Kermyt G Anderson
@kermytanderson.bsky.social
Biological anthropologist. Demographer. Human behavioral ecologist. I study reproductive outcomes, parental care, contraceptive usage, low fertility, age at first birth, paternity confidence, and other arcane subjects.
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Breastfeeding advocates often fall into three broad groups:
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
two panda bears are hugging each other while sitting on the ground .
Alt: A baby panda seems to give its mum a kiss before they cuddle.
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Breastfeeding advocates often fall into three broad groups:
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
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“Around 1 in 4 entries in the book indexes were women and around 4 in 10 contributors to edited volumes were women… These data can be a starting point for conversations on issues such as whether women are selecting themselves out of [evolutionary psychology]”
human-ethology.org/article/1472...
human-ethology.org/article/1472...
An Index of Her Own: An Investigation of the Proportion of Women Indexed in Evolutionary Psychology Textbooks | Published in Human Ethology
By Thomas V Pollet, Jeanne Bovet & 2 more. This study found that only a quarter of indexed entries and 40% of contributors in evolutionary psychology textbooks are women. We propose solutions to impro...
human-ethology.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Around 1 in 4 entries in the book indexes were women and around 4 in 10 contributors to edited volumes were women… These data can be a starting point for conversations on issues such as whether women are selecting themselves out of [evolutionary psychology]”
human-ethology.org/article/1472...
human-ethology.org/article/1472...
I haven't seen this posted on here but the American Journal of Human Biology has run an In Memoriam on Jane Lancaster:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In Memoriam Jane B. Lancaster (1935–2025), a Pioneer in Anthropology
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I haven't seen this posted on here but the American Journal of Human Biology has run an In Memoriam on Jane Lancaster:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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tap. tap. is this thing on? evanthsociety is live on Bluesky! Watch this space for exciting and important updates about all things evolutionary anthropology. And, of course, for news about the upcoming EAS activities HBA in #Denver under #EASHBA2026 (pronounced eesh-buh). Re-post!
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
tap. tap. is this thing on? evanthsociety is live on Bluesky! Watch this space for exciting and important updates about all things evolutionary anthropology. And, of course, for news about the upcoming EAS activities HBA in #Denver under #EASHBA2026 (pronounced eesh-buh). Re-post!
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1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
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A reminder from @kevinlala.bsky.social and colleagues that the way that we communicate our science can have positive or dangerous consequences. Race science is often pseudoscience. Learn how to promote more empirically grounded views here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A reminder from @kevinlala.bsky.social and colleagues that the way that we communicate our science can have positive or dangerous consequences. Race science is often pseudoscience. Learn how to promote more empirically grounded views here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Chitwan Valley Family Study (or CVFS) was launched in 1995 and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with a series of events in Nepal. Read more about this important study and the November celebration: myumi.ch/n13z2
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Chitwan Valley Family Study (or CVFS) was launched in 1995 and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with a series of events in Nepal. Read more about this important study and the November celebration: myumi.ch/n13z2
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@anthrofuentes.bsky.social and I are working on a letter regarding the archiving of #NSF #DDRIGs in the #SBE Directorate and impacts on our fields. What did you/your students discover as a result of a DDRIG award? What other impacts resulted from the award? Post here or DM. Please repost for viz.
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@anthrofuentes.bsky.social and I are working on a letter regarding the archiving of #NSF #DDRIGs in the #SBE Directorate and impacts on our fields. What did you/your students discover as a result of a DDRIG award? What other impacts resulted from the award? Post here or DM. Please repost for viz.
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We are hiring a postdoc in the evolveD lab (evolvedlab.net) at Rutgers University. The remit is broad. We are looking for innovation, passion, and ethical collaboration. Please share the ad and email/ DM w/ Qs. We will start reviewing applications January 5.
Home | Evolve D Lab
evolvedlab.net
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We are hiring a postdoc in the evolveD lab (evolvedlab.net) at Rutgers University. The remit is broad. We are looking for innovation, passion, and ethical collaboration. Please share the ad and email/ DM w/ Qs. We will start reviewing applications January 5.
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Want to come work in a great Psychology Department? Able to teach within Cognitive and/or Behavioral Neuroscience areas of expertise? Well, we have a spot you'll love full well here in Kansas! careers.k-state.edu/jobs/teachin...
Teaching Assistant Professor - Manhattan, Kansas, United States
About This Role
The Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University seeks to fill a nine-month, non-tenure track Teaching Assistant Professor faculty position. A multi-year position is...
careers.k-state.edu
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Want to come work in a great Psychology Department? Able to teach within Cognitive and/or Behavioral Neuroscience areas of expertise? Well, we have a spot you'll love full well here in Kansas! careers.k-state.edu/jobs/teachin...
This is an important read. If you aren't sure why the NDF funding cuts matter, Katie spells it out for us.
EVEN THOUGH I HAD OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DO THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2025/11/if-y...
If you like milk science...
