Prof. Gillian Brown
@gillianrbrown1.bsky.social
Professor of psychology; University of St Andrews, UK; gender/sex, evolution, culture; she/her. 🌈
New edition: 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour' (https://tinyurl.com/yfv2kc27)
Lab: https://gillianbrown.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
New edition: 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour' (https://tinyurl.com/yfv2kc27)
Lab: https://gillianbrown.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
Here are #sixonsaturday from my autumn Scottish garden. The apple variety is Sunset and is good in crumbles. Have a good weekend.🌸 #gardening #flowers 🌱
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Here are #sixonsaturday from my autumn Scottish garden. The apple variety is Sunset and is good in crumbles. Have a good weekend.🌸 #gardening #flowers 🌱
Excellent talk by @rebeccasear.bsky.social at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on maintenance of scientific racism in contemporary academic literature.
Academic journals play a role in platforming scientific racism (eg failure to retract articles using fradulent 'national IQ dataset').
#ishpssb2025 #ehbea
Academic journals play a role in platforming scientific racism (eg failure to retract articles using fradulent 'national IQ dataset').
#ishpssb2025 #ehbea
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Excellent talk by @rebeccasear.bsky.social at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on maintenance of scientific racism in contemporary academic literature.
Academic journals play a role in platforming scientific racism (eg failure to retract articles using fradulent 'national IQ dataset').
#ishpssb2025 #ehbea
Academic journals play a role in platforming scientific racism (eg failure to retract articles using fradulent 'national IQ dataset').
#ishpssb2025 #ehbea
Excellent talk by Cora Stuhrmann @monoclemind.bsky.social on the history of the term 'biological determinism' within the human sociobiology debates.
S J Gould, who coined the term, eventually wrote The Mismeasure of Man as a critique of biological determinism.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ishpssb2025
S J Gould, who coined the term, eventually wrote The Mismeasure of Man as a critique of biological determinism.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ishpssb2025
July 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Excellent talk by Cora Stuhrmann @monoclemind.bsky.social on the history of the term 'biological determinism' within the human sociobiology debates.
S J Gould, who coined the term, eventually wrote The Mismeasure of Man as a critique of biological determinism.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ishpssb2025
S J Gould, who coined the term, eventually wrote The Mismeasure of Man as a critique of biological determinism.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social #ishpssb2025
Great talk by Rose Gatfield-Jeffries @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on the history of studies of female dominance hierarchies.
What was the early work on female hierarchies, and how were they viewed by human sociobiologists and feminist critics of sociobiology?
#ishpssb2025 #histbio #philbio
What was the early work on female hierarchies, and how were they viewed by human sociobiologists and feminist critics of sociobiology?
#ishpssb2025 #histbio #philbio
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Great talk by Rose Gatfield-Jeffries @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on the history of studies of female dominance hierarchies.
What was the early work on female hierarchies, and how were they viewed by human sociobiologists and feminist critics of sociobiology?
#ishpssb2025 #histbio #philbio
What was the early work on female hierarchies, and how were they viewed by human sociobiologists and feminist critics of sociobiology?
#ishpssb2025 #histbio #philbio
Nice talk by Amanda Corris @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on affordances in ecological psychology.
The speaker highlighted "the active role the organism plays in shaping its own developmental and... evolutionary trajectories though its cognitive behaviour."
#ishpssb2025 #philbio
The speaker highlighted "the active role the organism plays in shaping its own developmental and... evolutionary trajectories though its cognitive behaviour."
#ishpssb2025 #philbio
July 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nice talk by Amanda Corris @ishpssb2025.bsky.social on affordances in ecological psychology.
The speaker highlighted "the active role the organism plays in shaping its own developmental and... evolutionary trajectories though its cognitive behaviour."
#ishpssb2025 #philbio
The speaker highlighted "the active role the organism plays in shaping its own developmental and... evolutionary trajectories though its cognitive behaviour."
#ishpssb2025 #philbio
Interesting talk by @guicogsci.bsky.social on structuralism and functionalism in psychology and philosophy.
For example, do researchers zoom in (evolutionary psychology) or zoom out (radical embodied cognitive science) when asking about the human mind?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
For example, do researchers zoom in (evolutionary psychology) or zoom out (radical embodied cognitive science) when asking about the human mind?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Interesting talk by @guicogsci.bsky.social on structuralism and functionalism in psychology and philosophy.
For example, do researchers zoom in (evolutionary psychology) or zoom out (radical embodied cognitive science) when asking about the human mind?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
For example, do researchers zoom in (evolutionary psychology) or zoom out (radical embodied cognitive science) when asking about the human mind?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
Nice talk @ishpssb2025.bsky.social by Matilde Lequin, who critiqued the usefulness of the term 'anatomically modern humans'.
#philbio
#philbio
July 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Nice talk @ishpssb2025.bsky.social by Matilde Lequin, who critiqued the usefulness of the term 'anatomically modern humans'.
#philbio
#philbio
Useful observation by @enzaspinapolice.bsky.social that a simplistic and problematic 'man the hunter' stereotype was propagated by popular science (e.g. Audrey, Morris) and was less explicit in original academic literature.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Useful observation by @enzaspinapolice.bsky.social that a simplistic and problematic 'man the hunter' stereotype was propagated by popular science (e.g. Audrey, Morris) and was less explicit in original academic literature.
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
Interesting talk by @andrameneganzin.bsky.social and Matteo Bedetti on the controversial claim for burials by Homo naledi.
What does it mean to meet (or fail to meet) evidential standards, and what happens when communication of findings proceeds peer evaluation?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
What does it mean to meet (or fail to meet) evidential standards, and what happens when communication of findings proceeds peer evaluation?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Interesting talk by @andrameneganzin.bsky.social and Matteo Bedetti on the controversial claim for burials by Homo naledi.
