Brooke Scelza
@bscelza.bsky.social
Professor at UCLA. Interested in family and marital dynamics, perinatal health and maternal support. Mom-mom and dog-mom.
New paper out on the important role of social learning in breastfeeding! academic.oup.com/emph/article...
Social learning is critical to breastfeeding success: evidence from rural Namibian pastoralists
AbstractBackground and objectives. Lactation is one of the defining features of mammals, yet many humans struggle with breastfeeding. One reason for this i
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October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New paper out on the important role of social learning in breastfeeding! academic.oup.com/emph/article...
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Very disappointed that we were forced to cancel our field season and return early, following the suspension of our NSF grant as part of Trump’s attacks on UCLA. Particularly sad for our students, who spent significant time and effort to join us this year.
August 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Very disappointed that we were forced to cancel our field season and return early, following the suspension of our NSF grant as part of Trump’s attacks on UCLA. Particularly sad for our students, who spent significant time and effort to join us this year.
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We condemn in the strongest possible terms any university that would sacrifice its own students to the demands of an authoritarian government.
This is absolute cowardice & capitulation to an administration hellbent on the destruction of American higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...
This is absolute cowardice & capitulation to an administration hellbent on the destruction of American higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...
Columbia Disciplines Students Who Occupied Campus Building Last Year
Sanctions for the Hamilton Hall occupation include expulsions and suspensions.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We condemn in the strongest possible terms any university that would sacrifice its own students to the demands of an authoritarian government.
This is absolute cowardice & capitulation to an administration hellbent on the destruction of American higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...
This is absolute cowardice & capitulation to an administration hellbent on the destruction of American higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...
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HBES has released a statement with regard to recent US funding changes that are affecting HBES members. See our statement here: www.hbes.com/hbes-executi...
HBES Executive Council Statement in Defense of Science - HBES
HBES stands in defense of the values of scientific inquiry and in opposition to censorship and the defunding of peer-reviewed research projects in the US whose grants were awarded by agencies and proc...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
HBES has released a statement with regard to recent US funding changes that are affecting HBES members. See our statement here: www.hbes.com/hbes-executi...
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I'm on the @science.org podcast this week with @maartenlarmuseau.bsky.social & @bscelza.bsky.social talking about genetic genealogy, cuckoldry and extra-pair paternity: www.science.org/content/podc... (Starting around 15:00)
Intrusive thoughts during pregnancy, paternity detectives, and updates from the Trump Tracker
On this week’s show: The latest news on how U.S. government science agencies are being impacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, how researchers are using genealogy and DNA testing to find ...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I'm on the @science.org podcast this week with @maartenlarmuseau.bsky.social & @bscelza.bsky.social talking about genetic genealogy, cuckoldry and extra-pair paternity: www.science.org/content/podc... (Starting around 15:00)
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🎉IAS is recruiting🎉
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
Assistant/Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology/Anthropology of Health
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
🎉IAS is recruiting🎉
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
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🎉Publication day! The third edition of my book 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour' co-authored with @kevinlala.bsky.social is now available!
Paperback and eBook formats (Kindle etc):
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#evolsky #philsci #philbio #PsychSciSky #HPbio #EHBEA🧪🏺
Paperback and eBook formats (Kindle etc):
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#evolsky #philsci #philbio #PsychSciSky #HPbio #EHBEA🧪🏺
December 13, 2024 at 1:11 PM
🎉Publication day! The third edition of my book 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour' co-authored with @kevinlala.bsky.social is now available!
Paperback and eBook formats (Kindle etc):
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#evolsky #philsci #philbio #PsychSciSky #HPbio #EHBEA🧪🏺
Paperback and eBook formats (Kindle etc):
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#evolsky #philsci #philbio #PsychSciSky #HPbio #EHBEA🧪🏺
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November 14, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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Announcement! The next @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social CES conference will be at UM6P in Rabat, Morocco, provisional dates 11-13th May 2026! Hosted by Mathieu Charbonneau, @sarahalami.bsky.social, @zhgarfield.com & @edseabright.bsky.social. Save the dates!
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Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference Announced - Cultural Evolution Society
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November 15, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Announcement! The next @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social CES conference will be at UM6P in Rabat, Morocco, provisional dates 11-13th May 2026! Hosted by Mathieu Charbonneau, @sarahalami.bsky.social, @zhgarfield.com & @edseabright.bsky.social. Save the dates!
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
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Prospective PhD students! Work with me at Penn State!
🌡️Evo anthro, climate adaptation, & public health
🏫5-year, fully funded, top-ranking anthro program
🔬Dual degrees avail. in climate science, demography, & environment
Apps due Dec 1. DM if interested! Please share 🙏🏻
More at www.socialitylab.org
🌡️Evo anthro, climate adaptation, & public health
🏫5-year, fully funded, top-ranking anthro program
🔬Dual degrees avail. in climate science, demography, & environment
Apps due Dec 1. DM if interested! Please share 🙏🏻
More at www.socialitylab.org
September 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Prospective PhD students! Work with me at Penn State!
🌡️Evo anthro, climate adaptation, & public health
🏫5-year, fully funded, top-ranking anthro program
🔬Dual degrees avail. in climate science, demography, & environment
Apps due Dec 1. DM if interested! Please share 🙏🏻
More at www.socialitylab.org
🌡️Evo anthro, climate adaptation, & public health
🏫5-year, fully funded, top-ranking anthro program
🔬Dual degrees avail. in climate science, demography, & environment
Apps due Dec 1. DM if interested! Please share 🙏🏻
More at www.socialitylab.org
New opinion piece in Scientific American! www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
Here’s What the ‘Manosphere’ Gets Wrong about Cuckoldry
In online forums the term “cuck” has become synonymous with “sucker” and “loser.” But this use distorts its history and meaning, creating a baseless moral panic that harms both women and science
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September 20, 2024 at 2:30 AM
New opinion piece in Scientific American! www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...