Evolutionary Anthropology and Biodemography Research Group

For Whom the Births (and Worms) Toll

Studies of Bolivian forager-farmers shed light on costs of high birthrates, effects of pathogens on metabolism
Study by UCSB Anthropologists Suggests ‘Universal' Personality Traits May Not Be Universal After All

For decades, consensus among psychologists has held that a group of five personality traits –– or slight variations of these five –– are a universal feature of human psychology.

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