W. Andrew Barr
@wabarr.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at George Washington University. Paleoecology and human evolution. Creator of bioanthtree.org
My best writing advice.
September 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My best writing advice.
I am finally willing to admit I was wrong and revise my position. Growth is hard, but….I am just going to come out and say it.
Swedish Fish are actually pretty OK.
Swedish Fish are actually pretty OK.
April 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I am finally willing to admit I was wrong and revise my position. Growth is hard, but….I am just going to come out and say it.
Swedish Fish are actually pretty OK.
Swedish Fish are actually pretty OK.
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Feeling inspired after an awesome lab meeting this morning with a great group of undergrads, Masters and PhD students in my lab.
Just in case you needed a reminder that amazing things are happening in Washington DC, in addition to all the other things.
Just in case you needed a reminder that amazing things are happening in Washington DC, in addition to all the other things.
February 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Feeling inspired after an awesome lab meeting this morning with a great group of undergrads, Masters and PhD students in my lab.
Just in case you needed a reminder that amazing things are happening in Washington DC, in addition to all the other things.
Just in case you needed a reminder that amazing things are happening in Washington DC, in addition to all the other things.
I am very proud of my PhD student Nick Rosas for successfully defending his dissertation proposal! Lots of cool research on Middle Miocene bovids biogeography and ecology coming soon!
January 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I am very proud of my PhD student Nick Rosas for successfully defending his dissertation proposal! Lots of cool research on Middle Miocene bovids biogeography and ecology coming soon!
Once again, the seasons change, and this old meme feels 100% accurate.
December 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Once again, the seasons change, and this old meme feels 100% accurate.
Human evolution is not out of the woods yet!
Congrats to Enqu on this landmark paper! In it, we present a new model for predicting woody cover based on an Africa-specific soil dataset. Results show hominin sites were ~13% more wooded than previously predicted!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1k5a6_14mM...
Congrats to Enqu on this landmark paper! In it, we present a new model for predicting woody cover based on an Africa-specific soil dataset. Results show hominin sites were ~13% more wooded than previously predicted!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1k5a6_14mM...
November 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Human evolution is not out of the woods yet!
Congrats to Enqu on this landmark paper! In it, we present a new model for predicting woody cover based on an Africa-specific soil dataset. Results show hominin sites were ~13% more wooded than previously predicted!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1k5a6_14mM...
Congrats to Enqu on this landmark paper! In it, we present a new model for predicting woody cover based on an Africa-specific soil dataset. Results show hominin sites were ~13% more wooded than previously predicted!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1k5a6_14mM...
As true this year as every year.
December 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM
As true this year as every year.
what kind of person are you?
A) there is no more toothpaste
B) there's DEFINITELY at least one more squeeze in there!
A) there is no more toothpaste
B) there's DEFINITELY at least one more squeeze in there!
December 5, 2023 at 3:22 PM
what kind of person are you?
A) there is no more toothpaste
B) there's DEFINITELY at least one more squeeze in there!
A) there is no more toothpaste
B) there's DEFINITELY at least one more squeeze in there!
So proud of Kate Fish for successfully defending her dissertation proposal today. We are looking forward to exciting research on modeling biases in the fossil record!!
November 6, 2023 at 7:24 PM
So proud of Kate Fish for successfully defending her dissertation proposal today. We are looking forward to exciting research on modeling biases in the fossil record!!
I was just making a map in QGIS and accidentally zoomed out on my digital elevation model base layer, and accidentally 'discovered' that Antartica has the highest average elevation of any continent! Genuinely very surprised.....no idea.
October 12, 2023 at 6:43 PM
I was just making a map in QGIS and accidentally zoomed out on my digital elevation model base layer, and accidentally 'discovered' that Antartica has the highest average elevation of any continent! Genuinely very surprised.....no idea.
Such an amazing lecture hall here in Aarhus for #ESHE2023. Feels like a church dedicated to human evolution.
September 23, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Such an amazing lecture hall here in Aarhus for #ESHE2023. Feels like a church dedicated to human evolution.
interesting and detailed 3D morphometric study of two hominin mandibles from Baringo from Clement Zanoli at ESHE 2023. The results show they are more likely Australopitheucs, Paranthropus and Homo aff. habilis, rather than Homo aff. ergaster as previously argued.
September 21, 2023 at 8:09 AM
interesting and detailed 3D morphometric study of two hominin mandibles from Baringo from Clement Zanoli at ESHE 2023. The results show they are more likely Australopitheucs, Paranthropus and Homo aff. habilis, rather than Homo aff. ergaster as previously argued.
Statement from the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists regarding the transport of two hominin fossils aboard the recent 3rd Virgin Galactic commercial space flight.
September 19, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Statement from the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists regarding the transport of two hominin fossils aboard the recent 3rd Virgin Galactic commercial space flight.
Statement from the Eastern African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology on the launch of hominin fossils into sub-orbit
September 16, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Statement from the Eastern African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology on the launch of hominin fossils into sub-orbit