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Open Events: UCL Evo Anth Seminar Series, Spring Term 2024
Join us for our UCL Evolutionary Anthropology in-person seminars this term!
These seminars are free to attend & open to all.
When: Tuesdays 3:30-5:00pm
Where: UCL Anthropology, 14 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW. Daryll Forde Seminar Room (Floor 2).
Open Events: UCL Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar Series Autumn 2022
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at UCL Evolutionary Anthropology this term! Seminars take place on Tuesdays,15:30-17:00 GMT. It is free and open to all.
The first five seminars will take place in-person in the UCL Anthropology Daryll Forde Seminar Room (14 Taviton Street,WC1H 0BW).
Celibacy: its surprising evolutionary advantages – new research
by Ruth Mace & Alberto Micheletti
Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be celibate? Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us. Yet many religious institutions around the world require exactly this. The practice has led anthropologists to wonder how celibacy could have evolved in the first place.
Conflict, competition and the sex of accused ‘witches’
by Sarah Peacey
Primate mothers may carry infants after death as a way of grieving
Some primate species may express grief over the death of their infant by carrying the corpse with them, sometimes for months, according to a new study led by UCL Evolutionary Anthropology - with implications for our understanding of how non-human animals experience emotion.
Lockdown and Postnatal Depression: An Evolutionary Perspective
By Dr Emily Emmott
Low social support is a key risk factor for developing postnatal depression (PND). From an evolutionary perspective this is perhaps unsurprising, as humans evolved as cooperative childrearers, inherently reliant on social support to raise children.
Open Events: UCL Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar Series Winter 2021
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at UCL Evolutionary Anthropology this term!
The seminars will take place online (via Zoom) on Tuesdays 15:00-16:30 GMT. It is free and open to all. To join, please register by clicking here.
Revolution and the Afterlife
by May Zhang, PhD Student in Evolutionary Anthropology (see profile)
Picture: The Wheel of Reincarnation (photo credit: Ruth Mace)
How can evolutionary behavioural sciences help us understand behaviour in a pandemic?
By Dr Emily Emmott
Chimpanzee behaviour and environmental variability
One of the reasons humans are so resilient is our ability to mould our behaviour to ever changing situations. It wasn’t so long ago that many of us hugged when we met. In the middle of a pandemic, in which close contact between people can help spread a deadly virus, we now stand (often awkwardly) two meters apart. This is just one example of our ability to adapt to changing circumstances that can otherwise be harmful. This capacity to cope and respond flexibly to unpredictable changes in our environment has shaped our evolution.
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