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Remembering John Tooby
John Tooby (1952-2023) founded the Center for Evolutionary Psychology with Leda Cosmides in 1994, and served as its co-director for the rest of his life. We wanted to share memories of John on this page. Steve Pinker wrote a moving … Continue reading
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Emotions in History — online Aug 10-11, 2023
UCSB’s Hongbo Yu (psychology) and Ya Zuo (history) have organized a symposium called “Emotions in History: Boundary-Crossing Adventures.” It will be held online August 10-11, 2023. The animating idea is that theories of emotion in each field–psychology and history–can be … Continue reading
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Talking Stories by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama
Michelle Scalise Sugiyama (University of Oregon) is a CEP alum who earned her doctorate in literature. Recently she has created Talking Stories: An Encyclopedia of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and made it available to all who are interested in evolutionary psychology … Continue reading
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HBES creates the Don Symons Adaptationism Award
The Don Symons Adaptationism Award was created by the Human Behavior and Evolution Society in honor of UCSB Professor Emeritus, Don Symons. Professor Symons was a founder of the field of evolutionary psychology, starting with his breakout book in 1979, … Continue reading
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HBES May 31-June 3, 2023 in Palm Springs, California
The Human Behavior & Evolution Society will be meeting in Palm Springs, California from May 31 to June 3, 2023.
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Leda presented @ Centro de Estudios Públicos de Chile
During this unique event that took place on May 8th at CEP (Centro de Estudios Públicos de Chile), attendees had the opportunity to witness an engaging dialogue between Isabel Behncke and Leda Cosmides. While some participants enjoyed the experience in … Continue reading
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