An announcement for EvoKE webinar, titled: “How do museums and science centres promote evolution education” with Maria João Fonseca. 4 May 2026, 4pm CEST online.

📣Join us on 4 May for #EvoKE Webinar!
Maria João Fonseca, president of Ecsite, will explore how museums and science centres can promote #evolution education through engaging approaches, supporting public understanding of evolution
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4tQ1RbZ
no registration required

Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone Fostering the public’s understanding and acceptance of evolution

Hello, could you add EvoKE as a contributor to the Science Feed? We are a network of people including evolutionary biologists, education researchers, teachers, journalists and science communicators interested in promoting a greater scientific literacy in evolution evokeproject.org

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Interested in giving a webinar? You can propose yourself or recommend someone through the link: bit.ly/3NfJrBY

EvoKE Webinars EvoKE webinars take place monthly. In 2026, sessions will alternate to increase accessibility across our international community: Odd months → 1st Monday of the month  Even months → 1st Thursd…

EvoKE webinars take place monthly. In 2026, sessions alternate to increase accessibility across our international community:
• Odd months → 1st Monday
• Even months → 1st Thursday
🕓 4 PM CET / 10 AM EST
Visit our website to find out about the webinar schedule: evokeproject.org/evoke-webina...

Evoke Project

Missed previous sessions? You can watch all EvoKE Webinars on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Evokeproject #EvoKEWebinar

An announcement for EvoKE webinar, titled: “How do museums and science centres promote evolution education” with Maria João Fonseca. 4 May 2026, 4pm CEST online.

📣Join us on 4 May for #EvoKE Webinar!
Maria João Fonseca, president of Ecsite, will explore how museums and science centres can promote #evolution education through engaging approaches, supporting public understanding of evolution
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4tQ1RbZ
no registration required

Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone Fostering the public’s understanding and acceptance of evolution

Hello, could you add EvoKE as a contributor to the Science Feed? We are a network of people including evolutionary biologists, education researchers, teachers, journalists and science communicators interested in promoting a greater scientific literacy in evolution evokeproject.org

🚨 Happening today! (4 pm CEST) 👀
Join us for this EvoKE webinar on #evolutioneducation and #sustainability 🌱

🚨 Reminder: this webinar is happening next week (April 16, 4 pm CEST)! 👀
Don’t miss it if you're interested in #evolutioneducation and #sustainability

What If Understanding Evolution Could Help Save Us? I have been fascinated by biodiversity and nature since I can remember, so I took that passion and dedicated my life to the study of…

💡 Idea inspired by Telma G. Laurentino
🔗 Further reading:
bit.ly/4bSIJTo (EN)
bit.ly/4s43ZM2 (PT)

🔗 Learn more about evolution misconceptions on: evolution.berkeley.edu
💬 Which misconception about evolution do you encounter most often? And which one is hardest to address?

#EvolutionEducation #Misconceptions #ScienceEducation #Evolution #ScientificLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #EvoKE

On this April 1st, EvoKE didn’t want to trick you…
but to challenge a common #misconception.

Try this: search “evolution” and look at the images.
What do you see?

Chances are, it’s the “march of progress”.
👉 But this gives the wrong idea.

#Evolution isn’t linear, it’s branching.

EvoKE webinars Please use this form to apply to give a webinar or suggest someone

Interested in giving a webinar? You can propose yourself or recommend someone through the link: bit.ly/3NfJrBY

EvoKE Webinars EvoKE webinars take place monthly. In 2026, sessions will alternate to increase accessibility across our international community: Odd months → 1st Monday of the month  Even months → 1st Thursd…

EvoKE webinars take place monthly. In 2026, sessions alternate to increase accessibility across our international community:
• Odd months → 1st Monday
• Even months → 1st Thursday
🕓 4 PM CET / 10 AM EST
Visit our website to find out about the webinar schedule: evokeproject.org/evoke-webina...

Evoke Project

Missed previous sessions? You can watch all EvoKE Webinars on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Evokeproject

📣The EvoKE Webinars are back!

We are excited to relaunch the EvoKE Webinars on 16 April with Gregor Torkar, who will explore how #evolution education can support #sustainability competences and its links to GreenComp – the European Sustainability Competence Framework.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4bo31Uw

Society for the Study of Evolution Site description

Applications now open for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! These provide evolutionary biology research funds for early and advanced Master’s and PhD students. Proposals due May 18.
www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Happy International Women's Day

Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate and thank the incredible women who have helped shape the EvoKE community over the years.

Your leadership, passion, curiosity, and commitment continue to inspire us.

