Katerina Semendeferi: UCSD Department of AnthropologyThe organ of the mind, the brain, is the focus of several fields of study. This lecture will address the role of neuroanatomy in reconstructions […]
John Novembre: UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Interdepartmental Program in BioinformaticsNovel technological developments are providing an unprecedented opportunity to study the geographic distribution of human genomic diversity. […]
David Liu: UCSD Department of PsychologyMuch research and debate around theory of mind (the ability to attribute mental states to actions) have revolved around whether X have a theory of […]
Catherine Reed: Claremont-McKenna College Department of PsychologySocial psychologists have embraced the tenants of embodied cognition to explain how we understand the emotions of others. They claim that the reinstantiation of […]
Adriana Galvan: UCLA Department of PsychologyAdolescence is a developmental period marked by heightened sensitivity to reward and increased proclivity towards risk-taking behavior. These behavioral changes are paralleled by significant developmental […]
Lynn Fairbanks: UCLA Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral SciencesThe ability to form and maintain social relationships is an important attribute that has broad implications for health and fitness in humans […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