What does it mean to meet (or fail to meet) evidential standards, and what happens when communication of findings proceeds peer evaluation?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
What does it mean to meet (or fail to meet) evidential standards, and what happens when communication of findings proceeds peer evaluation?
@ishpssb2025.bsky.social
Great start to @ishpssb2025.bsky.social with an interesting talk on induction risk and speculation by @adrian-currie.bsky.social.
Public interest amplifies inductive risk, particularly where the likelihood of accuracy is low and consequences of the science are high.
#philsci #philbio
Public interest amplifies inductive risk, particularly where the likelihood of accuracy is low and consequences of the science are high.
#philsci #philbio
July 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great start to @ishpssb2025.bsky.social with an interesting talk on induction risk and speculation by @adrian-currie.bsky.social.
Public interest amplifies inductive risk, particularly where the likelihood of accuracy is low and consequences of the science are high.
#philsci #philbio
Public interest amplifies inductive risk, particularly where the likelihood of accuracy is low and consequences of the science are high.
#philsci #philbio
June 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The peonies have started to flower in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening #flowers
June 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The peonies have started to flower in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening #flowers
The hostas have enjoyed the mild, dry weather in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening
May 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The hostas have enjoyed the mild, dry weather in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening
The new edition of 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour', co-authored with
@kevinlala.bsky.social , is available!
Get 30% off (promotion code ASPROMP8): global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Ebook is available on Kindle.
Thank you to Prof. Clark Barrett for the endorsement! 🧪
@kevinlala.bsky.social , is available!
Get 30% off (promotion code ASPROMP8): global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Ebook is available on Kindle.
Thank you to Prof. Clark Barrett for the endorsement! 🧪
May 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The new edition of 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour', co-authored with
@kevinlala.bsky.social , is available!
Get 30% off (promotion code ASPROMP8): global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Ebook is available on Kindle.
Thank you to Prof. Clark Barrett for the endorsement! 🧪
@kevinlala.bsky.social , is available!
Get 30% off (promotion code ASPROMP8): global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Ebook is available on Kindle.
Thank you to Prof. Clark Barrett for the endorsement! 🧪
This orange geum ('Totally tangerine') grows well in the heavy clay soil in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening #flowers
May 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This orange geum ('Totally tangerine') grows well in the heavy clay soil in my Scottish garden. 🌱 #gardening #flowers
Euphorbia 'fireglow' is living up to its name in my Scottish garden. 🌱🔥
May 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Euphorbia 'fireglow' is living up to its name in my Scottish garden. 🌱🔥
A short, mid-afternoon walk down the Lade Braes in St Andrews, Scotland. 🌱
May 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A short, mid-afternoon walk down the Lade Braes in St Andrews, Scotland. 🌱
Crab apple blossom in my Scottish garden. 🌸🌱
May 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Crab apple blossom in my Scottish garden. 🌸🌱
The apple blossom is looking stunning in my Scottish garden this morning ('Sunset' variety). #gardening #flowers 🌸🌱
April 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The apple blossom is looking stunning in my Scottish garden this morning ('Sunset' variety). #gardening #flowers 🌸🌱
Interesting Jeeves Lecture at @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social by Prof. Gaia Scerif from @oxexppsy.bsky.social on attentional processes. @uniofstandrews.bsky.social #psychscisky
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Interesting Jeeves Lecture at @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social by Prof. Gaia Scerif from @oxexppsy.bsky.social on attentional processes. @uniofstandrews.bsky.social #psychscisky
Looking forward to EHBEA 2026 in Leiden, Netherlands. Dates for diary: 15-17 Apr 2026 #ehbea2025
April 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Looking forward to EHBEA 2026 in Leiden, Netherlands. Dates for diary: 15-17 Apr 2026 #ehbea2025
Next talk at #ehbea2025 by Willem Church, questioning whether or not ancient DNA data can help with reconstructions of kinship and marriage patterns (e.g. patrilocal/matrilocal). @heidicolleran.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Next talk at #ehbea2025 by Willem Church, questioning whether or not ancient DNA data can help with reconstructions of kinship and marriage patterns (e.g. patrilocal/matrilocal). @heidicolleran.bsky.social
Nice talk at #ehbea2025 by @jaeggiadrian.bsky.social on a new approach to comparative methods (generalised dynamic phylogenetic models), which can be implemeted in 'coevolve' package in R.
April 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nice talk at #ehbea2025 by @jaeggiadrian.bsky.social on a new approach to comparative methods (generalised dynamic phylogenetic models), which can be implemeted in 'coevolve' package in R.
Evidence from Sylvie Borau at #ehbea2025 that pro-environmental engagement differs between genders: women exhibited more pro-environmental attitudes than men, whereas men were more likely than women to share (and perhaps criticise) environmental messages on social media.
April 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Evidence from Sylvie Borau at #ehbea2025 that pro-environmental engagement differs between genders: women exhibited more pro-environmental attitudes than men, whereas men were more likely than women to share (and perhaps criticise) environmental messages on social media.
Interesting talk by @bridgetwaller.bsky.social at #ehbea2025 on facial expressions: most of the 'basic' expressions of emotions don't occur regularly in everyday social interactions (except 'happiness'), which means we need to think about how they're being used in research and diagnostic situations.
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Interesting talk by @bridgetwaller.bsky.social at #ehbea2025 on facial expressions: most of the 'basic' expressions of emotions don't occur regularly in everyday social interactions (except 'happiness'), which means we need to think about how they're being used in research and diagnostic situations.