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Kristine Maassen

@kristinemaassen.bsky.social
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PhD student in Evolutionary Anthropology @ Rutgers. Interested in human behavioral ecology, intentional community, communal living, evolution of cooperation, generosity, mutual aid. www.humangenerosity.org I make jewelry & stickers: bitchhouse.etsy.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 12/06/2026
“Epstein was a central node in a toxic gift network that included celebrities, politicians, and billionaires. Academic scientists of the Epstein class covered for his crimes, laundered his reputation, and legitimized his pseudo-intellectual pursuit of eugenics, racism and sexism.”
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Epstein's Gifted Scientists
Somehow it’s never the billionaires who are told that they have bad genes and shouldn’t breed.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"The belief that every field in the humanities is secretly controlled by social justice warriors has always been a false conspiracy theory, but to make these fantastical claims during the middle of a war against the humanities is a particularly dangerous delusion"
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Deploying ICE at airports is to normalize their transition from being a special operation targeting immigrants to being an entity that polices all. This is the production of the American Gestapo, one institution at a time.
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Oh and there's a TRAILER #2026MMM youtu.be/8CVFpHcy9RA
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2026 March Mammal Madness Trailer
YouTube video by Katie Hinde
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Evolutionary Anthropology Society @evanthsociety.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Are you an evolutionary scientist? Got a special anthropologist in your life? Send them a little extra love this Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's from the EAS! #EASHBA2026 #valentines #evolutionaryanthropology #evolutionaryscience
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Evolutionary Anthropology Society @evanthsociety.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Did you miss us? 🫣 The EAS is back and ready for all things evolutionary anthropology. Stay tuned for more information about EAS in #Denver at #EASHBA2026
It is a dark blue color with a human figure emerging from an evolutionary tree encircling the letters "EAS". Above the words "Evolutionary Anthropology Society".
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Kristine Maassen @kristinemaassen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
See you guys there!
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Evolutionary Anthropology Society @evanthsociety.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Put on your thinking caps and slip on your party shoes because EAS is coming to #Denver! Join us at #EASHBA2026 for a special symposium and a party to celebrate the return of EAS and award Dr. Eric Alden Smith our lifetime achievement award.
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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
#WolffBites: We welcome the growing global recognition that basic social needs - like saving the planet from ecological disaster - require challenging capitalism by advocating for the democratization of enterprises. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Dr. Ian Wallace will deliver a seminar at Rutgers University on 2/13 on the evolution of osteoarthritis. Please see the attached flyer and come if you can!
From Evolution to Epidemic: Understanding Osteoarthritis as a Mismatch Disease, 2/13, 3-4 pm, RAB 001
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
All, We have sent a letter urging our personal Congressional Reps, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, & the Assistant Director of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate to restore doctoral funding for social scientists (i.e., the DDRIG) at NSF.
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AAA Urges Congress to Restore NSF Dissertation Research - American Anthropological Association
December 18, 2025 The Honorable Ted Cruz, Chairman The Honorable Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee 254 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC, ...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city. If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Our first article from several years of work in Vanuatu is now out! It describes links between leg length and fat oxidation, which may offer an early assessment for risk for subsequent metabolic dysfunction. Led by Khaled Bhuiyan and Ian Wallace. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Reduced Fat Oxidation as a Potential Pathway Linking Early‐Life Adversity to Obesity Risk: Evidence From Vanuatu
Objectives Adverse environmental conditions during early life can increase the risk of obesity in adulthood, but the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. Here, we test the hypothesis...
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Evolutionary Anthropology Society @evanthsociety.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
tap. tap. is this thing on? evanthsociety is live on Bluesky! Watch this space for exciting and important updates about all things evolutionary anthropology. And, of course, for news about the upcoming EAS activities HBA in #Denver under #EASHBA2026 (pronounced eesh-buh). Re-post!
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Finally got around to posting the video for our #AltAc #Career panel, facilitated by the wonderful @kristinemaassen.bsky.social for #Rutgers #Anthropology. Spent half a day trying to figure out closed captioning; turns out Youtube does it (ok-ish). Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocvv...
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Alt Ac Career Panel at Rutgers Anthropology
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🧠 Just presented the closing plenary at hashtag#HBES2025 on managing gender biases in the evolutionary behavioral sciences' story of human exceptionalism. Many areas of the field still assume men are central to human evolution—via hunting, provisioning, and innovation.
Middle-aged white woman standing by podium and HBES flag in large event space under screen with title "8 rules for managing patriarchy in the evolutionary behavioral sciences" and audience members in front.
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Kristine Maassen @kristinemaassen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
An amazing panel with thoughtful questions & responses! Also a master class in advocating for yourself with dignity when your identity and experience is minimized.
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Human Behavior & Evolution Society @humbehevosoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
If you haven't checked out the list of talks for #HBES2025, it's available online: stockton.edu/human-behavi... Lots of great talks and plenaries coming!
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HBES - 36th Annual Human Behavior & Evolution Society Conference - Human Behavior & Evolution Society Conference | Stockton University
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I really loved speaking with @dewsbury.bsky.social about gender-bias and disability. Have a listen!
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Beth Leech @bethll.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
In defense of NATO, from my favorite anthropologist: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Kristine Maassen @kristinemaassen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Can’t wait! One of Anthro’s great strengths is its ability to apply to many fields, unfortunately this means career paths outside of academia aren’t always clear. Thankful for @siobhancully.bsky.social who is always thinking outside the box to prepare her students at all stages of their education!
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Siobhán Cully 🇺🇸 🐱🥼🤓🩼 @siobhancully.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Hosting an #AltAc #Career panel for #anthropologists via Zoom. 4/22 at 10:30 ET. Info here: www.evolvedlab.net/events @dianamonkey.bsky.social and many others + @kristinemaassen.bsky.social facilitating for #Rutgers Anthro Please re-post and register. Any trouble, let me know!
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Events | Evolve D Lab
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Beth Leech @bethll.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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Despite what politicians claim and often do, society is not zero-sum
From newly re-elected president Donald Trump’s threatened tariff increases to concerns about immigrants taking Americans’ jobs, zero-sum thinking is common. Lee Cronk argues that despite the pervas…
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