– by Elic Weitzel, Kurt Wilson, & Rich Sosis (Image credit: John Shaver) Alloparental care—investment in offspring that are not one’s own—takes many diverse forms. Alloparenting can look like an older sister watching over a younger brother while their parents are out. It can look like an aunt or uncle helping to pay for their […]
Image: woman in Uganda – by Alessandra Cassar Women around the world experience maternal depression, particularly around the time of pregnancy and childbirth. With around 10-15% of mothers in high-income countries and up to 25% in low- and middle-income countries experiencing depression during or after pregnancy, it is essential that we understand its causes and […]
Knox College is seeking an Assistant Professor in Clinical or Social Psychology, and either way they’re interested in someone who takes an evolutionary approach. Review of applications begins Oct 18th 2024. See here for more details: https://apply.interfolio.com/154607 For more jobs in the evolutionary social sciences, check out our Evolutionary Social Science wiki, which is maintained […]
– by Deb Lieberman, Editor-in-Chief of Evolution & Human Behavior I am pleased to announce a formal call for research papers to be part of two upcoming special issues/sections in Evolution & Human Behavior (EHB). The first special issue is focused on evolved adaptations that function in the domains of physical contact, contagion, and intimacy. […]
– by Angarika Deb & Christophe Heintz (photo credit: ChatGPT) Just yesterday, my partner and I got into an argument regarding who has been vacuuming the last couple of times, around the house. And now that we expecting some guests, who should be the one to do it? Household arguments about undone tasks (or having […]
– by Adar Eisenbruch Photo credits: Hadza hunter (top) by Kristopher Smith; Tsimane hunter (middle) by Michael Gurven Many of us were taught as children not to judge a book by its cover, meaning not to make assumptions about people based on their appearance. Yet we do it anyway. For example, people whose faces look […]
– by Macken Murphy Socially monogamous birds, like humans, often have “affairs.” In some species, these liaisons seem to serve a dual mating strategy. The females prioritize good looks in extra-pair mates (e.g., more complex ornamentation) and good parenting in primary partners (extra-pair males generally don’t invest in young). Good looks in males are thought […]
– by Maija-Eliina Sequeira, Narges Afshordi, & Anni Kajanus Social hierarchies are an inherent part of human social life, and children learn to recognise and navigate them from infancy, suggesting a universal tendency to do so. But how does our environment shape our preferences for who to learn from, or who should lead? In our […]
– by Brendan Zietsch A key question for evolutionary psychologists is: what selection pressures have shaped human traits and how do they vary and covary across individuals? Recent genomics studies have revealed a wealth of evidence that sheds light on these questions. In my paper, “Genomic findings and their implications for the evolutionary social sciences”, […]
– by Adam Tratner, Nechumi Malovicki-Yaffe, & Melissa McDonald Researchers have consistently documented sex differences in heterosexual mate preferences, indicating that women tend to prefer wealthier partners, and men tend to prefer young and attractive partners. This is one of the most robust findings in the evolutionary psychology literature on mate preferences and has stood […]