Dr. Marina Davila-Ross, Reader in Comparative Psychology, University of Portsmouth This talk will be presented via Zoom. Laughter and Smiles: Towards understanding the Complexity and Phylogenetic Continuity of Positive Communication in Hominids Abstract: Laughter and smiles are arguably the strongest behavioural indicators of positive emotional states in humans and they also represent pervasive tools of […]

Dr Amanda Lea, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University http://lea-lab.org/index.html Title: Lifestyle change and health in the Turkana of northwest Kenya Abstract: The environments experienced by individuals living “modern”, “urban”, or “Western” lifestyles are deeply diverged from the ancestral selection pressures that have shaped human genomes through evolutionary time. Consequently, many have hypothesized that this […]

Dr. Asher Rosinger Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/asher-rosinger This talk will be presented via Zoom. Abstract: Dr. Asher Rosinger will discuss one of humanity's oldest and increasingly important questions, how do populations meet their water needs in areas with water problems and how do these strategies affect health and well-being. This talk will discuss how […]