Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture - Speaker Series
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The UCLA Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture (BEC) unites scholars exploring the connections among evolution, culture, the mind, and society. BEC provides a framework to facilitate research and training on the interaction among natural selection, cultural transmission, social relations, and psychology. The videos available here are filmed talks from the weekly BEC Speaker Series. The BEC Speaker Series brings nationally known speakers together to discuss topics of interest with faculty and students in an informal atmosphere. For more information about BEC and to view a calendar of upcoming talks, please visit www.bec.ucla.edu.
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| 1 | VideoClark Barrett (), 5/21/2012: "Confronting the puzzle of evolutionary novelty" | The capacity of organisms to deal with evolutionary novelty has been regarded by some as a puzzle. If adaptations have been shaped by natural selection operating in the past, then how can they possibly respond adaptively to objects, events, and situations that clearly did not exist until recently? This has been regarded as particularly problematic for adaptationist accounts of human behavior because we are clearly surrounded by many evolutionary novelties, from football to Facebook, that do not cause our brains to seize up in a failure to compute. Traditionally, the answer has been that humans are equipped with more or better general-purpose cognitive capacities than are other animals, though mounting comparative evidence suggests that it is not primarily in the most general mechanisms of cognition that humans and other primates differ. Arguably, progress on the novelty puzzle has been impeded by the lack of adequate theory regarding how adaptations, and in particular psychological adaptations, might be expected to respond to evolutionary novelty. In this talk I describe elements of what such a theory might look like, drawing on prior work in biology, evolutionary psychology, culture-gene coevolution theory, and Bayesian models of cognition, and illustrating the ideas with examples from recent research. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoClark Barrett (2), 5/21/2012: "Confronting the puzzle of evolutionary novelty" | The capacity of organisms to deal with evolutionary novelty has been regarded by some as a puzzle. If adaptations have been shaped by natural selection operating in the past, then how can they possibly respond adaptively to objects, events, and situations that clearly did not exist until recently? This has been regarded as particularly problematic for adaptationist accounts of human behavior because we are clearly surrounded by many evolutionary novelties, from football to Facebook, that do not cause our brains to seize up in a failure to compute. Traditionally, the answer has been that humans are equipped with more or better general-purpose cognitive capacities than are other animals, though mounting comparative evidence suggests that it is not primarily in the most general mechanisms of cognition that humans and other primates differ. Arguably, progress on the novelty puzzle has been impeded by the lack of adequate theory regarding how adaptations, and in particular psychological adaptations, might be expected to respond to evolutionary novelty. In this talk I describe elements of what such a theory might look like, drawing on prior work in biology, evolutionary psychology, culture-gene coevolution theory, and Bayesian models of cognition, and illustrating the ideas with examples from recent research. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoRobert Frank (1), 5/17/2012: "Rivalry and Cooperation: A Darwinian Perspective" | -- | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoRobert Frank (2), 5/17/2012: "Rivalry and Cooperation: A Darwinian Perspective" | -- | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoSergey Gavrilets (1), 5/14/12: "On the evolutionary origins of the egalitarian syndrome" | Humans exhibit strong egalitarian syndrome, i.e. the complex of cognitive perspectives, ethical principles, social norms, and individual and collective attitudes promoting equality. The universality of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherers suggests that it is an ancient, evolved human pattern. The evolutionary emergence of this syndrome is one of the most intriguing unsolved puzzles related to the origins of modern humans. Using simple mathematical models I will explore possible routes for two important aspects of egalitarian behavior: the transition from promiscuity to pair-bonding and coalitionary control of bullies. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoSergey Gavrilets (2), 5/14/12: "On the evolutionary origins of the egalitarian syndrome" | Humans exhibit strong egalitarian syndrome, i.e. the complex of cognitive perspectives, ethical principles, social norms, and individual and collective attitudes promoting equality. The universality of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherers suggests that it is an ancient, evolved human pattern. The evolutionary emergence of this syndrome is one of the most intriguing unsolved puzzles related to the origins of modern humans. Using simple mathematical models I will explore possible routes for two important aspects of egalitarian behavior: the transition from promiscuity to pair-bonding and coalitionary control of bullies. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDawn Neill (2), 4/30/2012: " Roti or Ramen: The Behavioral Ecology of Food Choice among Rural and Urban Indo-Fijians" | Urbanization is proceeding rapidly in many developing countries as part of a larger process of development and involves the shift of rural residents to urban cities. The shift from a rural to urban ecology entails changes in patterns of food production and/or purchase, preparation, and consumption. Existing research has consistently demonstrated an association between urbanization and dietary changes linked to increasing rates of overweight and obesity. Rural-urban variation in food cost and availability modifies the individual-level costs and benefits associated with dietary choices. It is suggested that the traditional rural dietary pattern is undergoing modification as urbanization occurs and individual food choice tradeoffs result. Empirically-derived diet clusters are created from 24-hour dietary recalls from 306 urban and rural living Indo-Fijian children. Results suggest the existence of a rural-traditional vegetable-based pattern and an urban-modified pattern. Using an embodied capital framework, mother’s education is shown to be the strongest predictor of diet, along with number of offspring and parents’ childhood ecology; urban ecology does not significantly predict diet. Mother’s embodied capital is also shown to be significantly associated with higher child BMIs, regardless of diet. