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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi #WplusEBS! Interested in joining our October 5th writing group? See the attached flyer for more info & fill out this google form to receive a zoom link: forms.gle/RCkH3XaCF3Lq... Not a member yet? Join here: tinyurl.com/3svhmrn3

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our new Secretary is June Wilson, PhD Candidate at Kansas State University! As Secretary, she not only manages our records but is working with Kat to curate a History tab for our new website (coming soon)! (3/3)

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our new Chair Elect is @loraadair.bsky.social! As Chair Elect, Lora works closely with Anne to liaise with EBS organizations and also is heading up an initiative to create a W+EBS writing group! (2/3)

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Running for Secretary: Hattie Berke & June Wilson Two fantastic candidates are running for our 3-year Secretary role — keeping W+EBS organised across outreach, communications, and everything in between. Check the flyers to learn more about each candidate. Ballots due July 31st! #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Running for Chair Elect: Lora Adair @loraadair.bsky.social The chair elect works closely alongside incoming Chair @annepisor.bsky.social over the next 2 years, before stepping into the Chair role. Check the flyer for more on Lora and what they would bring to W+EBS. #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🗳️ W+EBS elections are coming up! We're voting for two positions: Chair Elect and Secretary. Ballots go out by email tomorrow to #WplusEBS members only and are due July 31st. Not a member yet? Join before the ballot drops to make sure you get your vote 👇 linktr.ee/w_plus_ebs

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

OPEN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Mentorship, advocacy, and community — these are the backbone of #WplusEBS. As chair-elect or secretary of W+EBS, you'd help shape what that looks like for members around the world from 2026 to 2030. Nominate yourself or someone you know to run for office!

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

And Julien Lie-Panis presented his work on trade and how Intermediaries concentrate exchanges, creating incentives for reliability! (4/4) #HBES2026

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

@olkcampbell.bsky.social gave an interesting talk on the relationship between cousin marriages and exposure to intimate partner violence and coercive control. She finds that women in cousin marriages reported less intimate partner violence and less coercive control! (3/4) #HBES2026

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

@anthroliz.bsky.social discussed parental influence on mate choice in Nepal and the effects of different levels of parental vs offspring choice on reproductive success. One key takeaway: we need to stop dichotomizing arranged marriages when studying these effects! (2/4) #HBES2026

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

An interesting talk yesterday on work by @annepisor.bsky.social and Courtney Elmore: On coastal Tanzania, women and men get social capital from having friends, near or far, BUT they have less opportunity to form these friendships. Women who DO have this option have more social capital. #HBES2026

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Ollie Shannon is a queer anthropologist, educator, and longtime social justice organizer whose work bridges community engagement and academia! #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Francisco Gómez Jiménez is a Lecturer at the Centre for @brunelcce.bsky.social , where he uses cross-cultural approaches to examine same-sex sexuality and transgender/gender-diverse identities from various perspectives. #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Dr Jasmeen Kanwal works at the University of Edinburgh supporting Data and AI Literacy in Scottish schools. She also co-teaches a course on 'the Science of Race and Racism' at the University of St Andrews! #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our other co-chair @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social is a PhD candidate in Psychology and Brain sciences at UCSB. She's also the student social media officer for #WplusEBS! "I'm excited for W+EBS to host a panel about allyship in academia & the process of creating/maintaining cultures of inclusivity!"

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our first co-chair @annepisor.bsky.social is the incoming chair of #WplusEBS! Anne is an assistant professor of anthropology & demography @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. "Our panelists are doing theoretical work & applying insights in ways that broaden our perspectives in evolutionary social science."

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

‼️ #HBES2026 #CES2026 W+EBS UPDATE‼️ The #WplusEBS social event this year will now be a joint CES/HBES social event "Skip the Small Talk" 🗓️Wednesday, May 13th ⏰8PM 📍Azur Rooftop, Onomo Hotel Everyone is welcome & we look forward to seeing you there!

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! We're so excited to be hosting social events at both #CES2026 and #HBES2026 this year. At #HBES2026 we will be hosting a social community-building event called "Skip the Small Talk"! Date and time will be announced in the upcoming weeks. We hope to see you there!

