#BlackinBioAnthWeek, February 1 to 7
The week of February 1 is #BlackinBioAnthWeek, with a variety of events. Use the hashtag #BlackinBioAnth to check out the events. #BlackinBioAnthWeek
Entries by Clark Barrett
Postdoc position in Anthropology at WSU
Dr. Anne Pisor is looking for a postdoc to co-lead a three-year project with co-PI Dr. Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and NGO Mwambao Coastal Community Network. The project is focused on […]
Understanding the Complexity of Life History Theory: HBES Roundtable Seminar Series
The second discussion in HBES’ Roundtable Seminar Series featured panelists Dr. Marco Del Giudice, Dr. Rebecca Sear, Dr. Keelah Williams, Dr. Daniel Nettle, and BEC alum Dr. Willem Frankenhuis. Click […]
Beyond WEIRD, a decade later: Population diversity in the evolutionary study of human behavior
The Human Behavior and Evolution Society’s roundtable discussion, “Beyond WEIRD, a decade later: Population diversity in the evolutionary study of human behavior”, featuring BEC’s Brooke Scelza and Clark Barrett, is […]
Oxford Evolutionary Medicine Online Seminar Series
A series of seven online talks on Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, open-access and live streamed: Oxford Evolutionary Medicine Seminar Series
Greg Bryant on All Things Considered on judging friendship from laughter
BEC faculty Greg Bryant interviewed on All Things Considered by NPR’s Audie Cornish, on people’s ability to judge friendship from the sound of laughter: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922375817/the-sound-of-laughter-can-be-key-in-determining-people-s-relationships
November 9 – What happened to cognitive science? A debate
An online discussion on the question “What happened to cognitive science?”, hosted by the Italian Association of Cognitive Science, featuring BEC’s Clark Barrett and UCSD’s Rafael Núñez. 7:30-11AM PST on […]
Jordan Kiper on the Geography of Philosophy Project in Anthropology News
Jordan Kiper, former UCLA postdoc and now Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, wrote about the UCLA-based Geography of Philosophy Project for Anthropology News: Knowing Across Cultures
Dan Fessler CNN interview on the health benefits of kindness
In January, BEC faculty and Bedari Kindness Institute Director Dan Fessler was interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on the health benefits of kindness–a message that is as important now as […]
Interview with Erica Cartmill in Science on playful teasing in apes
An interview in Science magazine with BEC faculty Erica Cartmill on her new research with Johanna Eckert and Sasha Winkler on playful teasing in apes: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/playful-teasing-apes-could-provide-clues-evolutionary-roots-early-humor The original article, in […]