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoDawn Neill (1), 4/30/2012: " Roti or Ramen: The Behavioral Ecology of Food Choice among Rural and Urban Indo-Fijians" | Urbanization is proceeding rapidly in many developing countries as part of a larger process of development and involves the shift of rural residents to urban cities. The shift from a rural to urban ecology entails changes in patterns of food production and/or purchase, preparation, and consumption. Existing research has consistently demonstrated an association between urbanization and dietary changes linked to increasing rates of overweight and obesity. Rural-urban variation in food cost and availability modifies the individual-level costs and benefits associated with dietary choices. It is suggested that the traditional rural dietary pattern is undergoing modification as urbanization occurs and individual food choice tradeoffs result. Empirically-derived diet clusters are created from 24-hour dietary recalls from 306 urban and rural living Indo-Fijian children. Results suggest the existence of a rural-traditional vegetable-based pattern and an urban-modified pattern. Using an embodied capital framework, mother’s education is shown to be the strongest predictor of diet, along with number of offspring and parents’ childhood ecology; urban ecology does not significantly predict diet. Mother’s embodied capital is also shown to be significantly associated with higher child BMIs, regardless of diet. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoMartin Muller (1), 4/23/2012: "Behavioral Ecology and Socioendocrinology of Reproduction in Male Chimpanzees" | The Kanyawara chimpanzees of Kibale National Park have been studied for 25 years, during which researchers have acquired a unique, 14-year longitudinal sample of hormonal data. Dr. Muller will draw on these data to discuss the role that testosterone plays in supporting male mating effort, the energetic costs of male-male competition, and the impacts of such competition on females. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoMartin Muller (2), 4/23/2012: "Behavioral Ecology and Socioendocrinology of Reproduction in Male Chimpanzees" | The Kanyawara chimpanzees of Kibale National Park have been studied for 25 years, during which researchers have acquired a unique, 14-year longitudinal sample of hormonal data. Dr. Muller will draw on these data to discuss the role that testosterone plays in supporting male mating effort, the energetic costs of male-male competition, and the impacts of such competition on females. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoLaura Fortunato (1), 4/16/2012: "The evolution of the human the family" | "Compared to other species, humans show a remarkable degree of variation in family organization. This talk presents recent advances in the application of evolutionary thinking to the study of the human family, focusing on the evolution of monogamous marriage. First, I present the results of a game-theoretic model investigating the co-evolution of marriage and wealth inheritance strategies. The analysis shows that where resources are transferred across generations, monogamous marriage may be advantageous because it ""concentrates"" wealth in a limited number of heirs. It may also be advantageous because a female may grant her husband higher probability of paternity if he marries monogamously, leading to exclusive investment of his resources in her offspring. This may explain why monogamous marriage prevailed across societies of Europe and Asia practicing intensive agriculture, and why it first emerged in these regions: here land was limited and the partitioning of estates depleted their value. Consistently, cultural norms promoting high paternity, such as ideologies of virginity and sexual fidelity, were common in these societies. Second, I present the results of two case studies testing specific predictions of the theoretical model. One case study focuses on evaluating the prediction of an ""early"" origin of monogamous marriage, linked to the development of intensive modes of production such as plough agriculture. In agreement with this prediction, phylogenetic comparative analysis of marriage strategies across Indo-European-speaking societies reconstructs monogamous marriage as the ancestral state. The other case study focuses on the predicted association between monogamous marriage and norms stipulating the transfer of wealth to a man’s wife’s offspring, as opposed to alternative inheritance strategies. This prediction is supported by analysis of variation in marriage and inheritance strategies across a world-wide sample of societies, while controlling for the confounding effects of Christianization. Finally, I discuss implications of these findings for our understanding of the evolution of human family systems." | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoLaura Fortunato (2), 4/16/2012: "The evolution of the human the family" | "Compared to other species, humans show a remarkable degree of variation in family organization. This talk presents recent advances in the application of evolutionary thinking to the study of the human family, focusing on the evolution of monogamous marriage. First, I present the results of a game-theoretic model investigating the co-evolution of marriage and wealth inheritance strategies. The analysis shows that where resources are transferred across generations, monogamous marriage may be advantageous because it ""concentrates"" wealth in a limited number of heirs. It may also be advantageous because a female may grant her husband higher probability of paternity if he marries monogamously, leading to exclusive investment of his resources in her offspring. This may explain why monogamous marriage prevailed across societies of Europe and Asia practicing intensive agriculture, and why it first emerged in these regions: here land was limited and the partitioning of estates depleted their value. Consistently, cultural norms promoting high paternity, such as ideologies of virginity and sexual fidelity, were common in these societies. Second, I present the results of two case studies testing specific predictions of the theoretical model. One case study focuses on evaluating the prediction of an ""early"" origin of monogamous marriage, linked