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SUMMARY:Richard McElreath: The Problem with Cultural Evolution.
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Richard McElreath\, Director of the Department of Human Behavior\, Ecology\, and Culture\, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology \nTitle: The Problem with Cultural Evolution \nhttps://www.eva.mpg.de/ecology/index/ \nAbstract: The field of cultural evolution\, like any rapidly growing field\, has some pruning to do. In this talk I will outline some problems with the field and suggest some paths forward. Parts of cultural evolution are an undisciplined bandwagon characterized by vague theorizing or even worse no theorizing at all. It is methodologically chaotic\, and links between theory and evidence are often more metaphorical than logical. Some of the most prominent cultural evolution research is exaggerated story-telling sinking on a swamp of illogical and opaque data analysis. The field has tremendous potential as a scientific framework for the study of animal and human societies. But it must invest more in self-criticism and rigor\, if it is going to do more than produce entertainment for the college-educated. \nZoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92826436236?pwd=SytQNTNPSWdwaDNlTm05d2srdXNHUT09 \nMeeting ID: 928 2643 6236 \nPasscode: BEC
URL:https://bec.ucla.edu/event/richard-mcelreath-the-problem-with-cultural-evolution/
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SUMMARY:Kristine Chua\, - talk CANCELLED due to illness
DESCRIPTION:Kristine Chua\, Postdoctoral Scholar\, Integrative Anthropological  Sciences\, UCSB \nttps://boddylab.com/people/ \nTitle: Using evolutionary and biocultural perspectives in the study of human pregnancy in diverse communities \nAbstract: \nModels of the social determinants of health have proliferated in recent years across multiple disciplines. Yet\, this surge in the literature within a small timeframe has led to ambiguities. Particularly unclear are the social determinants that should be focused upon in clinical applications. These and other important questions remain unresolved. For instance\, how do cultural norms\, political conditions\, and biological mechanisms interact to affect health? How are developmental trajectories facultatively calibrated to environments\, and how do these trajectories later shape health outcomes? To address these questions\, I work from a biocultural anthropology and evolutionary perspective that integrates evolutionary\, cultural\, and biological theories that offer insights into health disparities. I will describe my work that examines how pregnant Filipina and Latina American mothers respond to stress from their socio-political environment\, pathways for embodiment\, and my plans for extending this work. \nZoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92826436236?pwd=SytQNTNPSWdwaDNlTm05d2srdXNHUT09 \nMeeting ID: 928 2643 6236 \nPasscode: BEC
URL:https://bec.ucla.edu/event/theo-samore-title-tba/
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SUMMARY:Kim Hill: Human Uniqueness and the flow of goods and services in Samal “sea nomads” of the Philippines
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kim Hill\, Professor\, School of Human Evolution and Social Change\, Arizona State University \nThis talk will be presented in person\, as well as via Zoom. \nDr. Hill will be presenting the Frank Marlowe Memorial Lecture for this year. \nHuman Uniqueness and the flow of goods and services in Samal “sea nomads” of the Philippines \nAbstract:  Humans are an extreme outlier species by many objective measures. How did we get to be so different from the other 9 million eukaryotic species on the planet?  Decades of research suggests that even in the most traditional human societies a combination of interacting factors makes us unique:  culture\, cooperation\, cognition\, communication.  This also lead to the co-evolution of a very unique life history\, that required economic interdependence in order to be successful.  In this talk I present new research from Sama “sea nomads” that examines transfers of material goods and services between households.  The pattern shows again the amazing interdependence of settlement households in order to successfully replicate.  We find that reciprocity seems to be the single most important driver of cooperation\, although reciprocity partners are preferentially close kin.  Age differences structure many types of helping that appear to be examples of cooperative helping to successfully raise multiple dependent juveniles. \nZoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92826436236?pwd=SytQNTNPSWdwaDNlTm05d2srdXNHUT09 \nMeeting ID: 928 2643 6236 \nPasscode: BEC
URL:https://bec.ucla.edu/event/human-uniqueness-and-the-study-of-interdependence-in-samal-sea-nomads-of-the-philippines/
LOCATION:352 Haines Hall
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SUMMARY:Kristine Chua: Using Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives in the Study of Human Pregnancy in Diverse Communities
DESCRIPTION:Kristine Chua\, Postdoctoral Scholar\, Integrative Anthropological Sciences\, UCSB \nThis talk will be presented live as well as via Zoom. \nTitle: Using Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives in the Study of Human Pregnancy in Diverse Communities \n\nAbstract: Models of the social determinants of health have proliferated in recent years across multiple disciplines. Yet\, this surge in the literature within a small timeframe has led to ambiguities. Particularly unclear are the social determinants that should be focused upon in clinical applications. These and other important questions remain unresolved. For instance\, how do cultural norms\, political conditions\, and biological mechanisms interact to affect health? How are developmental trajectories facultatively calibrated to environments\, and how do these trajectories later shape health outcomes? To address these questions\, I work from a biocultural anthropology and evolutionary perspective that integrates evolutionary\, cultural\, and biological theories that offer insights into health disparities. I will describe my work that examines how pregnant Filipina and Latina American mothers respond to stress from their socio-political environment\, pathways for embodiment\, and my plans for extending this work.\nZoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92826436236?pwd=SytQNTNPSWdwaDNlTm05d2srdXNHUT09 \nMeeting ID: 928 2643 6236 \nPasscode: BEC
URL:https://bec.ucla.edu/event/andrew-smith-title-tba/
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