HBES Members, I am writing in my capacity as Communications Officer to share with you survey results about our recent meeting in Atlantic City. We had 127 responses, most of whom are faculty at various career stages, doctoral students, and postdocs. The vast majority of survey participants are from North America. Anthropologists and psychologists made […] The post HBES 2025 Conference Survey Results appeared first on HBES.| HBES
Dear colleagues, I wanted to circulate an opening for a postdoctoral position, and would like to kindly ask that you share this opportunity with grad students who may be interested in working with me on topics related to interdependence and cooperation. I will also be reviewing graduate student applications this cycle, and would be grateful […] The post Postdoc focusing on interdependence and cooperation – University of Arizona appeared first on HBES.| HBES
UMN Search for a Biological Anthropologist in 2025-2026 About the Position The Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in paleoanthropology beginning fall semester 2026. We seek scholars at the cutting edge of biological anthropology who critically utilize scientific […]| HBES
– by Dor Shilton, Aniruddh D. Patel, Kim Hill, and Chris von Rueden Many think that music evolved to promote or signal social cohesion. However, there are several societies in which group singing and dancing are extremely rare. Why is that the case, and what does it mean for our theories of music evolution? We […] The post Studying the rarity of collective music-making in four indigenous societies appeared first on HBES.| HBES
– by Kaitlyn Harper As evolutionary psychologists, we love a good story about sexual selection. They usually go like this: humans have evolved to prefer a given trait (e.g. intelligence, facial symmetry, waist-to-hip ratio) because it offers an evolutionary benefit, either directly or indirectly. Over time, people who prefer and therefore mate with partners who […] The post Too Many Preferences, Too Little Evolution: Multivariate Mate Choice and the Limits of Mate Preference Evolution app...| HBES
— by Maria Brackin Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet Suppose that you borrow money from a friend and you promise to repay them soon. Wait, you might be thinking, you would never do this! […] The post Debt beyond money: how borrowing triggers our social emotions appeared first on HBES.| HBES
We seek applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (also referred to as Indigenous and local knowledge, Indigenous science, Native science, and other similar terms) and its relevance to social and environmental sustainability. Topical research areas of interest […] The post Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge – Stanford appeared first on HBES.| HBES
The University of Western Australia is hiring for two faculty positions Lecturer in Biological Anthropology Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology The School of Human Sciences is a multi-disciplinary School with expertise in Anatomy, Physiology, Human Biology, Sport Science, and Exercise Health. The School is one of the largest in the University and offers a highly […] The post Two Faculty Positions in Biological Anthropology – The University of Western Australia appeared first on...| HBES
Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We’re delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025 for a chance to win £1000! The competition celebrates the power of photography in conveying the wonder of science happening all around us and photographs can […]| HBES
– by Lasse Laustsen & Mark van Vugt Across the globe and throughout history, people have repeatedly turned to dominant, authoritarian leaders—figures like Julius Caesar, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump. While democracy advocates may scratch their heads, evolutionary psychology offers a compelling explanation: during times of intergroup conflict—war, terrorism, or intense rivalry—our ancestral instincts kick […] The post Why We Keep Choosing Strongmen as Leaders: A Global Experiment...| HBES
– by Michael McBride Imagine a world where the biggest, strongest individual gets to eat first, mate first, and make decisions while everyone else cowers in submission. This was the reality for our ancient ancestors millions of years ago, just as it is for many animals today. It was a social life dominated by bullies—mostly […]| HBES
– by Bas van Boekholt & Simone Pika. Photo credit by Bas van Boekholt The complexity of human language has no counterpart in the animal kingdom, even though some basic building blocks can be found in animal communication. However, there is not “one” human language, with great variability in languages across the world and cultures. […]| HBES
