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Join us for our 果冻影院 Evolutionary Anthropology in-person seminars this term!
These seminars are free to attend & open to all.
When: Tuesdays 3:30-5:00pm
Where: 果冻影院 Anthropology, 14 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW. Daryll Forde Seminar Room (Floor 2).
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at 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 果冻影院 Anthropology Daryll Forde Seminar Room (14 Taviton Street,WC1H 0BW).
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.
by Sarah Peacey
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 果冻影院 Evolutionary Anthropology - with implications for our understanding of how non-human animals experience emotion.
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.
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at 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 .
by May Zhang, PhD Student in Evolutionary Anthropology (see profile)
Picture: The Wheel of Reincarnation (photo credit: Ruth Mace)
By Dr Emily Emmott
One of the reasons humans are so resilient is our ability to mould our behaviour to ever changing situations. It wasn鈥檛 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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