An evolutionary-physiological model of human energy management and the emergence of novel non-communicable diseases Hillard Kaplan Professor, Anthropology, University of New Mexico Research Affiliate, Economic Science Institute, Chapman University This talk presents recent findings obtained with Tsimane and Moseten Native South Americans showing that they 1) engage in high levels of physical activity, and have […]

Generic generalizations within and across contexts Ny Vasil Assistant Professor Psychology Department, California State University East Bay Generic generalizations about natural and social kinds (e.g., “Raccoons have rabies”; “Trader Joe’s cashiers are friendly”) shape how agents learn, explain and intervene on their environment. Yet, there’s no consensus about what underwrites people’s endorsement of generic generalizations. […]

May the Fiber Be with You: Gut Microbiomes from a remote Amazon village to the undergraduate lab Katrine Whiteson University of California Irvine School of Biological Sciences, co-Director, UCI Microbiome Center Bacterial and viral colonization of the human body has profound implications for human health, yet our understanding of what constitutes a “healthy microbiome” remains incomplete—especially in the […]