Tyler Barrett
@tylerbarrett.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke. I study rural livelihoods, social networks, and disease ecology. Living in sunny Colorado. ☀️
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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...
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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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Today on Club EvMed we enjoyed a super discussion with the authors of this important paper. Join us next time or enjoy the recording!
"Waning immunity drives respiratory virus evolution and reinfection" by Antia, Koelle & Bull
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"Waning immunity drives respiratory virus evolution and reinfection" by Antia, Koelle & Bull
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Waning immunity drives respiratory virus evolution and reinfection
Abstract. Viruses differ in the number and types of host tissues in which they replicate. For example, systemically replicating viruses such as measles inf
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October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today on Club EvMed we enjoyed a super discussion with the authors of this important paper. Join us next time or enjoy the recording!
"Waning immunity drives respiratory virus evolution and reinfection" by Antia, Koelle & Bull
Club EvMed: sites.duke.edu/clubevmed/
academic.oup.com/emph/article...
"Waning immunity drives respiratory virus evolution and reinfection" by Antia, Koelle & Bull
Club EvMed: sites.duke.edu/clubevmed/
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Excited to finally have this article out with @robingnelson.blacksky.app. Although we have nominally centered populations as our unit of evolutionary analysis in biological anthropology, we have no coherent understanding of what a population is. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
The Population Problem: Biological Anthropology and the Many Definitions of a Population
Objectives With a focus on variability, biological anthropology has nominally centered the population as a key unit of analysis and node of evolutionary change. In this paper, we examine constructio...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Excited to finally have this article out with @robingnelson.blacksky.app. Although we have nominally centered populations as our unit of evolutionary analysis in biological anthropology, we have no coherent understanding of what a population is. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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"The Kasai outbreak emphasises the case that genomic stasis might be a recurring feature of Ebola virus ecology. A lineage that is virtually unchanged since 1976 challenges assumptions about Ebola's evolution and exposes the blind spots of surveillance."
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October 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"The Kasai outbreak emphasises the case that genomic stasis might be a recurring feature of Ebola virus ecology. A lineage that is virtually unchanged since 1976 challenges assumptions about Ebola's evolution and exposes the blind spots of surveillance."
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JOB! Santa Clara Uni is hiring a Bio Anth! I visited their dept in Sept and they are an amazing group of scholars!!
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Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology 26-27
Position Type: Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology 26-27 Position Type: Regular Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $85,947 to $95,410, depending on the successful candidate...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
JOB! Santa Clara Uni is hiring a Bio Anth! I visited their dept in Sept and they are an amazing group of scholars!!
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New research by MacLeod et al. underscores the vulnerability of sanitation infrastructure in Malawi to tropical cyclones
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October 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New research by MacLeod et al. underscores the vulnerability of sanitation infrastructure in Malawi to tropical cyclones
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hi all! I've released my Boulder Colorado Voter Guide update for the 2025 election. the guide covers state and local ballot measures, as well as candidates for city council and BVSD school board. enjoy!
Election 2025 — Boulder Colorado Voter Guide
Boulder Colorado Voter Guide from Eric Budd covers state and local ballot measures, candidates, and judges
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October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
hi all! I've released my Boulder Colorado Voter Guide update for the 2025 election. the guide covers state and local ballot measures, as well as candidates for city council and BVSD school board. enjoy!
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🚨🚨 New Paper alert! 🚨🚨 :
Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in primates 🌳🐈⬛️🦠🐒. #zoonosis #conservation #primates #wildlife #Madagascar #lemur #parasites
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Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in primates 🌳🐈⬛️🦠🐒. #zoonosis #conservation #primates #wildlife #Madagascar #lemur #parasites
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Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in free-ranging non-human primates
Evidence from captive populations indicates that lemurs are particularly vulnerable to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii.…
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October 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🚨🚨 New Paper alert! 🚨🚨 :
Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in primates 🌳🐈⬛️🦠🐒. #zoonosis #conservation #primates #wildlife #Madagascar #lemur #parasites
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Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in primates 🌳🐈⬛️🦠🐒. #zoonosis #conservation #primates #wildlife #Madagascar #lemur #parasites
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In this paper, we describe the southernmost dengue outbreak ever reported. The outbreak occurred on the city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina (~600km south of Buenos Aires).
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Characterization of the most austral autochthonous dengue outbreak reported in the world (city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, January–June 2024). A cross-sectional study
Dengue is a vector-borne viral disease that is expanding its boundaries, causing outbreaks and autochthonous viral circulation in places where it had …
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October 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In this paper, we describe the southernmost dengue outbreak ever reported. The outbreak occurred on the city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina (~600km south of Buenos Aires).
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“individuals tend to report more accurately about the partners with whom they shared knowledge than about those from whom they received knowledge….findings provide important empirical evidence on how community-wide cultural transmission is structured by demography and perception”
Transmission networks of long-term and short-term knowledge in a foraging society
Abstract. Cultural transmission across generations is key to cumulative cultural evolution. While several mechanisms—such as vertical, horizontal, and obli
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September 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“individuals tend to report more accurately about the partners with whom they shared knowledge than about those from whom they received knowledge….findings provide important empirical evidence on how community-wide cultural transmission is structured by demography and perception”
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15 year AJHB retrospective on intergenerational effects of racism on CVD: Kuzawa & Sweet propose a new “push-pull” model decoupling health effects of racism from birth weight. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Developmental Influences on Racial Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: The Push–Pull Forces That Uncouple Cardiovascular Disease From Birth Weight
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September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
15 year AJHB retrospective on intergenerational effects of racism on CVD: Kuzawa & Sweet propose a new “push-pull” model decoupling health effects of racism from birth weight. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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In this new paper led by Amanda McGrosky, we demonstrate that #water needs are substantially higher among pastoralists living in a hot, semi-arid environment than worldwide water recommendations.
