New paper alert! A big thanks to the remarkable Cara Wall-Scheffler for joining me on the journey for this one. And to @paleonicole.bsky.social and Cédric Cordey for inviting us to join this Anatomical Record special issue. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution

The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular suppo...

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🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! Mindful that biology has been weaponized against the LGBTQ community by people who don’t know much about biology, I’m making daily, queer, biologically themed posts for #PrideMonth2026 6/11: Male walruses are all gay until age 4 and then become bi.

Wild western chimpanzees throw rocks at specific trees. While throwing, they pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal. Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? We travelled to remote Guinea‑Bissau to find out🧪 theconversation.com/why-do-male-...

Harari says "women paid extra" when our ancestors evolved bipedalism + big brains. The story he's telling is about our physical inferiority. I say we paid extra by having to argue against that stupid 'scientific' belief instead of doing cool shit. xo, Holly ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/04/sapi...

Sapiens, page 10: The One With the "Obstetrical Dilemma" On It

One page at a time,  I'm reviewing  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind  by Yuval Noah Harari.  Already, what we've seen on the pages pair...

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It took 3 years to complete this paper and it was difficult(!) but I think both @ctennie.bsky.social and I are grateful for the varied perspectives we gained as a result of this collaboration. If you work on ape culture, hopefully you'll feel the same doi.org/10.1017/ehs.... [Opens in a new window]

Brokering peace in the ape (culture) wars | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core

Brokering peace in the ape (culture) wars - Volume 8

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SCORE! Go Canada!! #olympichockey

UVic Anthropology's April Nowell was interviewed for this story on Neanderthals making fire using pyrite in the UK 400,000 yrs ago: www.livescience.com/archaeology/... @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology #Neanderthals

'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago.

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The Archaeology Centre welcomes Dr. Andrew Roddick for a lunch-time talk titled:  “Encountering Desconocidos: Learning to See Proto-Urban Tiwanaku Image Systems.” See poster for details. All welcome.

The AIA (Toronto society) and the Archaeology Centre welcome Dr. Andrew Roddick for a talk titled: “A High Altitude Big Bang: The Development of the Tiwanaku ‘State’ in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia." You can join in person, or on Zoom: https://shorturl.at/zJIKY.

Please share/repost widely: I have a postdoc position available. Please see ad below and reach out to apply. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15449

Do you know anyone with an interest in pursuing a PhD studying the genetics, development, and evolution of skeletal morphology and life history? If so please encourage them to apply to work with me through any of the University of Illinois' EEB or PEEC programs. 1/4 🧪🦷🦴🐭🐒

Biological Anthropologists! The AABA (US) IDEAS Program is welcoming applications for BOTH Student Scholars and Faculty Scholars. The Faculty Scholar deadline is October 15th, and the Student Scholar deadline is October 31st. Please share this call widely! Flyers for each, below:

Trump's very first example of the Smithsonian's "corrosive ideology" was an exhibit that correctly stated "Race is a human invention." How is scientific consensus (that biological races don't exist in humans) corrosive? We are asking scientists to co-sign our statement: forms.gle/kqKQF9CZ3jPB...

Scientific Consensus - Humans do not have biological races

The below statement was constructed as a draft which eventually led us to publish this article in Science Letters: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady2266. After writing the statement belo...

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“The administration’s attempts to resuscitate scientifically disproven schemes serve a political agenda. Scientific racism has been associated with US social institutions since the country’s founding. Those who have detailed the dynamics of this ideology are not the ones distorting the truth”

New paper alert! Pleased to have this finally out. Great work by Marla MacKinnon and my fellow co-authors Libby Cowgill and @laharrin.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🗺️ Historically, maps have shaped land and power through a colonial lens. A new map at UVic is changing that narrative by centring Indigenous communities and the complex treaty and non-treaty relationships that shape the Salish Sea. ➡️ Learn more: ow.ly/14ky50We9aA

Salish Sea re-centred: new map highlights Indigenous treaties and rights  - UVic News

Maps are traditionally seen as colonial tools that lay claim to lands, lakes and rivers; however, a new map in UVic's Mearns - McPherson Library tells a

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Discover the untold stories of Japanese Canadians through the award-winning work of UVic's Djuna Nagasaki. #JapaneseCanadianHistory #Anthropology www.uvic.ca/socialscienc... @uvicanthro.bsky.social Image Credit: Djuna

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D... This is amazing! Come study in Canada!

I’ve passed 30 followers! Guess it’s time to actually start posting! Here is 4.5 month old Ember for your enjoyment.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,568,072!

Let’s try this again! 8 months ago I suffered a SCAD heart attack (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection), probably precipitated by a bike ride up the quite steep hill home on my new bike. The ride is much easier on my new Vado 4.0 SL e-assist bike. And safer for my heart! #hearthealth