to the development of intensive modes of production such as plough agriculture. In agreement with this prediction, phylogenetic comparative analysis of marriage strategies across Indo-European-speaking societies reconstructs monogamous marriage as the ancestral state. The other case study focuses on the predicted association between monogamous marriage and norms stipulating the transfer of wealth to a man’s wife’s offspring, as opposed to alternative inheritance strategies. This prediction is supported by analysis of variation in marriage and inheritance strategies across a world-wide sample of societies, while controlling for the confounding effects of Christianization. Finally, I discuss implications of these findings for our understanding of the evolution of human family systems." | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoBernard Chapais (1), 4/9/2012: "Human society: What is it and how did it evolve?" | " The social structure of any species is an emergent biological phenomenon and as such it has an evolutionary history. The human social structure is no exception to that rule but it has an important peculiarity: it is hidden from view by its numerous cultural expressions. To circumvent the problem and characterize the deep structure of human society one must carry out a comparative analysis of human and nonhuman primate societies and employ evolutionarily significant categories. Using that approach I define human societies as nested associations of multifamily groups, a structure made up of a specific set of features, notably, strong ties between groups stemming from the linkage of kinship bonds and pair bonds, a uniquely human trait. I also argue that primatology makes it possible to define a five-step model of the maximally parsimonious evolutionary sequence that led to human social structure. Finally I show how the present phylogenetic perspective informs functional analyses of human behavior by pointing to the ‘adaptive suite pitfall’and the importance of phylogenetic constraints. " | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoBernard Chapais (2), 4/9/2012: "Human society: What is it and how did it evolve?" | " The social structure of any species is an emergent biological phenomenon and as such it has an evolutionary history. The human social structure is no exception to that rule but it has an important peculiarity: it is hidden from view by its numerous cultural expressions. To circumvent the problem and characterize the deep structure of human society one must carry out a comparative analysis of human and nonhuman primate societies and employ evolutionarily significant categories. Using that approach I define human societies as nested associations of multifamily groups, a structure made up of a specific set of features, notably, strong ties between groups stemming from the linkage of kinship bonds and pair bonds, a uniquely human trait. I also argue that primatology makes it possible to define a five-step model of the maximally parsimonious evolutionary sequence that led to human social structure. Finally I show how the present phylogenetic perspective informs functional analyses of human behavior by pointing to the ‘adaptive suite pitfall’and the importance of phylogenetic constraints. " | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoSharlene Santana (1), 3/12/2012: "Adaptive evolution of facial color patterns in mammals" | -- | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSharlene Santana (2), 3/12/2012: "Adaptive evolution of facial color patterns in mammals" | -- | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoSteve Cole (1), 2/27/201: “Social regulation of gene expression: The primate genome’s social program" | Relationships between genes and social behavior have historically been viewed as a one-way street, with genes in control. Recent analyses have challenged this view by discovering broad alterations in the expression of human and macaque genes as a function of differing socio-environmental conditions. My talk summarizes the developing field of primate social genomics, and its efforts to identify the types of genes subject to social regulation, the biological signaling pathways mediating those effects, and the genetic polymorphisms that moderate socio-environmental influences on human gene expression. This approach provides a concrete molecular perspective on how external social environments interact with our genes to shape the functional characteristics of our bodies, and alter our future biological and behavioral trajectories based on our individual transcriptional histories. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSteve Cole (2), 2/27/2012: "Social regulation of gene expression: The primate genome’s social program" | Relationships between genes and social behavior have historically been viewed as a one-way street, with genes in control. Recent analyses have challenged this view by discovering broad alterations in the expression of human and macaque genes as a function of differing socio-environmental conditions. My talk summarizes the developing field of primate social genomics, and its efforts to identify the types of genes subject to social regulation, the biological signaling pathways mediating those effects, and the genetic polymorphisms that moderate socio-environmental influences on human gene expression. This approach provides a concrete molecular perspective on how external social environments interact with our genes to shape the functional characteristics of our bodies, and alter our future biological and behavioral trajectories based on our individual transcriptional histories. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoRebecca Sear (1), 2/21/2012: “How much does family matter? A comparative study of kin influences on fertility" | Abstract: The question of why people have the number of children that they do has still not been fully answered, despite decades of research on this topic. Recently, the hypothesis that humans are cooperative breeders has emerged in evolutionary anthropology, which suggests that the support women receive in raising children from other individuals (particularly kin) may be a key part of the answer. Here, I investigate whether the presence of kin influences a woman's fertility, using evidence from a wide range of populations. I first present the results of a systematic review of all published studies which have investigated correlations between kin availability and female fertility. This review demonstrates substantial evidence that the presence of family members is correlated with fertility, but these results do not always show consistent relationships. In some cases, particularly in high fertility societies and particularly for a woman’s in-laws, kin increase fertility rates. In other analyses, particularly of the influence of a woman's own parents in low fertility societies, kin slow down fertility. This literature is, however, very varied, with different studies using different methodologies and different measures of fertility and kin availability. More comparative work is needed to elucidate exactly how kin might influence fertility rates. I conclude by outlining my current research programme which aims to investigate kin influences on fertility using existing large-scale demographic datasets, using comparable methodologies in all datasets to facilitate comparisons between populations, and to explore the pathways through which kin may influence fertility. