I’m happy to announce that our paper "The Meanings and Dividends of Man the Hunter" has now been published in Evolution and Human Behavior.
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New paper with Ben Morris and Alex Shaw out last week in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social! We find that children are sensitive to who has better evidence when evaluating how people behave in disagreements.
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New study just out! 🚨 We created a way to rewind and fast forward through cultural differences in China.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com
Many mammals will also eat the placenta, so for many it is womb food
Interdependence strongly guides partner choice, giving help, and getting help from people in your network #EPatSPSP2026 @spspnews.bsky.social
@psycheddiego.bsky.social talks to us about cooperation and interdependence in the Mayangna
I don’t read that as a criticism of deriving hypothesis from an evolutionary perspective per se but more as a criticism of a) over-reliance on self-reports over behavior; b) lack of diverse perspectives among those making predictions
New article out exploring great ape name recognition! We find partial evidence that zoo-living chimps & bonobos know each other's names 👀 Huge thanks to Animal Behavior and Cognition (a great open-access journal) & co-authors for your collaboration!🎉🐵
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How do people decide whom to help when cooperation is costly and resources are limited?
Kinship and reciprocity are not the full story—research by @psycheddiego.bsky.social et al suggests shared fate (the other person’s outcomes influences one’s own) complements:
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Introducing PowerLMM.js!
A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests.
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇
As we head toward #SAS2026 we are excited to partner with @inclivio.com to support EMA research in affective science.
If you’re attending the conference, like (1 entry) and repost (3 entries) this post to enter a drawing for 1 of 3 licenses to run your study on Inclivio for *free*.
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Our partnership with the @inclivio.com continues as we get closer to #SAS2026.
Inclivio provides EMA researchers with tools that make data collection easier and more participant friendly.
Like (1 pt) and repost (3 pts) to enter a drawing for free access to Inclivio!
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In our new American Psychologist paper, we debunk the decades old zombie idea that evolutionary psychology is unfalsifiable.
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Very happy to see our ice-fishing paper on the cover of @science.org this week! 🎣🎉
We tracked large groups of Finnish competitive ice-fishers to study how social foragers use social information when searching for resources. 🐟
Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (contact me for open access)
I gave my undergrad RA 3 research ideas to pick from and said this is like picking his starter Pokémon. He asked me where’s Pikachu 😂 Pikachu is a self-generated idea!
Preferred qualifications:
-Strong skills in statistics (e.g., SEM, multi-level models, longitudinal data, social networks)
-Data visualization
-Knowledgeable in the science of cooperation/prosocial behavior, the evolutionary human sciences, and/or affective science
Minimum qualifications:
-PhD in psychology, anthropology, or related field
- Fluent in Spanish (for fieldwork)
- Willingness to conduct fieldwork in a remote area (i.e., no basic services like water, sewage, electricity, etc.)
Key responsibilities/activities:
-Analyze data on cooperation and well-being among the Mayangna of Nicaragua
-Design/implement new collaborative projects
-Conduct fieldwork in the Bosawas biosphere reserve of Nicaragua
-Collaborate on ongoing projects
-Gain mentorship & professional development
The SPECIEs Lab (Psychology department - UArizona) is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join the team (please share)!
Start date: Summer-Fall 2026
Review: until filled
Duration: 3-years
Materials: 1-2 page cover letter, CV, 2-3 reference contacts
Send materials to: dguevarabeltran@arizona.edu
"strong evidence for the possibility that romantic jealousy approximates optimal design for infidelity detection--with up to 89% of the variance in jealousy explained by the posterior probability of infidelity computed using Bayes' Theorem"
Here's the link to our ever-expanding Collections! journals.sagepub.com/collection-i...
🚨 Using data from hundreds of wild pregnant meerkats, Thorley et al. show that gestational growth varies widely, is shaped by nutrition but not social conditions, and improves pup survival without shortening telomeres.
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/2k2dKwt
A list of 7 claims about empathy that many people agree with, but that are likely wrong.
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📢 Job opening: Rutgers Anthropology is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in Evolutionary Medicine & Human Behavior
Focus: interdisciplinary research on kinship, gendered labor, disability, and evolutionary medicine.
Priority review: Jan 3, 2026.
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I haven't seen this posted on here but the American Journal of Human Biology has run an In Memoriam on Jane Lancaster:
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Thanks again, @epthepod.bsky.social, for having me! 🎧
💬 We discussed three research agendas in quite some depth: exploitation, identity & ingroup favoritism, and heroic behavior.
😊 Dave & David are wonderful hosts! After our conversation, I'm even more enthusiastic...
🫵 Can we inspire you too?
"We therefore encourage policymakers to consider designing interventions to maximize reductions in absolute poverty rather than focusing on inequality per se."
EHBEA awarded a workshop grant this year to researchers aiming to strengthen evolutionary approaches to the study of behaviour in Chile & elsewhere in Latin America, as we're keen to use these awards for outreach beyond our usual community. Congrats to the organisers, & hope the workshop goes well 😊