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

#InternationalWomensDay #Evolution #EvoKE

Meet the Executive Board

Patrícia Pessoa (president); Science Education Researcher; Education for Sustainable Development; Evolutionary literacy; Primary Education; Future thinking; introvert; designing ideas for fun; powered by paws; tennis & padel; Portugal

Isabell K. Adler (treasurer); Science Education Researcher; Cognitive biases & metacognition; Evolutionary literacy; Plant awareness; Primary & Secondary Education; networker; dinosaur aficionado; gaming & dancing; Switzerland

Georgios Ampatzidis (board member); Assistant Professor; Teaching and learning about nature and the environment; Evolutionary literacy; Plant awareness; Early childhood education; father of two sons; short story writing; Greece

Meet the Evoke Executive Board!

A team with different backgrounds, shared values, and a strong commitment to our community.

We look forward to working with you and shaping what comes next together!

#EvoKE

Even more fascinating: Male satin bowerbirds spend their first seven years looking like females. During this time, they practice the courtship by observing and even engaging in courtship interactions with other males before developing their iconic blue plumage.

So, what do we learn from this? Evolution through sexual selection is not only about who is bigger, better, and stronger. But it is also about who listens and connects best.

Even more fascinating:

Young male satin bowerbirds spend years observing and practicing before developing their iconic plumage.

Sexual selection is not only about who is bigger, brighter, stronger.
But who listens and connects.

Know other examples? Tell us below 👇

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The sage grouse With his extravagant display, he seems like the star of the show: The male sage grouse inflates his air sacs, and produces some surreal popping sounds to impress the females.

However, what looks like a one man show is actually a social interaction. The male has to pay attention to the female’s subtle movements she uses to display interest or disinterest. Only by reading her cues, he can direct his energy effectively and increase his reproductive success.

The satin bowerbird The male bowerbird builds ornate bowers decorated with carefully chosen blue objects.

However, his reproductive success is not determined by his impressive display but is also linked to how well he reads and responds to the female’s behavior.

What looks like a solo performance…
is actually social interaction.

From sage grouse to satin bowerbirds, reproductive success depends on reading and responding to cues.

👇 One more fascinating twist in the next post.

EvoKE wishes you a Happy Valentine's Day and wants you to check out our info post about sexual selection

Citius, Altius, Fortius Faster. Higher. Stronger. Since Charles Darwin introduced sexual selection, it’s often been reduced to a simple story: Males compete harder. Shine brighter. Outperform rivals. Win the female.

This interpretation makes courtship look like a one-way performance. But evolution is rarely a solo act. Many mating systems only make sense when we look at what’s happening on both sides.

In "Bitch”, zoologist and science writer Lucy Cooke highlights research by behavioral ecologist Gail Patricelli: Sexual selection doesn’t just shape flashy traits. It can also foster the development of something else: social intelligence Let’s spotlight some courtship behaviors

Happy Valentine’s Day 💌

Citius, Altius, Fortius — faster, higher, stronger.

Sexual selection is often told as a competition story.
But is courtship really a one-way performance?

👇 Examples in the next post.

#ValentinesDay #EvolutionaryBiology #EvoKE

2026 Darwin Day Symposium Journey Into Darkness: The Allegory of the Cave Thursday, February 12th @ 7:00 PM EST images of bones on a black background with NABT and NCSE logos.

Free Darwin Day webinar!
Thurs., Feb. 12th, at 7:00 PM ET.

Teachers and students register at: https://f.mtr.cool/qlqeyleuwl

Join NABT and NCSE as we proudly host Rick Hunter and K. Lindsay Hunter as a special encore of the 2025 NABT Evolution Symposium.

If you’re marking Darwin Day through teaching, research, outreach, or events, feel free to share or tag us. We’d love to connect and amplify what the EvoKE community is doing.
#DarwinDay #EvolutionaryBiology #Sustainability #EvoKE

📚 Sources
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
doi.org/10.1146/annu...

Darwin Day, February 12th 2026, EvoKE

Anticipate evolution to protect human health Pathogens and cancer cells evolve rapidly. Evolutionary biology helps us design health interventions, from antibiotics to cancer therapies, that anticipate evolutionary responses, slowing resistance instead of accelerating it.

Design food systems that work with evolution Pests and pathogens adapt quickly to uniform crops and intensive practices. Evolutionary thinking supports diversity-based and adaptive farming strategies that reduce evolutionary arms races and increase long-term food security.

Protect evolutionary potential in a changing world Species and ecosystems respond to climate change through evolutionary and ecological processes that unfold over time. Evolutionary biology highlights the importance of intraspecific biodiversity and helps identify which populations hold higher adaptive potential, and informs management and conservation plans to support resilience.

Today we celebrate Darwin Day! 🎉
Today is not just about celebrating Darwin, but about how evolutionary biology helps us address today’s challenges.
Evolution is not only about the past. It’s a way of thinking for building more sustainable futures.
How are you marking Darwin Day?

Sources: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
www.britannica.com/list/5-incre...
www.discoverwildlife.com/people/facts...
www.thoughtco.com/women-scient...

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🎉
We’re celebrating by highlighting women who have shaped evolutionary biology.
Who are the women scientists that inspire you?
#WomenInScience #February11 #EvolutionaryBiology #Feminism #EvoKE