regalis. How did Burgess problematica go from being taxonomic orphans to evidence for body plan evolution? Read: www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025...

Review of John Odling-Smees new book "Niche Construction: How Life Contributes to its own Evolution" by Paco Majic in Human Ethology. "Overall, I believe the book has many merits...the discussion of how organisms and environments coevolve is a timely contribution" human-ethology.org/article/133702

New paper! Very happy to have been invited to join the effort led by @anaeg.bsky.social to bring together an impressive team to try and wreslte with the conservation implications of our findings about culture in Pacific sperm whales. Trabajo fenomenal Ana! 🐋🦑🧪

I'm a big fan of this paper on the shape of rose petals. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky #SymbioSky #FungiFriends

Animal culture: conservation in a changing world Access content online at bit.ly/PTB1925

I am happy and thrilled to learn that Rob Boyd has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. For all those who study cultural evolution, Rob is a true great, a pioneer and leader, and brilliant scientist. Wonderful news! (Would have liked to have seen Pete Richerson elected too!)

Here's an article we did for @theconversation.com about our new study looking at #empathy in chimpanzees and bonobos, and why we need to move beyond stereotypes theconversation.com/our-ape-cous...

Another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org #evodevo #nongeneticinheritance @princetonupress.bsky.social

✨️The EHBEA 2025 Starter Pack is Here! ✨️ - Follow #EHBEA2025 conference presenters & attendees! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 - Attending EHBEA?? Comment bellow or send us a message to be added! #CoolEvoScience #HumanBehaviour #SharingResearch @ehbea.bsky.social go.bsky.app/83e84Ca

If you're interested in philosophy of biology—particularly its intersections with #evolution, #paleosky, and comparative studies of #behavior, #cognition, and #culture —consider following @theramseylab.bsky.social! We're a cool group of philosophers with a broad range of expertise! #philsci #HPbio

This is another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org #evodevo #nongeneticinheritance @princetonupress.bsky.social

New episode (1074), with Dr. Kevin Lala (@kevinlala.bsky.social). We talk about his book, Evolution Evolving: The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity. #Biology #development #Science YouTube: youtu.be/MJK04Wmq7js Podcast: bit.ly/4hqqBRy

I really enjoy reading "Evolution Evolving", really mind-opening and beautifully written press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @kevinlala.bsky.social

Cultural differences and similarities in animals sounds: cats [miau] in almost all languages, but pigs [ojŋk], [røf], [ʔut it]... pudding.cool/2025/03/lang...

Ancient bone tools rewrite human history! New archaeological discoveries in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge reveal 27 bone tools dating back 1.5 million years, pushing the timeline of systematic bone tool production back by nearly a million years. #HumanOrigins #BoneTools #Archaeology #paleoanthropology

Honoured that evolutionary biologist Kevin Lala read, enjoyed, and reviewed my book! A great way to mark the book's one-year anniversary. Thank you, Kevin! 🐋🌱

This is a little 'taster' of an excellent educational video produced by @designscience.bsky.social about plasticity led evolution, using the blind mexican cavefish example. You can see the whole video (which is less than 5 minutes long) at www.evolutionevolving.org/stories

I just received my copy of "Evolution Evolving," and I read chapter 1 and loved it: "nothing in evolution makes sense except in the light of development." @kevinlala.bsky.social

The quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org #evodevo #plasticity @princetonupress.bsky.social

We are please to release Transmissions Ep 1, featuring Dr Cristina Moya @hyperadapthyrax.bsky.social in conversation with Feryl Badiani @ferylbadiani.bsky.social Cristina and Feryl chat about Cristina's work in Peru and discuss CE in human and non-human societies: youtu.be/2otT0PkhPkw?...

Cultural Evolution PhD Alert 🚨

Long article in Haaretz about the extended evolutionary synthesis ( @eesupdate.bsky.social ). www.haaretz.co.il/science/evol...

Thankyou CES exec for taking this courageous stance.

More info on the Stand Up For Science movement standupforscience2025.org

Thankyou EHBEA exec for taking this courageous stance.

Experimental evolution of evolvability | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

There's no question that our understanding of evolution has changed dramatically over time. More surprising, perhaps, is the fact that evolution itself has changed too. Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @kevinlala.bsky.social! Listen: disi.org/the-developm...

Quote and image from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. see www.evolutionevolving.org #evolution #evodevo #plasticity @princetonupress.bsky.social