Jesse Wyatt Young

Behavior drives morphological change during human evolution Dietary shifts and corresponding morphological changes can sometimes evolve in succession, not concurrently—an evolutionary process called behavioral drive. Detecting behavioral drive in the fossil re...

This is super cool! We all acknowledge that morphological change must follow behavioral changes during Darwinian evolution, but these folks show it happening human ev. Very neat idea and study.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

My lab bought a bunch of electronics equipment in June. I just got an invoice for “tariff reconciliation” letting me know that we now owe an additional $400 on top of what we’ve already paid. Thanks Trump.

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

My wife will be biking 50 miles on September 6 to help raise money for cancer research at the Cleveland Clinic through VeloSano. 100% of every dollar raised supports lifesaving cancer research. Please check out the link below if you'd like to donate. Thanks!

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Functional and behavioral variation in intrinsic hand and foot digit proportions in primates The relative elongation of the digits on the autopods has long been considered as an adaptation for an arboreal lifestyle shared by several tetrapods.…

New paper on #phalanges and #hands and #feet proportions in #primates. Just published in #OA in #JHE. Great collaboration with la Citadelle of Besançon (Museum) and the zoological and botanical park of Mulhouse, and with S. Toussaint as a first author.

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I'm doing this everyday. Here's a spiel I put together to push back against the gutting of science funding.

A photo of Kory Evans, winner of the 2025 Carl Gans Award

Congratulations to Kory Evans @sternarchella.bsky.social, winner of this year’s @J_Exp_Biol sponsored Carl Gans Award at #SICB2025. His #biomechanics research examines the role of modularity in the evolution of the #fish skull. Don't miss his talk: 7 Jan at 13:30 in Marquis D

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I didn’t know it came in medical grade!

Jimmy Liao Wins 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics! - Biology Congratulations to Whitney Laboratory and Department of Biology Professor Dr. James Liao for winning the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics at a ceremony at MIT! Ten new Ig Nobel […]

"A dead fish does live fish things."
wonderful biomechanics Ig Nobel!
biology.ufl.edu/news/2024/ji...

Excited to talk about parallel adaptation to urban environments in anole lizards at #SICB2025 as part of the Cities as Natural Experiments Symposium! Swing by Marquis A Saturday at 9 and say hi! We'll talk about thermal performance, morphology, and kinematics, so be sure not to miss this!

All my anthro friends should check out NYT Wordle today.

Using a camera mount that tracks the Milky Way, photographer Eric Brummel produces mesmerizing and thought-provoking time-lapses, revealing our home planet's movement through space. 💫👏💫😲💫🧡💫🌌💫

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

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Dwelling on pain traps us in cycles of suffering. By viewing challenges as learning opportunities instead, we can grow and heal. Treating difficulties as teachers rather than enemies opens the door to wisdom, transformation, and joy. ❤️
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After the 1990s revolution that collapsed the Soviet Union, Russians had a saying that seems particularly apt today: “It’s easier to turn an aquarium into fish soup than to turn fish soup into an aquarium.”

Cross-cultural distribution of locomotor versatility and proficiency among hunter–gatherer societies of the SCCS. Phylogenetic tree constructed using genetic and linguistic isolation data as developed by Duda & Zrzavý [31,32] and presented by Minocher et al. [22]. Photos from left to right: Hadza (Tanzania, Arnold Tibaijuka); Pueblo (USA, Carl Moon); Batek (Malaysia, George Brill); Fijian (Fiji, George Brill); Bajau (Indonesia, George Brill).

Extensive locomotor versatility across a global sample of hunter–gatherer societies 🏺🧪
George Brill, @martamlahr.bsky.social and Mark Dyble
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Diverse locomotor proficiency suggests that locomotor versatility represents a dimension of human adaptive lability

Job Opportunity at the RVC: Research Engineer Research Engineer (instrumentation)We are looking for a part-time research engineer for 2 days per week (14 hours) to join the Structure and Motion Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary research group inve...

Are you a gadget-handy person who likes science, especially cutting-edge super-techy stuff involving figuring out how to measure things in animals? We have a part-time Research Engineer post open in the Structure & Motion Lab (not my employee). jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Just discovered ScholarGPT, a super handy way to perform literature searches using natural language processing.

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Tis the Season

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2) Oh no

Platysma!!!!

Bioanths heading to #aaaTampa2024, be sure to check out Alan Goodman’s distinguished lecture. Friday night, 7:30, Marriott Florida Salon V:
“Steps towards an anti-racist science (and society): Successes, failures, and futures”

Very excited to announce our brand new MSc in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics at the University of Liverpool, to start in September 2025!
We are strongly research connected and will cater for students with applied and comparative/ fundamental interests.
Need more info? Mail msc-mubm@liverpool.ac.uk.