Prison to PhD pipeline: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I want to see a prison-to-PhD pipeline

Ryan Rising creates programmes that help people who have been incarcerated to access academic opportunities.

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Paper under discussion here is very weird all round. Another data source for analysis is Wikipedia 🤔 and claimed changes in sexual dimorphism in height are interpreted as the result of sexual selection even though these changes occurred over mere decades

Will@evolvingmoloch.bsky.social · last mo.

Paper claims “men’s height gains were 2.76 times larger than women’s in the first half of the twentieth century” in UK but for their results to be right UK would have had to have ranked roughly 197th out of 200 countries in female height gained during first half of the 20th c. by NCD-RisC estimates

H. naledi fossils appear to have been female: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Proteomic analysis of dental enamel from 20 Homo naledi individuals shows no male markers

The morphological homogeneity of the middle Pleistocene hominin Homo naledi is reflected in its dental proteome, with no evidence supporting confident identification of male individuals, and the detec...

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Use of ethical natural field experiments to boost generalizability in behavioral science: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Make science more reliable: study people as they go about their lives

Researchers have long discussed the replication crisis. Now it’s time to tackle another problem in the behavioural sciences: generalizability.

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Interesting sales pitch.

Can anyone help me understand why building and NPS renovations cost so much more than funding basic and clinical research? I can run a multiyear project with durable research findings for a lot less than $30 mil.

Run to become a leader of @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social! We work closely with evolutionary social & behavioral science societies -- HBES, CES, and EHBEA -- to foster spaces supportive of women and sexual and gender minorities. As incoming W+EBS president, I'm happy to chat if you have questions! 📞

W+EBS@w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reminder! W+EBS leadership elections are coming up. Know someone (maybe you?) who'd be great as Chair-Elect or Secretary? Nominate them now! We'll start compiling nominations in the next few weeks. Don't be shy, self-noms welcome! #WplusEBS

Since this piece about contemporary manifestations of eugenics, including “fertility crisis“ narratives, mentions evolutionary psychology, it’s worth noting that evolutionary psychologists are now actively promoting those “fertility crisis” claims in their journals

Adam Rutherford@adamrutherford.bsky.social · 2mo ago

'It was not a huge surprise to find myself in the Epstein files...' My investigation into the scientists bewitched by money and the dilettante superficiality of Jeffrey Epstein's need to be near clever men. newhumanist.org.uk/articles/a-t...

Still digging into this, but disturbed by (mostly) senior men in elite institutions trashing arguments by junior women while simultaneously lifting up a junior man as an "expert" (no disrespect to junior man, who is doing important work, too) in decades-old contested space.

Rebecca Sear@rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The American Anthropological Association has put out a very clear statement in response to a new report claiming the humanities and social sciences are ruining themselves with left-wing bias. Would be good to see more such robust responses to these familiar yet deeply unhelpful accusations

This is an excellent, forensic investigation into Stephen Pinker's ties with Epstein. "Academic scientists of the Epstein class covered for Epstein's crimes, laundered his reputation, and legitimized his pseudo-intellectual pursuit of eugenics, racism, and sexism"

Cat T@cattownsend.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I wrote something about Epstein’s gifting relationship with 3 different scientists. This is the first part, which investigates how Epstein leveraged his connection with public intellectual Steven Pinker.

The American Anthropological Association has put out a very clear statement in response to a new report claiming the humanities and social sciences are ruining themselves with left-wing bias. Would be good to see more such robust responses to these familiar yet deeply unhelpful accusations

@anthrofuentes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Setting the Record Straight on Anthropology @americananthro.bsky.social on the Vanderbilt Report...Yes. And still more to come... americananthro.org/advocacy-sta...

Hey, @usafencing.bsky.social, this morning's emails were pretty exclusionary. Maybe think more about extending your reach rather than narrowing it.

Anyone who’s ever dealt with an abusive man before is clocking the HELL out of this exchange.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads

IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: WALK OUT. Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism. Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience @standupforscience.net

Anybody addressing evolutionary psychology in intro bio?

Rebecca Sear@rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“We conclude that evolutionary psychology can increase victim-blaming attitudes through an increase in the belief that gender roles are natural and immutable, and that this can be understood through the theoretical framework ‘the cultural scaffolding of rape’”

We are working on ways to yell about this, everyone! Today we will have the SUFS Official OMB Comment, our comment guide, and How To Talk To Your Granny About OMB! STAY TUNED!!

Mark Dowhy@empiricalcuriosity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More crap for the list of 'Let's destroy Science today' 🤬 @cdelawalla.bsky.social @standupforscience.net White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to “at-will” hires www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

Shifting blame is not leadership. Accountability is. Finding solutions is. Every academic needs training in leadership to root out traditional (often toxic) practices.

It is ok to be an academic who has a family and for family to compete with work.

Hey Claude, if you ever want to get into the academic publishing business, the Journal of Controversial Ideas and Theory & Society would LOVE to hear from you

Sasha Gusev@sashagusevposts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I assigned random gender/ethnicity labels to scientific abstracts from the literature and then asked Claude to do a thematic analysis. Claude identified a clinical versus computational split for female/male authors and a DEI focus for Black/URM authors. All in completely random data.

Registration deadline for the Evolutionary Demography Society conference extended to 1 June

Lise Aubry @aubrypopecolab.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are 1 month away from the registration deadline and 2 months away from the EvoDemoS11 meeting in Colorado (June 16th-18th). I am committed to hosting an engaging, collaborative and super fun conference. Join us and Register here: evodemos11.weebly.com

In Nature, racial #diversity is associated with higher salaries, not lower. Yet another example of how DEIA is not in conflict with achievement. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Lessons in resistance in Science. Interesting read. Rule 1: Do not obey in advance. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Lessons in resistance from Tim Snyder

Federal grant cancellations, restrictions on immigration for foreign scientists, and attempts to cut the budgets of science funding agencies by 60%—the past 18 months have been tumultuous for American...

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Don't miss the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award talk from Dr. Sam Scheiner at virtual #Evol2026 this Thursday! Tune in at 8 am Eastern (12 pm UTC).

The night Epstein died, required cell checks never happened. Prison guards later admitted to falsifying records. Today, @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social and I will press for answers about the missing checks, the money trail, and failures inside MCC.

New comment on Venkataraman et al. out today w/ Jeff Winking in E&HB. Eager for feedback here. Been reading others as they are published and there is lots of nuance in arguments that can be hard to fit into short commentaries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Androcentric emphases continue to impact depictions of gendered contributions to human evolution

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The European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association is planning an online global event in 2028, as a way of expanding its networks and reach 👇 Get in touch through the form below if you're interested in getting involved

EHBEA@ehbea.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨🚨 @ehbea.bsky.social IS GOING GLOBAL🚨✨ #EHBEA2028 will be a fully online global event, opening the door for those who have rarely/never been able to attend. We’re looking for volunteers at all career stages and levels of involvement. 👉 forms.office.com/e/vCT8Dqk1Mp Please share widely 🫶

I had someone fully metricize my CV during an introduction recently in a way that I have not really previously experienced. I'm not sure how this feels for others. I was simultaneously grateful for the attention to detail but also self-conscious.

Stand Up for Science: Add your name to @nationalacademies.org letter asking Congress to insist on reinstatement of the National Science Board members: www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter...

NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!

standupforscience.net

Prestigious fellowships go to prestigious institutions. www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...

Who Gets Guggenheims? - Public Books

Unfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely t...

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More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future

The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...

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