<dusts off the ol’ blog> On Thanksgiving, a Facebook “human interest story pages” dropped an essay about mother’s milk and me as a milk rese...
mammalssuck.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is an important read. If you aren't sure why the NDF funding cuts matter, Katie spells it out for us.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Bobcat
Muskrat
Beaver
Coatimundi
Cape cobra
Bobcat
Muskrat
Beaver
Coatimundi
Cape cobra
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Seals
Sea Lions
Sea Otters
Elephant seals
Humpback whales
Seals
Sea Lions
Sea Otters
Elephant seals
Humpback whales
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Wood stork
Bobcat
Manatee
Alligator (that's kind of cheating)
Indigo snake
Wood stork
Bobcat
Manatee
Alligator (that's kind of cheating)
Indigo snake
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Bobcat
Muskrat
Beaver
Coatimundi
Cape cobra
Bobcat
Muskrat
Beaver
Coatimundi
Cape cobra
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Many of you are aware that NSF has terminated DDRIs for anthropologists and archaeologists. This is obviously a blow to these fields. It means we need to be proactive in revising expectations and training programs. This sort of thing reminds us again how important it is to be able to pivot.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Many of you are aware that NSF has terminated DDRIs for anthropologists and archaeologists. This is obviously a blow to these fields. It means we need to be proactive in revising expectations and training programs. This sort of thing reminds us again how important it is to be able to pivot.
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
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In these troubled times, a bit of bossa nova can help lighten the mood. Here's a short one written by Jim Giddings, a retired guitarist who lives in Austin:
youtu.be/5bcnXcjYGOg
youtu.be/5bcnXcjYGOg
Giddings - Bossa Noche
YouTube video by Kermyt Anderson
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In these troubled times, a bit of bossa nova can help lighten the mood. Here's a short one written by Jim Giddings, a retired guitarist who lives in Austin:
youtu.be/5bcnXcjYGOg
youtu.be/5bcnXcjYGOg
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An hour after Ivana Nikoline Brønlund, born in Nuuk to Greenlandic parents who has played for the Greenlandic handball team, gave birth to her daughter, Aviaja-Luuna, the local municipality took the infant into foster care. Racism and colonialism continue on.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Protests as newborn removed from Greenlandic mother after ‘parenting competence’ tests
Danish authorities take one-hour-old infant despite law banning the tests on people with Greenlandic backgrounds
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
An hour after Ivana Nikoline Brønlund, born in Nuuk to Greenlandic parents who has played for the Greenlandic handball team, gave birth to her daughter, Aviaja-Luuna, the local municipality took the infant into foster care. Racism and colonialism continue on.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Reminder for bioanths on the job market!
My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15.
apply.interfolio.com/171196
apply.interfolio.com/171196
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August 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Reminder for bioanths on the job market!
Had a great time at @fossilconference.bsky.social! It's good to check in occasionally to see what the psychologists are up to. Nice to see some good (and fun!) evolutionary social science being done, and to meet some new folks.
Here I am at the very end of #FOSSIL2025, getting ready to drive home.
Here I am at the very end of #FOSSIL2025, getting ready to drive home.
August 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Had a great time at @fossilconference.bsky.social! It's good to check in occasionally to see what the psychologists are up to. Nice to see some good (and fun!) evolutionary social science being done, and to meet some new folks.
Here I am at the very end of #FOSSIL2025, getting ready to drive home.
Here I am at the very end of #FOSSIL2025, getting ready to drive home.
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My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15.
apply.interfolio.com/171196
apply.interfolio.com/171196
Apply - Interfolio
{{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
apply.interfolio.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15.
apply.interfolio.com/171196
apply.interfolio.com/171196
Jane Lancaster (1935-2025), a major figure in the development of human behavioral ecology, passed away yesterday. Jane was on my PhD committee and was always supportive of me and my work. She will be missed.
Here is the In Memoriam posted by UNM Anthropology:
anthropology.unm.edu/news-events/...
Here is the In Memoriam posted by UNM Anthropology:
anthropology.unm.edu/news-events/...
In Memoriam: Dr. Jane Lancaster, Pioneer in Human Evolutionary Sciences (1935-2025) ::
Anthropology | The University of New Mexico
anthropology.unm.edu
August 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Jane Lancaster (1935-2025), a major figure in the development of human behavioral ecology, passed away yesterday. Jane was on my PhD committee and was always supportive of me and my work. She will be missed.
Here is the In Memoriam posted by UNM Anthropology:
anthropology.unm.edu/news-events/...
Here is the In Memoriam posted by UNM Anthropology:
anthropology.unm.edu/news-events/...
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Finally made the long-delayed leap over here from that other place. Any suggestions on who to follow, related to bioanth, family demography, human behavioral ecology, primatology, etc.?
June 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Finally made the long-delayed leap over here from that other place. Any suggestions on who to follow, related to bioanth, family demography, human behavioral ecology, primatology, etc.?