Scott A. Reid: University of California, Santa BarbaraThere is evidence that humans have adaptations to avoid outgroup members who potentially harbor novel pathogens. However, intergroup contact can produce fitness costs […]
Aaron Lukaszewski: Loyola Marymount UniversityTwo basic questions in the study of personality origins are (1) Why do people vary in their personality trait levels? and (2) Why do distinct trait […]
James W. Pennebaker: University of Texas at AustinThe smallest and most frequently used words in English are function words -- pronouns, prepositions, articles, auxiliary verbs, etc. These overlooked words are […]
Mark Handcock: University of California, Los AngelesIn this talk we give an overview of social network analysis from the perspective of a statistician. The networks field is, and has been, […]
Ben Karney: University of California, Los AngelesAmong strangers, no variable has as much power to predict interpersonal judgments as physical appearance. In particular, more physically attractive people are judged as […]
John Capitanio: University of California, DavisThere has been a growing interest in the study of animal personality, and nonhuman primate research has played a significant role in this field for […]
Lynn Fairbanks: UCLAThere has been considerable interest in gestational and neonatal influences on developmental trajectories in humans and other mammals in recent years. This presentation reviews results from the Vervet […]
Barry Hewlett: Washington State University, VancouverCultural anthropologists Margaret Mead, David Lancy, and Barbara Rogoff indicate that teaching does not exist or is rare in small-scale cultures. By contrast, recent research […]
Montserrat Soler: University of California, Santa BarbaraIn the last ten years, there has been a surge of work dedicated to the study of religion from the point of view of […]
Michelle Kline: The University of California, Los AngelesHumans are heavily reliant on cultural adaptation, and have coevolved with culture for millennia. Teaching enhances the fidelity of cultural transmission and should […]
