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  • January 2010

  • Fri 15
    January 15, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Tim Waring – Do Ethnic Divisions Restrict Sustainable use of Natural Resources? A case study from Tamil Nadu

    Tim Waring: UC Davis Department of Environmental Science and PolicyNumerous scholars have shown that increasing ethnic diversity is correlated with reduced cooperation and fewer public goods. This result has significant […]

  • Mon 25
    January 25, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Nameera Akhtar – Children’s learning from third-party interactions

    Nameera Akhtar: UCSC Department of PsychologyParents and researchers in Western middle-class societies emphasize dyadic interactions and teaching children new skills directly. This emphasis obscures the fact that young children can […]

  • February 2010

  • Mon 1
    February 1, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Eric Vilain – Gaynomics: The Biology of Sexual Orientation

    Eric Vilain: Professor of Human Genetics, Pediatrics and Urology Director, Center for Gender-Based Biology, Chief, Medical Genetics - Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAHuman sexual orientation, […]

  • Mon 8
    February 8, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Karen Bales – Neurobiology of parenting in monogamous species

    Karen Bales: UC Davis Department of PsychologyIn socially monogamous mammals like humans, many individuals such as mothers, fathers, and alloparents often display parenting behaviors. While the hormonal and neural basis […]

  • Mon 22
    February 22, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Peter Kim – The Manifestation of Mob Mentalities

    Peter Kim: USC Department of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern CaliforniaThroughout history, people have faced the question of how best to respond to a wide […]

  • March 2010

  • Mon 1
    March 1, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Russell Gray – The Pleasures and Perils of Darwinizing Culture (with Phylogenies)

    Russell Gray: University of Auckland Department of PsychologyCurrent debates about “Darwinizing culture” have typically focused on the validity of memetics. In this talk I will argue that meme-like inheritance is […]

  • Mon 8
    March 8, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Peter Fashing – Behavioral ecology of East African primates: Costs and benefits of group living in colobus and gelada monkey societies

    Peter Fashing: CSU Fullerton Department of AnthropologyGiven that animal societies represent a collection of genetically selfish individuals that have come together to live and reproduce as part of a group, […]

  • Mon 29
    March 29, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    P. Jeffrey Brantingham – Burglars, Bangers and Bombers: The Behavioral Mechanisms Underlying Repeat Victimization

    P. Jeffrey Brantingham: UCLA Department of AnthropologyIt is well known that victims of both violent and property crime experience an increased risk of being victimized again, especially during a brief […]

  • April 2010

  • Mon 5
    April 5, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Peter Gray – The Descent of Dad’s Sexuality

    Peter Gray: University of Nevada-Las Vegas Department of AnthropologyHow does fatherhood impact men's sexuality? In this presentation, we review some of the core facets of paternal sexuality. Cross-cultural patterns of […]

  • Mon 12
    April 12, 2010 @ 12:00 am

    Tom Griffiths – Effects of Inductive Biases on Cultural Transmission

    Tom Griffiths: UC Berkeley Department of Psychology and Group Major in Cognitive ScienceLearning a language, a concept, or a social norm all require making an inductive inference, going beyond the […]

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