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoRebecca Sear (2), 2/21/2012: “How much does family matter? A comparative study of kin influences on fertility" | Abstract: The question of why people have the number of children that they do has still not been fully answered, despite decades of research on this topic. Recently, the hypothesis that humans are cooperative breeders has emerged in evolutionary anthropology, which suggests that the support women receive in raising children from other individuals (particularly kin) may be a key part of the answer. Here, I investigate whether the presence of kin influences a woman's fertility, using evidence from a wide range of populations. I first present the results of a systematic review of all published studies which have investigated correlations between kin availability and female fertility. This review demonstrates substantial evidence that the presence of family members is correlated with fertility, but these results do not always show consistent relationships. In some cases, particularly in high fertility societies and particularly for a woman’s in-laws, kin increase fertility rates. In other analyses, particularly of the influence of a woman's own parents in low fertility societies, kin slow down fertility. This literature is, however, very varied, with different studies using different methodologies and different measures of fertility and kin availability. More comparative work is needed to elucidate exactly how kin might influence fertility rates. I conclude by outlining my current research programme which aims to investigate kin influences on fertility using existing large-scale demographic datasets, using comparable methodologies in all datasets to facilitate comparisons between populations, and to explore the pathways through which kin may influence fertility. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoAnne Kandler (2), 2/13/2012: “Analysing Language Shift: the Example of Scottish Gaelic" | Title: “Analysing Language Shift: the Example of Scottish Gaelic" Abstract: ‘Language shift’ is the process whereby members of a community in which more than one language is spoken abandon their original vernacular language in favour of another. We model the dynamic of language shift as a Lotka-Volterra type competition process in which the numbers of speakers of each language and of the bilingual sub-population vary as a function both of internal recruitment (as the net outcome of birth, death, immigration and emigration), and of gains and losses due to language shift. In order to test the model we apply our approach to the English-Gaelic competition in Western Scotland. We are able to replicate the main dynamic of the shift process and give predictions about the future of the Gaelic language under unchanged environmental conditions. However, the Gaelic language is subject to recent governmental interventions whose objective are stable societal bilingualism - by creating or preserving segregated sociolinguistic domains, in each of which one or other language is the preferred medium of communication. To consider these effects we examine a second model in which bilingualism is no longer simply a transitional state. Superimposed on the basic shift dynamic there is an additional demand for the endangered language as the preferred medium of communication in some restricted sociolinguistic domains. The creation of segregated sociolinguistic domains can lead to stable co-existence and therewith be a successful maintenance strategy. Our model enables us to estimate e.g. for the English-Gaelic competition the strength of interventions needed in order to maintain the bilingual sub-population. Further, we analyse the crucial role of random drift for small numbers of speakers of the endangered languages and selective migration on the maintenance success. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoAnne Kandler (1), 2/13/2012: “Analysing Language Shift: the Example of Scottish Gaelic" | Title: “Analysing Language Shift: the Example of Scottish Gaelic" Abstract: ‘Language shift’ is the process whereby members of a community in which more than one language is spoken abandon their original vernacular language in favour of another. We model the dynamic of language shift as a Lotka-Volterra type competition process in which the numbers of speakers of each language and of the bilingual sub-population vary as a function both of internal recruitment (as the net outcome of birth, death, immigration and emigration), and of gains and losses due to language shift. In order to test the model we apply our approach to the English-Gaelic competition in Western Scotland. We are able to replicate the main dynamic of the shift process and give predictions about the future of the Gaelic language under unchanged environmental conditions. However, the Gaelic language is subject to recent governmental interventions whose objective are stable societal bilingualism - by creating or preserving segregated sociolinguistic domains, in each of which one or other language is the preferred medium of communication. To consider these effects we examine a second model in which bilingualism is no longer simply a transitional state. Superimposed on the basic shift dynamic there is an additional demand for the endangered language as the preferred medium of communication in some restricted sociolinguistic domains. The creation of segregated sociolinguistic domains can lead to stable co-existence and therewith be a successful maintenance strategy. Our model enables us to estimate e.g. for the English-Gaelic competition the strength of interventions needed in order to maintain the bilingual sub-population. Further, we analyse the crucial role of random drift for small numbers of speakers of the endangered languages and selective migration on the maintenance success. