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Michael Gurven

@mgurven.bsky.social

Professor of Anthropology @ UC Santa Barbara. Aging, life history and sociality! Co-Director of Tsimane Health & Life History Project. Website: gurven.anth.ucsb.edu

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David Shaywitz@dshaywitz.bsky.social · 8mo ago

1/Enjoyed this @statnews.com piece by @mgurven.bsky.social offering sensible perspective on improving life expectancy of populations, incl increasing physical activity, "the best anti-aging remedy we have, an all-purpose longevity extender." www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/l...

The anti-aging gold rush should focus on quality of life, not just quantity

“If Moore’s law applies to life expectancy the way it does to electronics, then we’ll have to spend and innovate exponentially more to keep pace,” writes Michael D. Gurven.

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David W Lawson@davidwlawson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling & intuitive, but what is the evidence that monogamous marriage is advantageous for society? theconversation.com/rethinking-p...

Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t hold up.

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Anne Pisor@annepisor.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢 Come join us! Penn State Anthropology is hiring *two tenure-track assistant professors*, one in human reproductive ecology and one in archaeology. Here are just a few reasons why working at Penn State is awesome:

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Michael Gurven@mgurven.bsky.social · 11mo ago

An amazing opportunity with great multidisciplinary colleagues in the wonderful pink city of Toulouse

Jean-François Bonnefon@jfbonnefon.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It's hiring season at @iast.fr! - 2y research postdoc contract - Full autonomy, you are your own PI - Awesome multidisciplinary environment - All social and behavioral sciences welcome - Seed funding for projects and workshops - Gorgeous city in the south of France www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Adrian Jaeggi@jaeggiadrian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Just got this book by one of my favourite anthropologists (and people) in the mail - if it's only half as good as the gushing advanced praise, this'll be an instant classic! Also, brilliant title, immediately putting to bed the notion that long lifespan is a new thing; we've evolved to live to ~70

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Jordan S. Martin@jsmartin.bsky.social · last yr.

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/...

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.

science.org

Amy Anderson@amy-anderson.bsky.social · last yr.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Clinically ignored, archaeologically common. Are these holes in the head a thing of the past? So glad to finally have this award winning research (@paleopathology.bsky.social ) out -- cribra orbitalia and its relationship to health in living Tsimane adults.

Childhood skeletal lesions common in prehistory are present in living forager-farmers and predict adult markers of immune function

Skeletal indicators of childhood stress are associated with cellular indicators of compromised immune function in adults.

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Michael Gurven@mgurven.bsky.social · last yr.

Your next Fall read, my new book: SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER Longevity is shaped by our evolutionary past—imagine aging as opportunity rather than burden. Out Sept 16, preorder w/ code PUP30 for 30% discount: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Seven Decades

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden

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Joseph Kilgallen@josephkilgallen.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 “You Are Married by the Woman” explores how men’s support for women’s empowerment is understood in a fast-urbanizing Tanzanian community. If you're interested in gender, masculinity, and social change, check it out!

“You are Married by the Woman”: Divergent Understandings of Men’s Support for Women’s Empowerment in Northwestern Tanzania - Joseph A. Kilgallen, Alexander M. Ishungisa, Pius Charles, Theresia Marco C...

Engaging men in women’s empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men’s support for women’s empowerment is conceptualize...

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Jeremy Koster@jeremykoster.bsky.social · last yr.

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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