Social aging in wild chimpanzees Zarin Machanda Tufts University, Departments of Anthropology and Biology Humans are living longer lives than ever before and so it is critical to understand the […]
Traditionalism, pathogen avoidance, and competing tradeoffs during a global pandemic Theo Samore University of Otago Individuals vary in the extent to which they embrace their society’s traditions, as well as […]
Hunter-gatherers, evolutionary mismatch and mental disorder Nikhil Chaudhary Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge *Note: This speaker will be remote; However, we will still be meeting in […]
Dawn of the Anthropocene: How humans in a warming climate drove Pleistocene mammal extinctions and re-shaped California’s landscapes Emily Lindsey Tar Pits/UCLA The relative roles late-Quaternary climate changes and human […]
Insights from the tropics: a social-ecological systems approach to understanding climate change Elsa Ordway UCLA The tropics are experiencing dramatic changes as a result of climate change and land-use change. […]
On the Number of Genealogical Ancestors: Tracing to the Source Groups of an Admixed Population Jazlyn Mooney USC In genetically admixed populations, admixed individuals possess ancestry from multiple source groups. […]
How Past Pandemics Shaped the Evolution of Human Immunity – Lessons from Ancient Genomes Eduardo Amorim Cal State Northridge Pathogen exposure has played a pivotal role in shaping human evolution. […]
The effect of population history on patterns of genetic diversity at the TAS2R bitter taste receptor genes in West Central and Central African populations Michael Campbell USC Bitter taste perception […]
Patricia Greenfield Distinguished Professor, UCLA Department of Psychology Associate, Harvard Department of Human Evolutionary Biology A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Cultural Evolution: Intergenerational Transmission, Cognition, and Creativity For the […]
To Save Humankind, Kill Off the Hero’s Journey of Human Evolution Holly Dunsworth University of Rhode Island In Narratives of Human Evolution, Misia Landau revealed that late 19th and early […]
