Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! I'm excited to announce our social event for #CES2026.

We'll be hosting a speed-networking event, "Survival of the Social" during #CES2026. Date and time will be announced in the upcoming weeks :)

I’ll be there! #WplusEBS

Other exciting updates:

W+EBS will be hosting social events at both #CES2026 and #HBES2026 this year! 🎉

Details coming soon — stay tuned for times, locations, and how to join us. Keep an eye on this account! 👀

#DiversityInSTEM #WplusEBS

Attending #HBES2026 or #CES2026?

Join W+EBS for our lunch on May 13th as part of the Lunch Across Societies session! 🍽️

"Allyship as a Social Process: Norms, Institutions, and Care Across Contexts"

Come connect, eat, and think together. All are welcome! 🌱

#DiversityInSTEM #WplusEBS (1/2)

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

Concerned about the possible dismantling of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Directorate of NSF?? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Find out what's happening and what we can do to protect behavioral science with @fabbs.org Friday April 10th at 1:30 ET. Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I’m sorry, come again? The silent closeout of NSF-SBE is a travesty. #nsf #nsfsbe

Is good read, promise 👌

Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important? Why is NSF SBE important?

Please share your stories!

Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience or #WithoutNSFsbe

Sex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Sexuality and Mate Choice Criteria - Archives of Sexual Behavior Previous research has documented several reliable differences between men and women in terms of mate preferences regarding age, physical appearance, financial prospects, and more. However, most of the...

And this paper too from 2022! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This work exists! Def agree that more focus should include LGBTQ+ folks but there are many papers that do focus on this -- e.g., you might be interested in this paper link.springer.com/content/pdf/... or this paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

If anyone is interested in an alternative to this “just so story” (ironic) about how evolutionary psychology derives hypotheses and its conceptualisation the environment(s) of evolutionary adaptedness that shaped our psychological mechanisms, then I suggest you read for yourself.

EPE 2026 Award Nominations Nominations for the University of Michigan's Evolution & Human Adaptation Program award: Evolution in the Public Eye Nomination deadline: January 31, 2026 Award Description: This award honors outsta...

HBES members: Nominations are open for the 2026 Evolution in the Public Eye Award 🏆

Help recognize those who have gone above and beyond in communicating human evolutionary science and countering misinformation. Self-nominations are welcome.
Deadline: Feb 7
Nominate here: forms.gle/VXJgczHA1irD...

Huge fan of this lecture series on YouTube!

Does blinding--i.e., concealing applicants' identities--reduce gender gaps in academic conference paper acceptances?

Nope!

Does blinding do anything?

It does! Blinding reduces gaps in acceptances by institution rank.

haruka-uchida.github.io/websitefiles...

Evidence for deceptive fertility in a wild primate Baniel et al. show that female geladas deceptively signal fertility when a new dominant male arrives. Across 14 years of data, lactating females displayed fertility signals and mated without conceivin...

Fascinating longitudinal study in @currentbiology.bsky.social by @alicebaniel.bsky.social @jbeehner.bsky.social and colleagues, providing evidence for deceptive fertility in a wild primate (gelada) 🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...

A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing Kissing can be observed across the animal kingdom. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, since the fitness benefits of kissing are unclear. We use a n…

Second, a new paper by @matildabrindle.bsky.social and colleagues explores the evolution of kissing.

Kissing may date back 21.5 million years, appears across large apes, and potentially occurred among Neanderthals as well!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences Application Application to the Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences taking place from May 25th to June 19th, 2026 in Toulouse, France Application deadline: December 15th, 2025 Applicants will be...

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday, folks!

This week, we're spotlighting the Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences (May 26–June 19), hosted by @tse-fr.eu and @iast.fr .

Applications due Dec. 15!

Great opportunity for PhD students - check it out at the link :)
www.tse-fr.eu/toulouse-sum...

Reminder for this upcoming #WplusEBSWednesday: if you have anything you’d like us to highlight, please fill out this Google Form!

We’re collecting recommendations for fun podcasts, books, new articles, job opportunities, and other resources you think would be useful for our community.

Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...

Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵

Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

And finally, Penn State University is also looking for an Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology, "in the areas of Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Industrial-Organizational psychology" (3/3)

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

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Assistant Professor Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: November 2, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 270-NN_FACULTY - A...

Second, Washington State University's Anthropology department is hiring an Assistant Professor with a "specialty in cultural anthropology focused on health, well-being, and/or human-environment interactions" (2/3)

wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...

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Assistant Professor of Anthropology in Human Reproductive Ecology APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

For this #WplusEBSWednesday, we wanted to highlight some job opportunities closing November 1st & 2nd!

First, Penn State University is hiring for a position as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in Human Reproductive Ecology! (1/3)

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

I will be reviewing graduate student applications in the Social Psychology Area at Miami University for the 2025–2026 application cycle (Ph.D. start date: Fall 2026).

Learn more about the Affective Science & Psychophysiology Lab and how to apply on the “Join Us” tab at www.darwinguevarra.com

W+EBS Wednesdays Recommendation Form Have a resource, opportunity, or recommendation you think would be valuable to the Women+ in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences (W+EBS) community? Every Wednesday, we share posts featuring useful tools,...

Have a resource, recommendation, or opportunity you think would benefit our community?

Submit it through this form (or comment below!) so we can feature it in an upcoming #WplusEBSWednesdays post (yes, even your own paper)! (2/2)

🔗 forms.gle/oz6M3fXN8G7z...

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I’m recruiting #PhD students to join my Lab for Infant Learning and Cognition (LILAC) at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social! We study how infants learn about the natural world from others 🌱 If you’re interested in #devpsych, #EvPsych, and #infantstudies, please reach out and apply! More info below (1/2)

Why does W+EBS matter to @ksheetz.bsky.social?

"W+EBS matters to me because every person deserves to feel safe and supported pursuing knowledge, their passions, and career opportunities."

(2/2)

Why is W+EBS important to @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social?

“W+EBS creates space for women and sexually & gender-diverse scholars to support each other, celebrate one another’s successes, and make our field more inclusive. A community like this feels worth being part of.” (2/2)

👋 And finishing our intros, I'm @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social, the Student Social Media Officer (& a PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara)!

At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2)

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Three colleagues collaborate at a desk with computers in a modern office setting, focusing on a project together.

Exploring careers beyond academia? Our new resource page helps researchers translate their expertise into roles in UX research, consulting, data science & more. Plus: career spotlights, FAQs & curated resources!

Learn more: ow.ly/xysa50XgT1I

Why does W+EBS matter to @anthrosarah.bsky.social?

“W+EBS & many of the researchers behind it have been incredibly supportive as colleagues & friends. As an anthropologist, it’s especially meaningful to be part of a society that highlights & celebrates the diversity within our own community”(2/2)