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Anne Pisor @annepisor.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Come join us! Penn State Anthropology is hiring *two tenure-track assistant professors*, one in human reproductive ecology and one in archaeology. Here are just a few reasons why working at Penn State is awesome:

A photo of the Susan Welch Liberal Arts building at sunrise

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Haneul Jang @haneuljang.bsky.social · 7d

Finally in my hands! A new book from @mgurven.bsky.social on why we age, and how we can age better, through the lens of evolutionary anthropology💙 Very excited to dive in!

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks, Elijah!

Elijah Watson @elijahjwatson.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to be reading this great new book from @mgurven.bsky.social!

Already loving the first chapter — so helpful to have a book like this on the evolutionary anthropology and demography of aging as I’m writing up my dissertation

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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 14d

We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 18d

An amazing opportunity with great multidisciplinary colleagues in the wonderful pink city of Toulouse

Jean-François Bonnefon @jfbonnefon.bsky.social · 18d

It's hiring season at @iast.fr!

- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France

www.iast.fr/research-fel...

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 20d

Much appreciated, David! Very kind.

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 21d

Released today!
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.

Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.

Please help spread the word!

#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 21d

Had a fun time talking with the Daves… thanks for having me on. check it out!

Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) @epthepod.bsky.social · 22d

This week, @mgurven.bsky.social discusses the evolution of human longevity (and he has a new book out today)!

youtu.be/HiAI9iBHCOc?...

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www.podbean.com/eas/pb-jrgtk...

The Evolution of Human Longevity with Mike Gurven

YouTube video by Evolutionary Psychology (The Podcast)

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · 28d

Just one week away until SEVEN DECADES is born. Not too late to preorder (code PUP30 for discount):
tinyurl.com/efpaxtex

I hear from friends that the preorders are already arriving!

@princetonupress.bsky.social

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Amy Boddy @amyboddy.bsky.social · Sep 5

The book we have all been waiting for from @mgurven.bsky.social is finally here!! Read it to get a broad perspective on human evolution and aging - stay for the fun titles 😀

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Adrian Jaeggi @jaeggiadrian.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just got this book by one of my favourite anthropologists (and people) in the mail - if it's only half as good as the gushing advanced praise, this'll be an instant classic! Also, brilliant title, immediately putting to bed the notion that long lifespan is a new thing; we've evolved to live to ~70

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alma-solis.bsky.social @alma-solis.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’m having a great time in Bolivia with @mgurven.bsky.social, Jon Stiglitz, and Tsimane anthropologists investing the connection between different aspects of #sleep and Alzheimer’s and Dementia risk as part of my #postdoctoral research

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · Aug 16

One month before SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER is released!

A prelim copy just arrived. I’m in Bolivia but my son opened the shipment and it appears that he approves.

Preorder now (30% discount code: PUP30): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Jordan S. Martin @jsmartin.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm very excited to share the central paper from my PhD out now in Science Advances. We investigated how social effects among neighbors shape the evolution of reproductive cooperation and the pace of adaptive population growth among the Indigenous Tsimane of Bolivia.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Indirect genetic effects among neighbors promote cooperation and accelerate adaptation in a small-scale human society

Social effects on fertility promote population growth and the evolution of flexible cooperation in a small-scale human society.

www.science.org

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congrats to @amy-anderson.bsky.social for leading this project from start to finish. Was fun to work at the intersection of bioarchaeology, human biology and epidemiology!

Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Jul 16

Skeletal indicators of childhood stress are associated with cellular indicators of compromised immune function in adults @mgurven.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Amy Anderson @amy-anderson.bsky.social · Jul 16

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Clinically ignored, archaeologically common. Are these holes in the head a thing of the past?

So glad to finally have this award winning research (@paleopathology.bsky.social ) out -- cribra orbitalia and its relationship to health in living Tsimane adults.

Childhood skeletal lesions common in prehistory are present in living forager-farmers and predict adult markers of immune function

Skeletal indicators of childhood stress are associated with cellular indicators of compromised immune function in adults.

www.science.org

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · Jun 18

Your next Fall read, my new book: SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER

Longevity is shaped by our evolutionary past—imagine aging as opportunity rather than burden.

Out Sept 16, preorder w/ code PUP30 for 30% discount: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

@princetonupress.bsky.social

Seven Decades

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden

press.princeton.edu

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Mar 31

“researchers found a 10% drop in earnings 4 years after a menopause diagnosis — due to both reduced hours & women leaving the workforce altogether. Women were also more likely to start disability benefits after a diagnoses. Notably, this impact was concentrated among women without a college degree”

Hot and Bothered at Work: The "Menopause Penalty”

New research shows an earnings dip during menopause

jenndowd.substack.com

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Joseph Kilgallen @josephkilgallen.bsky.social · Mar 12

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨

“You Are Married by the Woman” explores how men’s support for women’s empowerment is understood in a fast-urbanizing Tanzanian community.

If you're interested in gender, masculinity, and social change, check it out!

“You are Married by the Woman”: Divergent Understandings of Men’s Support for Women’s Empowerment in Northwestern Tanzania - Joseph A. Kilgallen, Alexander M. Ishungisa, Pius Charles, Theresia Marco C...

Engaging men in women’s empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men’s support for women’s empowerment is conceptualize...

journals.sagepub.com

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Pablo Nepomnaschy @pablonep.bsky.social · Feb 22

Job available for Full Professor Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) - Indigenous Health and Well-Being at the Faculty of Health Science, Simon Fraser University (RT 🙏🏼 please):

www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

Canada Research Chair - Indigenous Health and Well-Being

www.sfu.ca

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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · Feb 19

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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Lara Durgavich @ldurgavich.bsky.social · Feb 12

A relatable icon. #DarwinDay

Photo of Darwin with the quotation “I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything”

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Peter Gray @peterbgray.bsky.social · Feb 11

Time for fatherhood, courtesy of James Rilling and his new book. #fatherhood #testosterone #oxytocin #dad apple.news/ALmCPtGhtTb2...

Men Are More Prepared for Fatherhood Than We Think — Scientific American

In many cultures, men are not involved with hands-on childcare. But biology tells us we are perfectly capable of doing so Biology I like to tell my undergraduates that hormones predispose organisms, i...

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Michael Gurven @mgurven.bsky.social · Jan 29

Well-being trajectories of older adults look different in absence of retirement, institutionalized income & social security.

For source paper, see: tinyurl.com/3u5cc5nv

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