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High water turnover, hydration status, and heat stress among Daasanach pastoralists in a hot, semi-arid climate
AbstractBackground and objectives. Water is essential for proper physiological function. As temperatures increase, populations may struggle to meet water n
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September 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In this new paper led by Amanda McGrosky, we demonstrate that #water needs are substantially higher among pastoralists living in a hot, semi-arid environment than worldwide water recommendations.
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In this article, Boucherie et al. apply physics-based models to the arrangement of locations to study how geography shapes human movement. They find an underlying pattern in how people choose to move, independent of geographical layout.
Decoupling geographical constraints from human mobility - Nature Human Behaviour
Boucherie et al. apply physics-based models to the arrangement of locations to study how geography shapes human movement. They find an underlying pattern in how people choose to move, independent of geographical layout.
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September 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In this article, Boucherie et al. apply physics-based models to the arrangement of locations to study how geography shapes human movement. They find an underlying pattern in how people choose to move, independent of geographical layout.
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Our new paper is out:
Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes
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Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes
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Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
Population movements constitute a significant driver of cultural change in prehistoric societies. In recent years, sulfur isotopes have emerged as a valuable approach for distinguishing human/animal p...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our new paper is out:
Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes
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Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes
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🎙️ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: @ciddpsu.bsky.social Ctr for Infectious Disease Dynamics at PSU is searching for a Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling. This is a unique, cross-university search for someone to become a leader in our community!
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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎙️ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: @ciddpsu.bsky.social Ctr for Infectious Disease Dynamics at PSU is searching for a Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling. This is a unique, cross-university search for someone to become a leader in our community!
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Very interesting study on social contagion applied in a historical context by @szapperi.bsky.social and collaborators. Powerful example of where good historical data can lead us in the future.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Epidemiology models explain rumour spreading during France’s Great Fear of 1789 - Nature
Epidemiological methods are used to show that the Great Fear of 1789, a series of peasant insurrections in rural revolutionary France, was driven by deliberate political action rather than spontaneous...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Very interesting study on social contagion applied in a historical context by @szapperi.bsky.social and collaborators. Powerful example of where good historical data can lead us in the future.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A new epidemiological analysis parses #dengue transmission in the Americas on a continental scale, defining synchronized seasonal and multiannual patterns in outbreaks and the influence of climatic factors such as El Niño.
Read more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/3V9QQD3
Read more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/3V9QQD3
Synchronized dynamics of dengue across the Americas
Dengue has strong synchrony across the Americas, indicating that a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic factors drives epidemic transmission dynamics.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A new epidemiological analysis parses #dengue transmission in the Americas on a continental scale, defining synchronized seasonal and multiannual patterns in outbreaks and the influence of climatic factors such as El Niño.
Read more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/3V9QQD3
Read more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/3V9QQD3
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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.
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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.
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Want to get deeper intuition for a mathematical or statistical concept?
I find that one of the best ways is to dig into its history.
New post: kucharski.substack.com/p/to-underst...
I find that one of the best ways is to dig into its history.
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To understand mathematical concepts, look to history
Someone, somewhere came up with it for a reason
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August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Want to get deeper intuition for a mathematical or statistical concept?
I find that one of the best ways is to dig into its history.
New post: kucharski.substack.com/p/to-underst...
I find that one of the best ways is to dig into its history.
New post: kucharski.substack.com/p/to-underst...
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Come be my colleague at the University of Cincinnati! We're suddenly in need of a fulltime Visiting Assistant Professor! Applications accepted now and review begins next week because the position begins August 15! 1/n
Apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/9...
Apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/9...
Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
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July 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Come be my colleague at the University of Cincinnati! We're suddenly in need of a fulltime Visiting Assistant Professor! Applications accepted now and review begins next week because the position begins August 15! 1/n
Apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/9...
Apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/9...
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🚨 Very, very big news. Today, a global coalition - including members of the IPCC, IPBES, and WHO expert advisors, as well as independent virologists, epidemiologists, and lawyers - started the process of creating an "IPCC for Pandemics."
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🧵 Five things to know 👉
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🧵 Five things to know 👉
July 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨 Very, very big news. Today, a global coalition - including members of the IPCC, IPBES, and WHO expert advisors, as well as independent virologists, epidemiologists, and lawyers - started the process of creating an "IPCC for Pandemics."
🔓 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🧵 Five things to know 👉
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🧵 Five things to know 👉
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Excited, surprised and proud to share the news about my @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my work in infectious disease ecology and wildlife conservation in #Madagascar. To learn more about the award: www.maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/fie...
July 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Excited, surprised and proud to share the news about my @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my work in infectious disease ecology and wildlife conservation in #Madagascar. To learn more about the award: www.maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/fie...
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Out today in Science: Our work on tropical cyclones and malaria in Madagascar. Work inspired by many and done in collaboration with many www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Vaccination to mitigate climate-driven disruptions to malaria control in Madagascar
Extreme weather is common in high malaria burden areas and is likely to increase in severity owing to climate change–related severe weather events. Yet, data on infection rates after these events and ...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Out today in Science: Our work on tropical cyclones and malaria in Madagascar. Work inspired by many and done in collaboration with many www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Very pleased our paper looking at the diffusion of complex contagions is out in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Diffusion of complex contagions is shaped by a trade-off between reach and reinforcement | PNAS
How does social network structure amplify or stifle behavior diffusion? Existing theory
suggests that when social reinforcement makes the adoption ...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Very pleased our paper looking at the diffusion of complex contagions is out in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Nature research paper: The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia
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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature
Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coincide with the widespread domestication of livestock.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Nature research paper: The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia
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