2021 news & events

16 June
The (slow) return of fieldwork
Prof Nick Evans
Australian National University/ECDI
CoEDL website
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10 June
For 97% of human history equality was the norm what happened
Prof Kim Sterelny
Australian National University/ECDI
Aeon Essays
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7 June
Searching for a sixth sense with Gurindji people
Prof Felicity Meakins
University of Queensland/CoEDL
SYNAPSE Seminar Series
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6 May
Language acquisition in crosslinguistic context; How can we increase language coverage?
Evan Kidd
Australian National University/MPI Nijmegen/ECDI
ILARA Round-table
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4 May
Ancient humans not to blame for mass island extinction 
Shimona Kealy
Australian National University/ECDI
ANU Media Release

3 May
Reading landscapes
Prof Simon Haberle
Australian National University/ECDI
SYNAPSE Seminar Series
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30 April
Scale of human impact laid bare in new island study 
Prof Simon Haberle
Australian National University/ECDI
ANU Media Release

12 April
Palaeodemographic advances and potential applications in the Pacific Region
Clare McFadden
Australian National University
SYNAPSE Seminar Series
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17 March
Last gasp as longest and strongest pollen season comes to an end
Prof Simon Haberle
Australian National University/ECDI
The Riot Act
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1 March
Leadership and its Social Correlates in Contact-Era New Guinea
Dist Prof Paul Roscoe
University of Maine
SYNAPSE Seminar Series
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15 February
How realistic is The Dig movie about archaeological dig sites?
Assoc Prof Catherine Frieman
Australian National University/ECDI
Radio Canberra
Radio interview

12 February
Spice is nice in many cuisines – but for unexpected reasons
Prof Lindell Bromham
Australian National University/ECDI
Nature
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11-12 February
New Work in Social & Cultural Evolution Workshop
Prof Lindell Bromham, Prof Kim Sterelny, Ass Prof Catherine Frieman
Australian National University/ECDI
Centre for the Philosophy of the Sciences
Workshop link

8 February
Researchers Show Actual Link Between Spicy Food and Hot Climates
Prof Lindell Bromham
Australian National University/ECDI
The Science Times
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5 February
ANU Debunks Spicy Food Myth
Prof Lindell Bromham
Australian National University/ECDI
Canberra Times
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4 February
Spicy perfection isn’t to prevent infection
Prof Lindell Bromham
Australian National University/ECDI
Eureka Alert!
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26 January
LSA Elects Four to Honorary Membership – Nick Evans
Dist. Prof Nick Evans
Australian National University/ECDI
LSA website
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16 January
Fungal spore levels spike following heavy rain
Prof Simon Haberle
Australian National University/ECDI
Canberra Times
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