The human birth canal is just large enough for the newborn, making childbirth a difficult and often dangerous process. In a recent study published in the Royal Society, Lia Betti (University of Roehampton) and Andrea Manica (University of Cambridge) show that there is substantial variation in the shape of the female pelvis across human populations, and that most Read More…
Month: October 2018
Parental investment in Agta foragers
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Dr Abigail Page, a research fellow in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her talk is on parental investment in Agta foragers in the Philippines. Come and join us on Thursday, November 1st, at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Read More…
Attempting to live well with elephants: Human-elephant relations in the western Ghats, India
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is our very own Deepak Bhat Dundi, a PhD student in the Centre. His talk is on human-elephant relations in India. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract People and Asian elephants have lived together in India Read More…
Millions are at risk from antidepressant withdrawal
The Journal of Addictive Behaviors has recently published a new systematic review which shows that antidepressant withdrawal is much more widespread, severe and long-lasting than indicated by current guidelines, with millions of antidepressant users in the U.K. potentially affected. ‘A Systematic Review into the Incidence, Severity and Duration of Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects: Are Guidelines Evidence- Read More…
Ganging up on the germs: The evolution of care-giving for the sick
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Sharon Kessler, who is Marie Curie Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University. Her talk is on the evolution of care-giving for the sick. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Humans are Read More…