Kevin Lala
@kevinlala.bsky.social
Evolution; animal behaviour; animal culture; human cognitive evolution; niche construction; anti-racism
#evolution #evodevo #philbio #philsci #animalculture #animalbehavior
#evolution #evodevo #philbio #philsci #animalculture #animalbehavior
A great review of my book "Evolution Evolving" by Simon Okholm in Metascience
"Evolving Evolution is no ordinary textbook, and that is part of its appeal, giving the reader a sense of cutting-edge discovery and intellectual adventure"
"Does development matter in evolution?" see shorturl.at/DxuK
"Evolving Evolution is no ordinary textbook, and that is part of its appeal, giving the reader a sense of cutting-edge discovery and intellectual adventure"
"Does development matter in evolution?" see shorturl.at/DxuK
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A great review of my book "Evolution Evolving" by Simon Okholm in Metascience
"Evolving Evolution is no ordinary textbook, and that is part of its appeal, giving the reader a sense of cutting-edge discovery and intellectual adventure"
"Does development matter in evolution?" see shorturl.at/DxuK
"Evolving Evolution is no ordinary textbook, and that is part of its appeal, giving the reader a sense of cutting-edge discovery and intellectual adventure"
"Does development matter in evolution?" see shorturl.at/DxuK
I was pleased and proud yesterday that the University of St Andrews invited esteemed journalist Gary Younge to give its 2025 Race Equality Lecture. Gary gave a fantastic talk, entitled "Equal Opportunities and Photo Opportunities", which was much appreciated by the large audience.
#race, #racism
#race, #racism
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our article "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience" (with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social, @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marc Feldman) is now published online.
We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.
doi.org/10.1017/ehs....
We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.
doi.org/10.1017/ehs....
August 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our article "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience" (with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social, @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marc Feldman) is now published online.
We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.
doi.org/10.1017/ehs....
We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.
doi.org/10.1017/ehs....
I'm pleased to share this new article by @svenkasser.bsky.social, Laura Fortunato @anthrolog.bsky.social, Marc Feldman and myself.
The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm pleased to share this new article by @svenkasser.bsky.social, Laura Fortunato @anthrolog.bsky.social, Marc Feldman and myself.
The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
I was very happy to bump into my dear friend Eva Jablonka at the ISHPSSB meeting in Porto. What a great scientist and wonderful person she is.
July 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I was very happy to bump into my dear friend Eva Jablonka at the ISHPSSB meeting in Porto. What a great scientist and wonderful person she is.
I'm happy to share our latest manuscript "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience", coauthored with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marcus Feldman.
July 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'm happy to share our latest manuscript "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience", coauthored with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marcus Feldman.
A really thoughtful and inciteful review of my book "Evolution Evolving" by @cassandrazieyang.bsky.social in Bioscience.
"By taking into account the structure of development, we can begin to envision how the system of evolution will itself be evolving."
See BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios...
"By taking into account the structure of development, we can begin to envision how the system of evolution will itself be evolving."
See BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios...
June 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A really thoughtful and inciteful review of my book "Evolution Evolving" by @cassandrazieyang.bsky.social in Bioscience.
"By taking into account the structure of development, we can begin to envision how the system of evolution will itself be evolving."
See BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios...
"By taking into account the structure of development, we can begin to envision how the system of evolution will itself be evolving."
See BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The extraordinary legacy of Conrad Waddington was the focus of a terrific workshop held at the KLI last week. Superb talks, a beautiful venue, and great discussion made for a lot of fun. Thanks to all the participants, and particularly organizers Alejandro Febregas Tejeda & Francisco Vergara-Silva.
June 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The extraordinary legacy of Conrad Waddington was the focus of a terrific workshop held at the KLI last week. Superb talks, a beautiful venue, and great discussion made for a lot of fun. Thanks to all the participants, and particularly organizers Alejandro Febregas Tejeda & Francisco Vergara-Silva.
"Trump and his allies hope to resurrect biologic race as the key explanatory variable that underpins patterns of morbidity and mortality.... to achieve this, they must discount decades of research that confirms Homo sapiens does not contain biological races."
New by Joseph Graves
shorturl.at/bWoLY
New by Joseph Graves
shorturl.at/bWoLY
June 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Trump and his allies hope to resurrect biologic race as the key explanatory variable that underpins patterns of morbidity and mortality.... to achieve this, they must discount decades of research that confirms Homo sapiens does not contain biological races."
New by Joseph Graves
shorturl.at/bWoLY
New by Joseph Graves
shorturl.at/bWoLY
I really enjoyed Adam Rutherford's book "Where are you really from?". It's a great book to give to kids to educate them about race and learn how modern science undermines racism.
