Michael Gurven

A photo of the Susan Welch Liberal Arts building at sunrise

📢 Come join us! Penn State Anthropology is hiring *two tenure-track assistant professors*, one in human reproductive ecology and one in archaeology. Here are just a few reasons why working at Penn State is awesome:

Finally in my hands! A new book from @mgurven.bsky.social on why we age, and how we can age better, through the lens of evolutionary anthropology💙 Very excited to dive in!

Thanks, Elijah!

We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

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An amazing opportunity with great multidisciplinary colleagues in the wonderful pink city of Toulouse

Much appreciated, David! Very kind.

Released today!
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.

Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.

Please help spread the word!

#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social

Had a fun time talking with the Daves… thanks for having me on. check it out!

Just one week away until SEVEN DECADES is born. Not too late to preorder (code PUP30 for discount):
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I hear from friends that the preorders are already arriving!

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The book we have all been waiting for from @mgurven.bsky.social is finally here!! Read it to get a broad perspective on human evolution and aging - stay for the fun titles 😀

Just got this book by one of my favourite anthropologists (and people) in the mail - if it's only half as good as the gushing advanced praise, this'll be an instant classic! Also, brilliant title, immediately putting to bed the notion that long lifespan is a new thing; we've evolved to live to ~70

I’m having a great time in Bolivia with @mgurven.bsky.social, Jon Stiglitz, and Tsimane anthropologists investing the connection between different aspects of #sleep and Alzheimer’s and Dementia risk as part of my #postdoctoral research

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One month before SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER is released!

A prelim copy just arrived. I’m in Bolivia but my son opened the shipment and it appears that he approves.

Preorder now (30% discount code: PUP30): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Indirect genetic effects among neighbors promote cooperation and accelerate adaptation in a small-scale human society Social effects on fertility promote population growth and the evolution of flexible cooperation in a small-scale human society.

I'm very excited to share the central paper from my PhD out now in Science Advances. We investigated how social effects among neighbors shape the evolution of reproductive cooperation and the pace of adaptive population growth among the Indigenous Tsimane of Bolivia.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congrats to @amy-anderson.bsky.social for leading this project from start to finish. Was fun to work at the intersection of bioarchaeology, human biology and epidemiology!

Childhood skeletal lesions common in prehistory are present in living forager-farmers and predict adult markers of immune function Skeletal indicators of childhood stress are associated with cellular indicators of compromised immune function in adults.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Clinically ignored, archaeologically common. Are these holes in the head a thing of the past?

So glad to finally have this award winning research (@paleopathology.bsky.social ) out -- cribra orbitalia and its relationship to health in living Tsimane adults.

Seven Decades An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden

Your next Fall read, my new book: SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER

Longevity is shaped by our evolutionary past—imagine aging as opportunity rather than burden.

Out Sept 16, preorder w/ code PUP30 for 30% discount: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Hot and Bothered at Work: The "Menopause Penalty” New research shows an earnings dip during menopause

“researchers found a 10% drop in earnings 4 years after a menopause diagnosis — due to both reduced hours & women leaving the workforce altogether. Women were also more likely to start disability benefits after a diagnoses. Notably, this impact was concentrated among women without a college degree”

“You are Married by the Woman”: Divergent Understandings of Men’s Support for Women’s Empowerment in Northwestern Tanzania - Joseph A. Kilgallen, Alexander M. Ishungisa, Pius Charles, Theresia Marco C... Engaging men in women’s empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men’s support for women’s empowerment is conceptualize...

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨

“You Are Married by the Woman” explores how men’s support for women’s empowerment is understood in a fast-urbanizing Tanzanian community.

If you're interested in gender, masculinity, and social change, check it out!

Canada Research Chair - Indigenous Health and Well-Being

Job available for Full Professor Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) - Indigenous Health and Well-Being at the Faculty of Health Science, Simon Fraser University (RT 🙏🏼 please):

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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

Photo of Darwin with the quotation “I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything”

A relatable icon. #DarwinDay

Men Are More Prepared for Fatherhood Than We Think — Scientific American In many cultures, men are not involved with hands-on childcare. But biology tells us we are perfectly capable of doing so Biology I like to tell my undergraduates that hormones predispose organisms, i...

Time for fatherhood, courtesy of James Rilling and his new book. #fatherhood #testosterone #oxytocin #dad apple.news/ALmCPtGhtTb2...

Well-being trajectories of older adults look different in absence of retirement, institutionalized income & social security.

For source paper, see: tinyurl.com/3u5cc5nv

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

I wrote the latest cover story for The Atlantic. It's about the far-ranging implications of one simple statistic: Americans have never spent so much time alone, and surging solitude is warping our society.

I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

A capuchin monkey standing on the ground in a lush tropical forest with her head partially turned and looking upwards. There is a juvenile capuchin investigating a stick in the background.

🚨Field research position alert: spread the word!🚨 Join our team in studying the behavior, health, and ecology of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica 🇨🇷🐒🌴

See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...

Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org

A stacked bar graph showing proportions of different classes of kin who have contributed different forms of help to Tsimane youth with older generation blood kin help most represented.

New paper out with insights into kinship, alloparenting, and cooperative breeding! 🧪
Older, closely related kin more often provide costly aid to young Tsimane, while unrelated alloparents provide older youth lower-cost - possible investment in future reciprocal relationships.

UZH: PhD position in evolutionary anthropology and medicine The Human Ecology Group of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine (IEM) Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich, led by Prof. Adrian Jaeggi, is inviting applications from prospe...

🚨 JOB ALERT!! We're looking for a PhD student to join our group! Are you interested in evolutionary medicine / anthropology? Already have a master's? Apply with your own project ideas! See link: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... #EvMed @bioanth.org @ehbea.bsky.social Please RT!