Brian Wood
@woodbrian.bsky.social
Evolutionary anthropologist, Assoc. Prof. of anthropology at UCLA. Interested in hunter-gatherers, foraging, spatial behavior, non-human primates, science, travel, music, the world out there. Director of the Hadza Fund.
Going straight into my in-development “Cannibalism” lecture, warfare lectures, thank you
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Going straight into my in-development “Cannibalism” lecture, warfare lectures, thank you
Yes. A split by half is a great idea. I've taught three seminars based on your book and for a variety of reasons, it was necessary to scale back approximately like this.
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Yes. A split by half is a great idea. I've taught three seminars based on your book and for a variety of reasons, it was necessary to scale back approximately like this.
Maybe just maybe consider controlling for age? There are a host of other potential confounders and unmeasured factors to consider, in keeping with good scientific practice in #Sociology and the study of #Population
September 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Maybe just maybe consider controlling for age? There are a host of other potential confounders and unmeasured factors to consider, in keeping with good scientific practice in #Sociology and the study of #Population
What an interesting study! Can’t wait to read it.
June 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What an interesting study! Can’t wait to read it.
Cool article, written with a bit of attitude. If there is an upper limit, it must be higher than 150, but the loosey goosey way that “groups” are defined has always undercut this model for me.
June 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cool article, written with a bit of attitude. If there is an upper limit, it must be higher than 150, but the loosey goosey way that “groups” are defined has always undercut this model for me.
What kind of network are we looking at here?
May 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What kind of network are we looking at here?
If only this skull was found at the site it would be hard to make the case for Homo erectus, no?
May 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If only this skull was found at the site it would be hard to make the case for Homo erectus, no?
Someone needs to get the Harvard Shop to start selling "back Harvard in its fight for higher education" T-shirts -- with proceeds to a legal defense fund -- pronto.
May 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Someone needs to get the Harvard Shop to start selling "back Harvard in its fight for higher education" T-shirts -- with proceeds to a legal defense fund -- pronto.
Thanks for writing this, very helpful guide the sites ... and the palimpsest of publications :)
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Thanks for writing this, very helpful guide the sites ... and the palimpsest of publications :)
One of these unread books, it has been said, was a certain monograph by Gregor Mendel. His anxiety was justified…
May 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
One of these unread books, it has been said, was a certain monograph by Gregor Mendel. His anxiety was justified…
Congratulations Cody!
May 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Congratulations Cody!
Interesting that crosshatches seem to be used to represent what were likely the lion's rosettes. Crosshatches are a common motif in ancient art, likely to be stand-ins for more complex patterns
April 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Interesting that crosshatches seem to be used to represent what were likely the lion's rosettes. Crosshatches are a common motif in ancient art, likely to be stand-ins for more complex patterns