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Adventures with the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ EPSIG: video & links

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I am pleased to say that I have recently joined the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ evolutionary psychiatry special interest group (EPSIG). My first encounter with the group was being invited to give a talk following their AGM (video below). However, I’ve since learned a lot about the group.

The RcPsych EPSIG aims to raise awareness of the value of evolutionary theory to psychiatry, as well as encouraging research on the topic. The group has a fascinating mix of members with a range of expertise, bringing together clinical and academic expertise, across disciplines. They hold talks and host symposia, some of which can be found on their YouTube channel. Their newsletters are also available to all, if you want to read more.

Videos: Why should medics care about evolution?

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A friend of mine, the wonderful Thomas Carpenter, is currently studying medicine at Edinburgh University. He is part of a group of medical students with an interest in evloution, who are calling themselves the Evolutionary Medics.

The Evolutionary Medics recently ran an event, which was entitled “Bringing Darwin back to Edinburgh: wine, cheese and evolutionary medicine.” The excellent presentations are now available to view on YouTube and I wanted to promote them here:

Dr Sam Brown – Can we make evolution proof drugs?

Prof Gillian Bentley – The Clinical Significance of Evolutionary Medicine

 

New book out now!

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Applied Evolutionary Anthropology: Darwinian Approaches to Contemporary World Issues

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This book has been published as the first of a series, Advances in the Evolutionary Analysis of Human Behaviour, edited by Rebecca Sear. The series is intended “to promote the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association tenets of rigour, integration and pluralism by producing a series of methodologically rigorous books with a pluralistic theme in the human behavioral sciences.”

This volume was edited by Mhairi Gibson and David Lawson. I am proud to have made my contribution, along with with Daniel Nettle:

Chapter 10, Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviour: An Evolutionary Perspective.