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! I'm excited to announce our social event for #CES2026. We'll be hosting a speed-networking event, "Survival of the Social" during #CES2026. Date and time will be announced in the upcoming weeks :)

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

And the wesanderson palettes are inspired by different Wes Anderson works!

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The MetBrewer package has palettes inspired by works of art in the MET museum. Here's all the different (very aesthetically pleasing) palettes from this package:

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

👋 And finishing our intros, I'm @ashleyjcoventry.bsky.social, the Student Social Media Officer (& a PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara)! At W+EBS, I develop social media strategy to grow and connect with our membership, and manage our email, Bluesky, and (newly created) LinkedIn. (1/2) #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

👋 Meet Kat, our Student Event Liaison! @ksheetz.bsky.social is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University working with Dr. Lisa Welling, studying social cognition in the context of online dating. At W+EBS, she organizes and plans social events at HBES and other conferences. (1/2) #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

👋 Meet Sarah, our Secretary! @anthrosarah.bsky.social is an Assistant Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. As secretary, she helps connect with the evolutionary social sciences community, planning events and collaborating with the team to shape the future of W+EBS. (1/2) #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

👋 Meet Haneul, our Membership Officer/Treasurer! @haneuljang.bsky.social is a Research Fellow at @iast.fr, studying women's cooperation among BaYaka foragers. As Membership Officer, she manages new membership, recruiting new members at conferences and explaining the society. (1/2) #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

👋 Meet Anne, our incoming Chair! @annepisor.bsky.social is faculty in Penn State's Anthropology dept. As incoming chair, she's learning the ropes from Chair @abbeyepage.bsky.social while supporting in roles like engaging with society leadership and leading event organization. (1/2) #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

👋 Meet Abbey, our Chair! @abbeyepage.bsky.social is a lecturer in Psych at @brunelcce.bsky.social ! As chair, she sets the agenda and overall direction of W+EBS to best support our members. She arranges and chairs meetings and hosts W+EBS events at HBES and other conferences. 1/2 #WplusEBS

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

That's a wrap on the #HBES2025 #WplusEBS panel! Thank you to our panelists @robingnelson.bsky.social, @dconroybeam.bsky.social, @siobhancully.bsky.social And thank you to the #HBES2025 attendees who shaped this conversation. Read some final takeaways from our panelists: 👇 1/4

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Halfway through the #WplusEBS panel (co-hosted by us, the LGBTQ+ Social Networking, and HBES president @hclarkbarrett.bsky.social) ! Some interesting quotes by panelists so far 👇 1/6

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

We had a great time at the #WplusEBS networking event last night! So great to meet all our community members 💙

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🎉 Coming to #HBES2025? Join us for “Survival of the Social”, a speed networking event by #WplusEBS! 🗓 June 5th | 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 Byrdcage, 3426 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City All are welcome. Come build community with us!

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️Panel Chair: H. Clark Barrett (he/him) @hclarkbarrett.bsky.social UCLA Anth Prof, Director of UCLA BEC, #HBES President Expertise: Roots of human cog; nature & diversity of moral judgment; Indigenous knowledge & role in evolutionary and cog sci; ethics of evolutionary research & theorizing 5/6👇

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️Siobhán Cully (she/her) (@siobhancully.bsky.social) Associate professor of Anth at Rutgers University; former NSF program director Expertise: New perspectives on old debates in evolutionary anthropology, including how disabled people, adopted children, & women contribute to human evolution 4/6👇

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️Dr. Dan Conroy-Beam (he/him) (@dconroybeam.bsky.social) Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UCSB Expertise: Am I expert in anything? I guess computational modeling of human mating psychology #HBES2025 #WplusEBS 3/6 👇

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️ Dr. Robin Nelson (she/her) (@robinnelson.bsky.social) Associate Professor in the SHESC at ASU Expertise: Social Networks, Kin Investment and health outcomes across the lifespan; methods in qualitative behavioral research, and equity and access in research #HBES2025 #WplusEBS 2/6 👇

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W+EBS @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Read our #HBES2025 panel abstract! This panel was co-organized by #W+EBS, the LGBTQ+ Social and Networking Event, and HBES president @hclarkbarrett.bsky.social. What would you like to hear our panel discuss? (2/3)

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