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoNga Nguyen (2), 2/6/2012: “Behavioral biology and endocrinology of wild baboons and geladas in East Africa" | Title: “Behavioral biology and endocrinology of wild baboons and geladas in East Africa" Abstract: Maternal care is the most significant measure of successful adaptation among female mammals. Understanding the predictors of individual differences in offspring care is a major objective of mammalian reproductive biology. In this talk, I will evaluate the impact of maternal and infant characteristics, maternal hormones, and friendships with males on the mother-infant relationship in wild baboons, and discuss the potential fitness consequences of variation in these variables for mothers and infants. I will also discuss the results of my more recent research on reproductive biology in a wild gelada monkey population inhabiting one of the coldest and highest elevation environments of any non-human primate. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoNga Nguyen (1), 2/6/2012: “Behavioral biology and endocrinology of wild baboons and geladas in East Africa" | Title: “Behavioral biology and endocrinology of wild baboons and geladas in East Africa" Abstract: Maternal care is the most significant measure of successful adaptation among female mammals. Understanding the predictors of individual differences in offspring care is a major objective of mammalian reproductive biology. In this talk, I will evaluate the impact of maternal and infant characteristics, maternal hormones, and friendships with males on the mother-infant relationship in wild baboons, and discuss the potential fitness consequences of variation in these variables for mothers and infants. I will also discuss the results of my more recent research on reproductive biology in a wild gelada monkey population inhabiting one of the coldest and highest elevation environments of any non-human primate. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoHeather Watts (2), 1-30-11: "Influences of social behavior on survival and reproduction in birds and mammals" | -- | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoHeather Watts (1), 1-30-11: "Influences of social behavior on survival and reproduction in birds and mammals" | Patterns of survival and reproduction are known to be influenced by prevailing environmental conditions. In this talk, I will draw from my research on gregarious mammals and birds to examine how the social environment can affect these two components of fitness. First, I will discuss how social status, group size and maternal support influence survival and reproduction in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), a large carnivore that lives in complex social groups much like those of cercopithecine primates. Second, I will present my recent research investigating the effect of social cues on reproductive timing in the pine siskin (Spinus pinus), a nomadic North American finch with a flexible breeding schedule. Throughout, I discuss what these findings tell us about the evolution of behavior in these species. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoSimone Schnall (1), 11/9/11: "Emotions, Intuitions, and Morality" | How do people tell right from wrong? It used to be assumed that moral decisions are based on rational thought, such that people determine on objective facts and logical analysis what is morally acceptable behaviour. More recently, however, empirical findings suggest that decisions about morality and ethical behaviour are far from rational, but are often guided by emotional and other intuitions. I will discuss my research showing that first, embodied feelings and intuitions influence moral judgments, and second, positive moral emotions can be harnessed to bring about positive behavioural change. These findings suggest that emotions and intuitions play a powerful role in moral considerations | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoDerek Penn (1), 10/24/11, "Why Are We So Odd? Explaining the Discontinuity between Human and Nonhuman minds" | -- | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoDerek Penn (2), 10/24/11, "Why Are We So Odd? Explaining the Discontinuity between Human and Nonhuman minds" | -- | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoAndrew Shtulman (1), 10/17/11: "Cognitive constraints on the understanding and acceptance of evolution" | -- | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoAndrew Shtulman (2), 10/17/11: "Cognitive constraints on the understanding and acceptance of evolution" | -- | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoAlyssa Crittenden (1), 10/10/11: "The ontogeny of prosocial behavior: foraging among Hadza hunter-gatherer children" | -- | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoAlyssa Crittenden (2), 10/10/11: "The ontogeny of prosocial behavior: foraging among Hadza hunter-gatherer children" | -- | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoDora Costa, Matthew Kahn (1) - 10-03-2011 - Heroes, Cowards, and Beyond | -- | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoDora Costa, Matthew Kahn (2) - 10-03-2011 - Heroes, Cowards, and Beyond | -- | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoChris von Reuden (1), April 4, 2011: Why do men seek positions of status or leadership? | -- | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoChris von Reuden (2), April 4, 2011: Why do men seek positions of status or leadership? | -- | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoEdward H. Hagen (1), Mar 28, 2011: Drugs are bad...for pathogens. Testing an alternative to the "hijack" model of recreational | -- | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoEdward H. Hagen (2), Mar 28, 2011: Drugs are bad...for pathogens. Testing an alternative to the "hijack" model of recreational | -- | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoMichael McCullough (1), Mar 9, 2011: Cognitive Systems for Revenge and Reconciliation | -- | 3/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoMichael McCullough (2), Mar 9, 2011: Cognitive Systems for Revenge and Reconciliation | -- | 3/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoIvy Pike (1), Mar 7, 2011: Embodying Violence and the Biocultural Approach: What can nomadic herders from Northern Kenya teach | -- | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoIvy Pike (2), Mar 7, 2011: Embodying Violence and the Biocultural Approach: What can nomadic herders from Northern Kenya teach | -- | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoSarah Mesnick (1), Feb 28, 2011: Sperm whale social structure: kith and kin; Implications