Abbey Page
@abbeyepage.bsky.social
Lecturer CCE Brunel in working on all things on reproduction, childrearing, early childhood and social support. Thinks in evolutionary and other frameworks. Secretary of EHBEA. 🩷💜💙🩵
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Abbey Page
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· May 14
📣 New paper by myself @djsmith90.bsky.social and colleagues published today in @royalsociety.org Proc B 📣
Grandmothers are often seen as key carers, but this isn’t always the case.
We explore why in Agta forgers reflecting on the implications of demography for evolution of grandmothering 👵🌍
Grandmothers are often seen as key carers, but this isn’t always the case.
We explore why in Agta forgers reflecting on the implications of demography for evolution of grandmothering 👵🌍
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Brunel's press release about our (@hggaddy.bsky.social @anthrolog.bsky.social) recent publication, showing that high levels of polygyny don't necessarily lock men out of the marriage market
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Data questions myths about multiple wife marriages, men and violence
A new study analyzing 84 million census records reveals that polygyny does not increase the number of unmarried men. In many societies where polygyny is common, men are actually more likely to be marr...
www.brunel.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Brunel's press release about our (@hggaddy.bsky.social @anthrolog.bsky.social) recent publication, showing that high levels of polygyny don't necessarily lock men out of the marriage market
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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The deadline has been extended - there is still time to get your abstracts in to join us in Morocco!
The submission deadline for #CESRabat has been extended to 30 November
@ces2026.bsky.social @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
@ces2026.bsky.social @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
👉 A reminder that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the CES 2026 #CESRabat is the 16th of November.
🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!
🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The deadline has been extended - there is still time to get your abstracts in to join us in Morocco!
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🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 🚨
#EHBEA2026 will be held in Leiden!
Do not forget to submit your abstract before December 15th in order to attend and share your research!
More in the official account:
@ehbea2026.bsky.social
👇👇👇
#EHBEA2026 will be held in Leiden!
Do not forget to submit your abstract before December 15th in order to attend and share your research!
More in the official account:
@ehbea2026.bsky.social
👇👇👇
📢 Call for abstracts!
🚀 The time has come — abstract submission for #EHBEA2026 is officially OPEN since this week! 🎉
🗓 Submission Nov 1st – Dec 15th
📝 300 words
🧠 Important: Make an OpenReview account before submitting — it takes time!
👉 www.ehbea2026.com
🚀 The time has come — abstract submission for #EHBEA2026 is officially OPEN since this week! 🎉
🗓 Submission Nov 1st – Dec 15th
📝 300 words
🧠 Important: Make an OpenReview account before submitting — it takes time!
👉 www.ehbea2026.com
Overview | EHBEA2026
www.ehbea2026.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 🚨
#EHBEA2026 will be held in Leiden!
Do not forget to submit your abstract before December 15th in order to attend and share your research!
More in the official account:
@ehbea2026.bsky.social
👇👇👇
#EHBEA2026 will be held in Leiden!
Do not forget to submit your abstract before December 15th in order to attend and share your research!
More in the official account:
@ehbea2026.bsky.social
👇👇👇
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For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
Modestly, we decided to review a century's worth of theories of balancing selection :) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that natur...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
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Come and do a PhD at Exeter with me and Chico Camargo (Computer Science) on human-genAI coevolution
"Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Online Cultural Dynamics"
www.exeter.ac.uk/v8media/recr...
More details here:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
"Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Online Cultural Dynamics"
www.exeter.ac.uk/v8media/recr...
More details here:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
www.exeter.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Come and do a PhD at Exeter with me and Chico Camargo (Computer Science) on human-genAI coevolution
"Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Online Cultural Dynamics"
www.exeter.ac.uk/v8media/recr...
More details here:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
"Leveraging Natural Language Processing for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Online Cultural Dynamics"
www.exeter.ac.uk/v8media/recr...
More details here:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Seems the NYT likes Leiden as much as we do 😉 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
BTW did you know that EHBEA 2026 will take place right in the middle of the renowned Dutch flower season? 🌼🌼 If you consider staying for one extra night you can enjoy the annual parade (“bloemencorso”) on the 18th 😇
BTW did you know that EHBEA 2026 will take place right in the middle of the renowned Dutch flower season? 🌼🌼 If you consider staying for one extra night you can enjoy the annual parade (“bloemencorso”) on the 18th 😇
All the Canals and Charm of Amsterdam. None of the Crowds.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Seems the NYT likes Leiden as much as we do 😉 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
BTW did you know that EHBEA 2026 will take place right in the middle of the renowned Dutch flower season? 🌼🌼 If you consider staying for one extra night you can enjoy the annual parade (“bloemencorso”) on the 18th 😇
BTW did you know that EHBEA 2026 will take place right in the middle of the renowned Dutch flower season? 🌼🌼 If you consider staying for one extra night you can enjoy the annual parade (“bloemencorso”) on the 18th 😇
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Only 2 days left to get your abstracts in!
