Archive

2026

october

A preference for long-distance friendships, even in the absence of those friendships, can foster collective action

saturday, 10 posts

september

How extreme heat takes a toll on herders, from East Africa to the US

wednesday, 30 media

august

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

tuesday, 25 media

july

Monetary transfers may be related to patterning in climate events, not just single extreme events

wednesday, 15 posts

Tradeoffs in climate adaptation? Early data suggest reducing livelihood risks does not change health risks for mobile herders

friday, 10 posts

may

Posts of peril: Detecting information about hazards in text

friday, 01 posts

march

Wellcome Trust

sunday, 01 funders

february

Penn State Population Research Institute

sunday, 01 funders

2025

december

A transdisciplinary approach to growing an applied science of cultural evolution for a sustainable future

thursday, 04 posts

A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience

wednesday, 03 media

november

Inter-group relations with Anne Pisor

saturday, 22 media

june

Federal science cuts threaten our natural resources

friday, 13 media

february

Q&A: Is it always ‘us vs them’? Researcher explains why flexibility is key

tuesday, 18 media

Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism

sunday, 02 posts

2024

december

Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits

tuesday, 10 media

november

Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management

saturday, 09 posts

october

The evolutionary, applied, interdisciplinary anthropology of climate adaptation

monday, 07 media

april

NIH Centers for Research on Emerging Infections Disease (CREID)

monday, 15 funders

february

Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life

wednesday, 14 media

january

Parochial altruism - What it is and why it varies

saturday, 20 posts

Comment: The evolution of (intergroup) peace hinges on how we define groups and peace

monday, 01 posts

2023

december

Human intergroup relations are profoundly flexible. Our science needs to catch up.

thursday, 21 media

Washington State University

monday, 18 funders

To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here’s how.

friday, 15 posts

november

The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management

wednesday, 15 posts

october

Foley Institute hears of cultural elements of climate change

wednesday, 25 media

The culture of climate adaptation

thursday, 19 media

WSU professor edits special edition of scientific journal

thursday, 19 media

Long-distance friends are good friends to have around

thursday, 19 media

september

WSU anthropologist edits special journal issue on cultural climate adaptation

tuesday, 26 media

Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture

monday, 18 media

Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture

sunday, 17 posts

Non-kin alloparents and child outcomes: Older siblings, but not godparents, predict educational attainment in a rural context

friday, 15 posts

In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need

friday, 01 posts

july

Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals

monday, 10 posts

january

An introduction to ClimTo

saturday, 21 media

2022

november

How researchers prepare for fieldwork

thursday, 10 media

Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages

tuesday, 01 posts

october

Human cooperation, partner choice, and long-distance relationships

saturday, 08 media

Distinguishing intergroup and long-distance relationships

saturday, 01 posts

july

Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change

friday, 22 media

may

Washington State University

tuesday, 31 funders

march

A new approach to climate change adaptation

monday, 21 media

february

Effective climate-change adaptation means supporting community autonomy

monday, 28 posts

2021

november

Want climate-change adaptation? Evolutionary theory can help

sunday, 28 posts

september

US National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

wednesday, 15 funders

march

How can evolutionary and biological anthropologists engage broader audiences?

tuesday, 09 posts

january

NSF Cultural Anthropology

friday, 01 funders

2020

november

Human adaptation to climate change: An introduction to the special issue

monday, 23 posts

october

Do people manage climate risk through long-distance relationships?

monday, 26 posts

september

Navigating cross-cultural research: Methodological and ethical considerations

wednesday, 23 posts

Artesanos Mosetenes

friday, 18 media

Kinship intensity and the use of mental states in moral judgment across societies

tuesday, 01 posts

june

Preferences and constraints: the value of economic games for studying human behaviour

wednesday, 03 posts

january

Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change

wednesday, 01 media

2019

october

The evolution of between-community relationships in humans

thursday, 10 media

Xenophobic one minute, tolerant the next: humans are strange primates

monday, 07 media

2017

october

Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to

thursday, 19 media

february

Why fake news targeted Trump supporters

tuesday, 07 media

2016

august

Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources

friday, 05 media