for behavior, culture and conservatio | -- | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoSarah Mesnick (2), Feb 28, 2011: Sperm whale social structure: kith and kin; Implications for behavior, culture and conservatio | -- | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoÁdám Miklósi (1), Feb 25, 2011: Dog-human social interaction: Old wine in new bottles? | -- | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoÁdám Miklósi (2), Feb 25, 2011: Dog-human social interaction: Old wine in new bottles? | -- | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoBrian Wood (1), Feb 14, 2011: Household and Kin Provisioning by Hadza Males | -- | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoBrian Wood (2), Feb 14, 2011: Household and Kin Provisioning by Hadza Males | -- | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoDerek E. Lyons (1), Feb 7, 2011: The social roots of artifact culture: Overimitation and the development of children’s causal | -- | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoDerek E. Lyons (2), Feb 7, 2011: The social roots of artifact culture: Overimitation and the development of children’s causal | -- | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoJason A. Clark (1), Jan 24, 2011: Serial homologies of psychological traits: the case of emotions | -- | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoJason A. Clark (2), Jan 24, 2011: Serial homologies of psychological traits: the case of emotions | -- | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoBruce Winterhalder (1), Jan 10, 2011: Behavioral ecology models of habitat in-fill and the evolution of prehistoric despotism | -- | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoBruce Winterhalder (2), Jan 10, 2011: Behavioral ecology models of habitat in-fill and the evolution of prehistoric despotism | -- | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoMoshe Hoffman (1), Jan 03, 2011: Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Risk Aversion and Competitiveness | -- | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoMoshe Hoffman (2), Jan 03, 2011: Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Risk Aversion and Competitiveness | -- | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoChristophe Boesch (2), Dec 08, 2010: Ecology of Cooperation and Altruism in Humans and Chimpanzees | -- | 12/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoChristophe Boesch (1), Dec 08, 2010: Ecology of Cooperation and Altruism in Humans and Chimpanzees | -- | 12/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoJennifer Smith (2), Nov 29, 2010: Kinship structures patterns of cooperation and social network dynamics in the spotted hyena | -- | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoJennifer Smith (1), Nov 29, 2010: Kinship structures patterns of cooperation and social network dynamics in the spotted hyena | -- | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoParry Clarke (1), Nov 22, 2010: Infanticide and Reproductive Restraint in the Archetypical Polygynous Primate | -- | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoParry Clarke (2), Nov 22, 2010: Infanticide and Reproductive Restraint in the Archetypical Polygynous Primate | -- | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoDominic Johnson (2), Nov 15, 2010: Adaptive Politics: The Strategic Advantages of Psychological Biases | -- | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoDominic Johnson (1), Nov 15, 2010: Adaptive Politics: The Strategic Advantages of Psychological Biases | -- | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoMichael Alvard (2), Nov 8, 2010: Social structure, cultural kinship, and cooperation among the Lamalera whale hunters of Indone | -- | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoMichael Alvard (1), Nov 8, 2010: Social structure, cultural kinship, and cooperation among the Lamalera whale hunters of Indone | -- | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoJames Holland Jones (2), Nov 1, 2010: Contact Networks, Models of Infectious Disease, and Epidemic Simulation | -- | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoJames Holland Jones (1), Nov 1, 2010: Contact Networks, Models of Infectious Disease, and Epidemic Simulation | -- | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoRobert Wayne (2), Oct 25, 2010: Evolution and diversification of the domestic dog | -- | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoRobert Wayne (1), Oct 25, 2010: Evolution and diversification of the domestic dog | -- | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoThomas Flamson (2), Oct 18, 2010: Encryption Theory: The evolution of humor as an honest signal | -- | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoThomas Flamson (1), Oct 18, 2010: Encryption Theory: The evolution of humor as an honest signal | -- | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoErol Akcay (2), Oct 11, 2010: Evolution of motivations and behavioral responses: Integrating the proximate and ultimate causes | -- | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoErol Akcay (1), Oct 11, 2010: Evolution of motivations and behavioral responses: Integrating the proximate and ultimate causes | -- | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoUri Gneezy (2), Oct 04, 2010: Gender differences in preferences | -- | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoUri Gneezy (1), Oct 04, 2010: Gender differences in preferences | -- | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoAaron Blackwell (2), Sept 27, 2010:Life history, immune function, and helminths: The behavioral and immunological ecology of th | -- | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoAaron Blackwell (1), Sept 27, 2010:Life history, immune function, and helminths: The behavioral and immunological ecology of th | -- | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoCarlos Navarrete (2), May 24, 2010: Sexual Selection and the Psychological Architecture of Race Prejudice | -- | 5/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoCarlos Navarrete (1), May 24, 2010: Sexual Selection and the Psychological Architecture of Race Prejudice | -- | 5/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoElizabeth Pillsworth (2), May 17, 2010: Is Female Choice Overemphasized in the Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mating? Evidenc | -- | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoElizabeth Pillsworth (1), May 17, 2010: Is Female Choice Overemphasized in the Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mating? Evidenc | -- | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoDoug Kenrick (2), May 12, 2010: "How the Mind Warps: Evolution and Social Cognition" | -- | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoDoug Kenrick (1), May 12, 2010: "How the Mind Warps: Evolution and Social Cognition" | -- | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | VideoEdward Slingerland (2), May 3, 2010: "Why Do Humanists Hate Vertical Integration?" | -- | 5/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | VideoEdward Slingerland (1), May 3, 2010: "Why Do Humanists Hate Vertical Integration?" | -- | 5/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | VideoDario Maestripieri (2), Apr 26, 2010: "Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection and Female Mating Vocalizations in Primates | -- | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | VideoDario Maestripieri (1), Apr 26, 2010: "Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection and Female Mating Vocalizations in Primates" | -- | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | VideoTom Griffiths (2), Apr 12, 2010: "Effects of Inductive Biases on Cultural Transmission" | -- | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | VideoTom Griffiths (1), Apr 12, 2010: "Effects of Inductive Biases on Cultural Transmission" | -- | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoPeter Gray (2), Apr 5, 2010: "The Descent of Dad's Sexuality" | -- | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoPeter Gray (1), Apr 5, 2010: "The Descent of Dad's Sexuality" | -- | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | VideoP. Jeffrey Brantingham (2), Mar 29, 2010 "Burglars, Bangers and Bombers: The Behavioral Mechanisms Underlying Repeat Victimizat | -- | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoP. Jeffrey Brantingham (1), Mar 29, 2010 "Burglars, Bangers and Bombers: The Behavioral Mechanisms Underlying Repeat Victimizat | -- | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | VideoPeter Fashing (2), Mar 8, 2010: "Behavioral ecology of East African primates: Costs and benefits of group living in colobus and | -- | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 97 | VideoPeter Fashing (1), Mar 8, 2010: "Behavioral ecology of East African primates: Costs and benefits of group living in colobus and | -- | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | VideoRussell Gray (2), Mar 1, 2010: "The Pleasures and Perils of Darwinizing Culture (with Phylogenies)" | -- | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 99 | VideoRussell Gray (1), Mar 1, 2010: "The Pleasures and Perils of Darwinizing Culture (with Phylogenies)" | -- | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 100 | VideoPeter Kim (2), Feb 22, 2010: "The Manifestation of Mob Mentalities" | -- | 2/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 101 | VideoPeter Kim (1), Feb 22, 2010: "The Manifestation of Mob Mentalities" | -- | 2/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 102 | VideoTim Waring (2), Jan 15, 2010: "Do Ethnic Divisions Restrict Sustainable use of Natural Resources? A case study from Tamil Nadu" | -- | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 103 | VideoTim Waring (1), Jan 15, 2010: "Do Ethnic Divisions Restrict Sustainable use of Natural Resources? A case study from Tamil Nadu | -- | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 104 | VideoLynn Fairbanks (2), Jan. 11, 2010: "Genetic, Maternal and Life History Influences on Sociability in Vervet Monkeys" | -- | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 105 | VideoLynn Fairbanks (1), Jan. 11, 2010: "Genetic, Maternal and Life History Influences on Sociability in Vervet Monkeys" | -- | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 106 | VideoAdriana Galvan (2), Jan. 04, 2010: "Adolescence as a developmental period of increased risk-taking and reward sensitivity: Insi | -- | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 107 | VideoAdriana Galvan (1), Jan. 04, 2010: "Adolescence as a developmental period of increased risk-taking and reward sensitivity: Insi | -- | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 108 | VideoCatherine Reed (2), Nov. 20, 2009: "The Role of Specialized Body Processing for Embodied Social Perception" | -- | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 109 | VideoCatherine Reed (1), Nov. 30, 2009: "The Role of Specialized Body Processing for Embodied Social Perception" | -- | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 110 | VideoJohn Novembre (1), Nov. 16, 2009: "Spatial population structure and the genetic basis of adaptation in human populations" | -- | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 111 | VideoDavid Liu (2), Nov. 23, 2009: "Asking "do X have a theory of mind?" is not precisely the right question: Mental-state understan | -- | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 112 | VideoJohn Novembre (2), Nov. 16, 2009: "Spatial population structure and the genetic basis of adaptation in human populations" | -- | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 113 | VideoDavid Liu (1), Nov. 23, 2009: "Asking "do X have a theory of mind?" is not precisely the right question: Mental-state understa | -- | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 114 | VideoSteve Neuberg (2), Nov. 2, 2009: "Toward a Functional, Affordance-Centered Model of Person Perception, Prejudices, and Social I | -- | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 115 | VideoSteve Neuberg (1), Nov. 2, 2009: "Toward a Functional, Affordance-Centered Model of Person Perception, Prejudices, and Social I | -- | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 116 | VideoAndrew Shaner (2), Oct. 26, 2009: "Autism as the low-fitness extreme of a parentally selected fitness indicator" | -- | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 117 | VideoAndrew Shaner (1), Oct. 26, 2009: "Autism as the low-fitness extreme of a parentally selected fitness indicator" | -- | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 118 | VideoBruce Bridgeman (2), Oct. 12, 2009: "Treading a Slippery Slope: Slant Perception in Near and Far Space" | -- | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 119 | VideoBruce Bridgeman (1), Oct. 12, 2009: "Treading a Slippery Slope: Slant Perception in Near and Far Space" | -- | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 120 | VideoGreg Hickok (2), Oct. 5, 2009: "On the nature of auditory-motor interaction in speech processing: implications for the interpre | -- | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 121 | VideoGreg Hickok (1), Oct. 5, 2009: "On the nature of auditory-motor interaction in speech processing: implications for the