👉 A reminder that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the CES 2026 #CESRabat is the 16th of November.
🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!
🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!
Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique - FGSES
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November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Only 2 days left to get your abstracts in!
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New Phil Trans B issue on the ‘Evolutionary functions of consciousness’
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1939
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
New Phil Trans B issue on the ‘Evolutionary functions of consciousness’
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
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1/ 🩸 New Research by former CCE Tristin Agtarap and CCE member Julieta Baker 📣👏
A new paper in *Sexuality Research & Social Policy* explores how menstrual product choices and menstrual-care practices shape empowerment, autonomy and connection to the body
A new paper in *Sexuality Research & Social Policy* explores how menstrual product choices and menstrual-care practices shape empowerment, autonomy and connection to the body
Empowered Choices: Exploring the Interplay of Menstruation, Menstrual Products, and Well-being
link.springer.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
1/ 🩸 New Research by former CCE Tristin Agtarap and CCE member Julieta Baker 📣👏
A new paper in *Sexuality Research & Social Policy* explores how menstrual product choices and menstrual-care practices shape empowerment, autonomy and connection to the body
A new paper in *Sexuality Research & Social Policy* explores how menstrual product choices and menstrual-care practices shape empowerment, autonomy and connection to the body
The increasing rate at which @rebeccasear.bsky.social and others are posting this absolute shame and failing of peer review and the rip off publishing system should be a canary in the mine about a diffusion of racists and race science within mainstream science and as a result everyday thought 🚨
The influence of race science is spreading in the evolutionary behavioural sciences. This new paper means members of a race science network have now been published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Evolutionary Psychology & Adaptive Human Behavior & Physiology
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The increasing rate at which @rebeccasear.bsky.social and others are posting this absolute shame and failing of peer review and the rip off publishing system should be a canary in the mine about a diffusion of racists and race science within mainstream science and as a result everyday thought 🚨
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Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University!
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke - HBES
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30783 Position Description The Pontzer Lab in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University seeks two Postdoctoral Associates for research in h...
www.hbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University!
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
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Armed with THAMES, 80% of my students predicted that my shitty old Science study wouldn't replicate 🤘
Concerns cited: Cute assumptions, validity, weak results, cultural alternatives.
This was a lot of fun
Concerns cited: Cute assumptions, validity, weak results, cultural alternatives.
This was a lot of fun
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Armed with THAMES, 80% of my students predicted that my shitty old Science study wouldn't replicate 🤘
Concerns cited: Cute assumptions, validity, weak results, cultural alternatives.
This was a lot of fun
Concerns cited: Cute assumptions, validity, weak results, cultural alternatives.
This was a lot of fun
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The eternal struggle
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The eternal struggle
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Behavioral data can be very detailed but are usually aggregated and normalized in ways that smother the dynamics. Ben wrote a continuous-time Markov model to improve on this, and also wrote simulations for exploring and validating pipelines. All the code is here: github.com/BenKawam/ASN...
New paper!
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Behavioral data can be very detailed but are usually aggregated and normalized in ways that smother the dynamics. Ben wrote a continuous-time Markov model to improve on this, and also wrote simulations for exploring and validating pipelines. All the code is here: github.com/BenKawam/ASN...
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If you’ve never heard of the “arctic origins of East Asian psychology” theory it’s because it was made up whole cloth by “David Sun”, some failed grad school applicant who somehow got one paper about it published and otherwise just posts lewd AI anime art about his theory on Twitter
The influence of race science is spreading in the evolutionary behavioural sciences. This new paper means members of a race science network have now been published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, Evolutionary Behavioral Science, Evolutionary Psychology & Adaptive Human Behavior & Physiology
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If you’ve never heard of the “arctic origins of East Asian psychology” theory it’s because it was made up whole cloth by “David Sun”, some failed grad school applicant who somehow got one paper about it published and otherwise just posts lewd AI anime art about his theory on Twitter
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Highlighting these postdoc opportunities in the Pontzer Lab at Duke University for #WplusEBSWednesday!
One position is for "Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate", and the other is for "Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN)".
Start date is between Jan 15th 2026 and July 1st 2026.
One position is for "Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate", and the other is for "Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN)".
Start date is between Jan 15th 2026 and July 1st 2026.
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University!
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke - HBES
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30783 Position Description The Pontzer Lab in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University seeks two Postdoctoral Associates for research in h...
www.hbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Highlighting these postdoc opportunities in the Pontzer Lab at Duke University for #WplusEBSWednesday!
One position is for "Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate", and the other is for "Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN)".
Start date is between Jan 15th 2026 and July 1st 2026.
One position is for "Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate", and the other is for "Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN)".
Start date is between Jan 15th 2026 and July 1st 2026.
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Not used yet. But how about a Severance inspired palette. GitHub - ivelasq/severance: The severance package contains color palettes inspired by the show Severance: share.google/UqZ9wnGv40f3... . Lots of great suggestions here : Color palettes – Data Visualization with R: share.google/O4r2nwvhHVTQ...