@adamrutherford.bsky.social
@adamrutherford.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I really enjoyed Adam Rutherford's book "Where are you really from?". It's a great book to give to kids to educate them about race and learn how modern science undermines racism.
@adamrutherford.bsky.social
@adamrutherford.bsky.social
I am please to share my latest article "A developmentalist’s view of inheritance", just published in acta ethologica.
rdcu.be/em4wW
Inheritance is a time-distributed developmental process by which diverse developmental resources become available to the next generation.
rdcu.be/em4wW
Inheritance is a time-distributed developmental process by which diverse developmental resources become available to the next generation.
May 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I am please to share my latest article "A developmentalist’s view of inheritance", just published in acta ethologica.
rdcu.be/em4wW
Inheritance is a time-distributed developmental process by which diverse developmental resources become available to the next generation.
rdcu.be/em4wW
Inheritance is a time-distributed developmental process by which diverse developmental resources become available to the next generation.
Odling-Smee offers some thought-provoking conceptual contributions.
May 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Odling-Smee offers some thought-provoking conceptual contributions.
Quote from 'Evolution Evolving.The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Quote from 'Evolution Evolving.The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
I am happy and thrilled to learn that Rob Boyd has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. For all those who study cultural evolution, Rob is a true great, a pioneer and leader, and brilliant scientist. Wonderful news!
(Would have liked to have seen Pete Richerson elected too!)
(Would have liked to have seen Pete Richerson elected too!)
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I am happy and thrilled to learn that Rob Boyd has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. For all those who study cultural evolution, Rob is a true great, a pioneer and leader, and brilliant scientist. Wonderful news!
(Would have liked to have seen Pete Richerson elected too!)
(Would have liked to have seen Pete Richerson elected too!)
Another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity', with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert. Find out more at www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
This is another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is another quote from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #nongeneticinheritance
@princetonupress.bsky.social
I was very happy and proud to see Gillian Brown give her inaugural lecture at the University of St Andrews yesterday.
Congratulations Gillian!
Congratulations Gillian!
March 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I was very happy and proud to see Gillian Brown give her inaugural lecture at the University of St Andrews yesterday.
Congratulations Gillian!
Congratulations Gillian!
This quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
I am happy to share my review of @gregoryrupik.bsky.social interesting book "Remapping biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder", which is well-researched, thought-provoking and exciting.
"It tickles me that I can trace my scholarly roots to Goethe!"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"It tickles me that I can trace my scholarly roots to Goethe!"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am happy to share my review of @gregoryrupik.bsky.social interesting book "Remapping biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder", which is well-researched, thought-provoking and exciting.
"It tickles me that I can trace my scholarly roots to Goethe!"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"It tickles me that I can trace my scholarly roots to Goethe!"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
This is a little 'taster' of an excellent educational video produced by @designscience.bsky.social about plasticity led evolution, using the blind mexican cavefish example.
You can see the whole video (which is less than 5 minutes long) at www.evolutionevolving.org/stories
You can see the whole video (which is less than 5 minutes long) at www.evolutionevolving.org/stories
March 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is a little 'taster' of an excellent educational video produced by @designscience.bsky.social about plasticity led evolution, using the blind mexican cavefish example.
You can see the whole video (which is less than 5 minutes long) at www.evolutionevolving.org/stories
You can see the whole video (which is less than 5 minutes long) at www.evolutionevolving.org/stories
Anyone who is sad to have missed Joseph Graves' terrific public lecture: "Racism not Race. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" held at St Andrews on March 12 can watch the recording here:
shorturl.at/1U21E
Highly recommended.
shorturl.at/1U21E
Highly recommended.
March 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Anyone who is sad to have missed Joseph Graves' terrific public lecture: "Racism not Race. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" held at St Andrews on March 12 can watch the recording here:
shorturl.at/1U21E
Highly recommended.
shorturl.at/1U21E
Highly recommended.
Thanks to Joseph Graves for giving a terrific talk on race and racism, in the inaugural Decolonizing Science public lecture at St Andrews today.
Thanks too to everyone who attended, either in person or online.
Picture shows Kalyani Twyman introducing Joe
Thanks too to everyone who attended, either in person or online.
Picture shows Kalyani Twyman introducing Joe
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thanks to Joseph Graves for giving a terrific talk on race and racism, in the inaugural Decolonizing Science public lecture at St Andrews today.
Thanks too to everyone who attended, either in person or online.
Picture shows Kalyani Twyman introducing Joe
Thanks too to everyone who attended, either in person or online.
Picture shows Kalyani Twyman introducing Joe
The quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The quote is from 'Evolution Evolving. The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity' – my new book with Tobias Uller, Nathalie Feiner, Marc Feldman & Scott Gilbert.
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social
To find out more see www.evolutionevolving.org
#evodevo #plasticity
@princetonupress.bsky.social