Chris von Rueden @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Great questions from Tanay and Jay on their Cognitations podcast- check out their other episodes to date too: youtu.be/7pDGe2bp3m4youtu.beCultural Varieties of Status-Seeking | Chris von RuedenYouTube video by The Cognitations Podcast 010
Reposted by Chris von RuedenJames Holland Jones @juemos.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I've been thinking a lot lately about criticisms of anthropology coming from various quarters. While there is plenty to criticize, I think that the received wisdom about the discipline's problems are generally off base. In this blog post, I work through some thoughts I have on the subject.eehh-stanford.github.ioThe Misunderstanding of the Anthropology Culture Wars – Monkey’s Uncle 2187
Reposted by Chris von RuedenDuncan Stibbard Hawkes @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social · 18/11/2025📣 New BBS preprint out now! 📣 "Models casting egalitarian societies as crucibles of equality perpetuate the factually uninformed notion that foragers are somehow more noble. Critiques portray egalitarianism as romantic fantasy. Neither characterization is wholly justified." doi.org/10.1017/S014...doi.orgEgalitarianism is not Equality: Moving from outcome to process in the study of human political organisation | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge CoreEgalitarianism is not Equality: Moving from outcome to process in the study of human political organisation 16031
Chris von Rueden @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Job in cultural psychology: richmond.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/staff_facult...richmond.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor of PsychologyThe Department of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Richmond invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in ... 042
Reposted by Chris von RuedenSheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 07/05/2025🚨 With Jessame Thomson (rockstar undergrad), Chris von Rueden, & @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social, we examine cross-cultural variation six mechanisms that help maintain egalitarianism in four African hunter-gatherer groups. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 1123
Chris von Rueden @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social · 29/03/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkW...youtube.comScientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die SomedayYouTube video by The Onion 130
Reposted by Chris von RuedenHelena von Rueden @helenavr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025americansofconscience.com/03-14-2025/?...americansofconscience.comAmericans of Conscience Checklist: March 14, 2025 - Americans of ConscienceProtect trans people's ability to obtain accurate passports, keep unelected government actors out of your sensitive data, and more, in the March 14th 2025 Americans of Conscience Checklist. 021
Chris von Rueden @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social · 04/02/2025summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2025...summeruniversity.ceu.eduThe Human Mind and the Open Society: Political Intuitions | CEU summer course 020
Chris von Rueden @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Dynamics of Polygyny in Hunter-Gatherer Societies, Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/traditio...open.substack.comDynamics of Polygyny in Hunter-Gatherer Societies, Part 1I have been writing about polygyny for years now. 040
Reposted by Chris von RuedenOne Pencil Project @onepencilproject.bsky.social · 03/12/2024On this #GivingTuesday, please consider our Onward & Upward initiative. We're dedicated to empowering indigenous learners in the Amazon & southern Africa by providing the essential educational resources they require to prosper and guide their communities.donorbox.orgOne Pencil Project: Onward and Upward 2024 | One Pencil Project (Powered by Donorbox)Join us, to help indigenous students in the Amazon and southern Africa get the education they need to thrive and to lead their communities, as the climate crisis and other threats to their sovereignty... 135