GitHub - ivelasq/severance: The severance package contains color palettes inspired by the show Severance
The severance package contains color palettes inspired by the show Severance - ivelasq/severance
share.google
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not used yet. But how about a Severance inspired palette. GitHub - ivelasq/severance: The severance package contains color palettes inspired by the show Severance: share.google/UqZ9wnGv40f3... . Lots of great suggestions here : Color palettes – Data Visualization with R: share.google/O4r2nwvhHVTQ...
Love this
Personally, all my teaching plots use a bi colour palettes 💜🩷🩵
Personally, all my teaching plots use a bi colour palettes 💜🩷🩵
In addition to our last #WplusEBSWednesday post, we also want to recommend some cool R color palettes we've come across:
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
GitHub - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer: Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer
github.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Love this
Personally, all my teaching plots use a bi colour palettes 💜🩷🩵
Personally, all my teaching plots use a bi colour palettes 💜🩷🩵
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Update: The deadline for #HBES2026 has been extended to January 16! airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Update: The deadline for #HBES2026 has been extended to January 16! airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026
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Have a resource, recommendation, or opportunity you think would benefit our community?
Submit it through this form (or comment below!) so we can feature it in an upcoming #WplusEBSWednesdays post (yes, even your own paper)! (2/2)
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#WplusEBS
Submit it through this form (or comment below!) so we can feature it in an upcoming #WplusEBSWednesdays post (yes, even your own paper)! (2/2)
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#WplusEBS
W+EBS Wednesdays Recommendation Form
Have a resource, opportunity, or recommendation you think would be valuable to the Women+ in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences (W+EBS) community?
Every Wednesday, we share posts featuring useful tools,...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Have a resource, recommendation, or opportunity you think would benefit our community?
Submit it through this form (or comment below!) so we can feature it in an upcoming #WplusEBSWednesdays post (yes, even your own paper)! (2/2)
🔗 forms.gle/oz6M3fXN8G7z...
#WplusEBS
Submit it through this form (or comment below!) so we can feature it in an upcoming #WplusEBSWednesdays post (yes, even your own paper)! (2/2)
🔗 forms.gle/oz6M3fXN8G7z...
#WplusEBS
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Happy Monday!
This week, we’re excited to kick off our new series: W+EBS Wednesdays!
Every Wednesday, we’ll share helpful resources, recent job postings, and recommendations (podcasts, research papers, books, and more).
Be on the lookout for a new post this Wednesday!(1/2)
#WplusEBSWednesdays
This week, we’re excited to kick off our new series: W+EBS Wednesdays!
Every Wednesday, we’ll share helpful resources, recent job postings, and recommendations (podcasts, research papers, books, and more).
Be on the lookout for a new post this Wednesday!(1/2)
#WplusEBSWednesdays
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Happy Monday!
This week, we’re excited to kick off our new series: W+EBS Wednesdays!
Every Wednesday, we’ll share helpful resources, recent job postings, and recommendations (podcasts, research papers, books, and more).
Be on the lookout for a new post this Wednesday!(1/2)
#WplusEBSWednesdays
This week, we’re excited to kick off our new series: W+EBS Wednesdays!
Every Wednesday, we’ll share helpful resources, recent job postings, and recommendations (podcasts, research papers, books, and more).
Be on the lookout for a new post this Wednesday!(1/2)
#WplusEBSWednesdays
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Spoiler alert: it's better to have a good theoretical understanding and design appropriate statistical models than it is to throw zillions of superficially "okay, fine" models at a poorly specified (and often deliberately vague) target.
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Spoiler alert: it's better to have a good theoretical understanding and design appropriate statistical models than it is to throw zillions of superficially "okay, fine" models at a poorly specified (and often deliberately vague) target.
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
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👋 Meet Kat, our Student Event Liaison!
@ksheetz.bsky.social is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University working with Dr. Lisa Welling, studying social cognition in the context of online dating.
At W+EBS, she organizes and plans social events at HBES and other conferences. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
@ksheetz.bsky.social is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University working with Dr. Lisa Welling, studying social cognition in the context of online dating.
At W+EBS, she organizes and plans social events at HBES and other conferences. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
👋 Meet Kat, our Student Event Liaison!
@ksheetz.bsky.social is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University working with Dr. Lisa Welling, studying social cognition in the context of online dating.
At W+EBS, she organizes and plans social events at HBES and other conferences. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
@ksheetz.bsky.social is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University working with Dr. Lisa Welling, studying social cognition in the context of online dating.
At W+EBS, she organizes and plans social events at HBES and other conferences. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
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👋 And finishing our intros, I'm @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social, the Student Social Media Officer (& a PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara)!
At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
👋 And finishing our intros, I'm @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social, the Student Social Media Officer (& a PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara)!
At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2)
#WplusEBS
At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2)
#WplusEBS