Indirect genetic effects among neighbors promote cooperation and accelerate adaptation in a small-scale human society Social effects on fertility promote population growth and the evolution of flexible cooperation in a small-scale human society.

I'm very excited to share the central paper from my PhD out now in Science Advances. We investigated how social effects among neighbors shape the evolution of reproductive cooperation and the pace of adaptive population growth among the Indigenous Tsimane of Bolivia.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Stone Age farmers’ households passed from mother to daughter Moms and daughters were at the center of the family in ancient Çatalhöyük, ancient DNA and archaeological evidence suggest

The nature of Neolithic society is one of the most debated topics in archaeology–a debate that's almost impossible to settle w/ conventional methods alone. Now, new DNA data from a site in Turkey called Çatalhöyük points to a significant role for women: www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org

Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal - Nature Analysis of species distribution models in a pan-African database comprising chronometrically dated archaeological sites over the past 120,000 years shows major expansion in the human niche from 70 ka...

1/5 Why do all non-Africans descended from a group that left Africa 50k ago? In @nature.com we model 120k years of human niche dynamics. From 70ka, a big expansion of the human niche in Africa likely equipped later OOA dispersals with a unique ecological flexibilty.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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We are discussing about future EHBEA meetings (e.g. in person, online, hybrid) and we want to hear your opinion

Check your email (and spam folder!) for the survey link, and don’t forget to fill it out 🙏

Didn’t get it? Reach out to Jeanne Bovet www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our...

How population stratification makes environments look like genes. A short 🧵:

An excellent book!

The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity Cambridge Core - Biological Anthropology and Primatology - The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity

New book out on ‘The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity’ www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...

Ecology-Evolution scientific societies on Bluesky:

ESEB: @eseb.bsky.social
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An artist’s reconstruction of Clovis life. Eric Carlson in collaboration with archaeologists Ben Potter and Jim Chatters

The ancient Clovis people apparently thought mammoth was *delicious*—and that could explain how they spread across the Americas so quickly. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti...

Research Scientist II Position Title: Research Scientist II Job Group: Professional & Scientific Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Bio...

My group is recruiting a bioinformatician for genomic studies in maize. The position includes work on diverse projects and collaborations with the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database, the CERCA project, and others in the Hufford Lab.

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Sketch of IBD segments linking Medieval genomes from the Black Death (1350 CE) to modern Europeans. Logo of ERC-funded research.

PhD opportunity in computational population genetics at @MPI_EVA_Leipzig:
Join our fully funded project to develop IBD-segment tools, connecting high-quality genomes from 500 Black Death victims to modern Europeans. 🌍💻🧬
Please spread the word! 📢🙌 #aDNA #PopGen

www.eva.mpg.de/de/karriere/...

10 days left to apply to the Toulouse School of Economics Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences!

www.tse-fr.eu/sites/defaul...

Université PSL's new research network CultureLab is hiring two 5-year postdocs to develop computational methods to analyze cultural, historical, and social data! Research budget included - Deadline on 12-15-24, details below ⬇️

Two great postdoc opportunities. One of them would be working with (inter alia) our team esc.dec.ens.fr/en/evolution...

We need a new Vice President to replace @jbaptistandre.bsky.social, a ECR Officer to follow in @danielredhead.bsky.social's footsteps, a Student Rep to take over from Connor Leslie, a Treasurer to continue from Kristofor McCarty, & a Publicity & Website officer to replace @drsarahmyers.bsky.social!

Nice paper! Congrat!

Group-level signatures in bonobo sociality | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core Group-level signatures in bonobo sociality - Volume 6

Group-level signatures in bonobo sociality www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Trent University (Canada) invites applications for a tenure track appointment in Forensic Anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor, cross-appointed between the Department of Forensic Science and the Department of Anthropology www.trentu.ca/humanresourc...

Reupping this POSTDOC position
- deadline Dec 20th

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Cobb Professional Development Grants - AABA The American Association of Biological Anthropologists recognizes that the professional development of talented scientists in the early stages of their careers is critical to the […]

Are you an early career researcher? Do you have a research idea that requires funding? Consider applying for a Cobb Professional Development Grant! Completed applications must be received by January 6, 2025. Eligibility and application info here: bioanth.org/about/cobb-p...

Early Neolithic genetic data suggest that central Europe's first farmers lived in equality An international team of researchers led by Pere Gelabert and Ron Pinhasi of the University of Vienna and David Reich of Harvard University has produced the most complete set of Early Neolithic geneti...

‘Early Neolithic genetic data suggest that central Europe's first farmers lived in equality’,
phys.org/news/2024-11...

Metabolic scaling, energy allocation tradeoffs, and the evolution of humans’ unique metabolism

Humans’ uniquely high metabolic rates helped fuel the evolution of our species’ large brains, high reproductive rates, and extended longevity.

Metabolic scaling, energy allocation tradeoffs, and the evolution of humans’ unique metabolism 🏺🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference Announced - Cultural Evolution Society

Announcement! The next @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social CES conference will be at UM6P in Rabat, Morocco, provisional dates 11-13th May 2026! Hosted by Mathieu Charbonneau, @sarahalami.bsky.social, @zhgarfield.com & @edseabright.bsky.social. Save the dates!

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Human Peoples 'Masterful and ambitious. If you want to understand the power of population genetics in revealing the complex and diverse story of humanity, read this book' Tom Higham The international bestseller an...

‘Human Peoples’ is out at Penguin (www.penguin.co.uk/books/453667...)
A genetic journey through how migrations, admixture (among humans and with Neanderthals and Denisovans), and adaptations to environmental pressures (climate, nutrition, pathogens) shaped our physiology and health today.

Reminder for newcomers that bioRxiv has Bluesky accounts in every subject category - great way to keep up (please re-skeet) connect.biorxiv.org/news/2023/09...