interpre | -- | 10/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 122 | VideoAthena Aktipis (1), May 27, 2009: "Walking Away from the Haystack: Conditional Movement Favors the Evolution of Cooperation in | -- | 6/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 123 | VideoAthena Aktipis (2), May 27, 2009: "Walking Away from the Haystack: Conditional Movement Favors the Evolution of Cooperation in | -- | 6/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 124 | VideoNina Jablonski (1), May 20, 2009: "The Evolution and Significance of Human Nakedness" | -- | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 125 | VideoNina Jablonski (2), May 20, 2009: "The Evolution and Significance of Human Nakedness" | -- | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 126 | VideoDan Geschwind (2), May 18, 2009: "Transcriptome Organization in Human and Primate Brain: Connecting Genes to Brain to Cognition | -- | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 127 | VideoDan Geschwind (1), May 18, 2009: "Transcriptome Organization in Human and Primate Brain: Connecting Genes to Brain to Cognition | -- | 5/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 128 | VideoPaul Mellars (1), April 29, 2009: "Rethinking Modern Human Behavioral Origins and Dispersal: Archaeological and Genetic Perspec | -- | 5/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 129 | VideoPaul Mellars (2), April 29, 2009: "Rethinking Modern Human Behavioral Origins and Dispersal: Archaeological and Genetic Perspec | -- | 5/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 130 | VideoBarbara König (1), April 15, 2009: "Cooperation and Social Selection - A Case Study of Communal Nursing in House Mice" | -- | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 131 | VideoBarbara König (2), April 15, 2009: "Cooperation and Social Selection - A Case Study of Communal Nursing in House Mice" | -- | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 132 | VideoScott Johnson (1), May 4, 2009: "Mental Rotation in Adults and Infants: A Sex Difference" | -- | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 133 | VideoScott Johnson (2), May 4, 2009: "Mental Rotation in Adults and Infants: A Sex Difference" | -- | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 134 | VideoEdouard Machery (1), April 20, 2009: "Did Morality Really Evolve?" | -- | 4/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 135 | VideoEdouard Machery (2), April 20, 2009: "Did Morality Really Evolve?" | -- | 4/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 136 | VideoNaomi Eisenberger (1), April 13, 2009: "Why Rejection Hurts: Examining the Shared Mechanisms Underlying Physical and Social Pai | -- | 4/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 137 | VideoNaomi Eisenberger (2), April 13, 2009: "Why Rejection Hurts: Examining the Shared Mechanisms Underlying Physical and Social Pai | -- | 4/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 138 | VideoJoe Henrich (1), April 6, 2009: "The Evolution of Cultural Adaptations: Fijian Food Taboos Protect Against Dangerous Marine Tox | -- | 4/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 139 | VideoJoe Henrich (2), April 6, 2009: "The Evolution of Cultural Adaptations: Fijian Food Taboos Protect Against Dangerous Marine Tox | -- | 4/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 140 | VideoPeter DeScioli (1), Dec. 1, 2008: "The Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship" | -- | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 141 | VideoPeter DeScioli (2), Dec. 1, 2008: "The Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship" | -- | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 142 | VideoCaleb Finch (1), Jan. 5, 2009: "The Role of Diet and Infection in Human Evolution" | -- | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 143 | VideoCaleb Finch (2), Jan. 5, 2009: "The Role of Diet and Infection in Human Evolution" | -- | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 144 | VideoJohn Alcock (1), Nov. 3, 2008: "Why I Am Still a Single-Minded Adaptationist" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 145 | VideoJohn Alcock (2), Nov. 3, 2008: "Why I Am Still a Single-Minded Adaptationist" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 146 | VideoDaniel Nettle (1), Feb. 23, 2009: "Why is the Theory of Evolution So Hard to Understand?" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 147 | VideoDaniel Nettle (2), Feb. 23, 2009: "Why is the Theory of Evolution So Hard to Understand?" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 148 | VideoRobert Boyd (1), Feb. 9, 2009: "The Evolution of Social Stratification" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 149 | VideoRobert Boyd (2), Feb. 9, 2009: "The Evolution of Social Stratification" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 150 | VideoDavid Sloan Wilson (1), Feb. 17, 2009: "Evolving the City: Using Evolutionary Theory to Understand and Improve the Quality of E | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 151 | VideoDavid Sloan Wilson (2), Feb. 17, 2009: "Evolving the City: Using Evolutionary Theory to Understand and Improve the Quality of E | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 152 | VideoTatsuya Kameda (1), Nov. 24, 2008: "Emotional Functioning and Socio-Economic Uncertainty: Is "Hikikomori" an Indigenous Cultura | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 153 | VideoTatsuya Kameda (2), Nov. 24, 2008: "Emotional Functioning and Socio-Economic Uncertainty: Is "Hikikomori" an Indigenous Cultura | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 154 | VideoGary Charness (1), Oct. 20, 2008: "Three Field Experiments on Procrastination and Willpower" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 155 | VideoGary Charness (2), Oct. 20, 2008: "Territoriality and Gender in the Laboratory" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 156 | VideoJohn Mikhail (1), Nov. 17, 2008: "Universal Moral Grammar: Theory, Evidence, and Future research" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 157 | VideoJohn Mikhail (2), Nov. 17, 2008: "Universal Moral Grammar: Theory, Evidence, and Future research" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 158 | VideoKarthik Panchanathan (1), Jan. 12, 2009: "Quantifying the Bystander Effect in a Multiplayer Dictator Game" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 159 | VideoKarthik Panchanathan (2), Jan. 12, 2009: "Quantifying the Bystander Effect in a Multiplayer Dictator Game" | -- | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 159 Episodes |
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