EHBE 2006 (London School of Economics, UK)

3-4 February 2006


Friday 3 February 2006

10:30 COFFEE
10:50 Opening remarks
11:00 PAPER 1:
Rebecca Sear, LSE
Evolution and the Human Family: A review of the evidence
11:20 Open discussion
11:45 BREATHER
11:50 PAPER 2:
Nicola Graham-Kevan & John Archer, UCLan
Violence During Pregnancy: Investigating Infanticidal Motives
12:10 Open discussion
12:35 BREATHER
12:40 PAPER 3:
David Waynforth, Durham
Parental Investment and Children’s Stress and Immune Function
13:00 Open discussion
13:25 LUNCH
15:00 PAPER 4:
Ian Rickard, Sheffield
Does Producing a Son Reduce the Birthweight of the Next Child?
15:20 Open discussion
15:45 BREATHER
15:50 PAPER 5:
Charlotte Faurie, Sheffield
Fitness differences between siblings: does birth order matter?
16:10 Open discussion
16:35 COFFEE
17:00 PAPER 6:
Gilbert Roberts, Newcastle
Reputation-based altruism: indirect reciprocity or signalling?
Should siblings get life insurance on parents?
17:20 Open discussion
17:45 BREATHER
17:50 PAPER 7:
Nicholas Pound, Brunel
Sperm Competition in Humans: Evidence for Adaptations?
18:10 Open discussion
18:35 Wine reception
End of day
On to dinner, for those who have booked

 

Saturday 4 February 2006


10:30 COFFEE
10:50 Opening remarks
11:00 PAPER 8:
Daniel Nettle, Newcastle
Schizotypy, Creativity and Mating Success: A Model for the Persistence of
Schizophrenia
11:20 Open discussion
11:45 BREATHER
11:50 PAPER 9:
Helen Clegg, Open
The Personalities and Sexual Behaviours of Visual Artists
12:10 Open discussion
12:35 BREATHER
12:40 PAPER 10:
William Brown, Brunel
Dance Reveals Symmetry Especially in Young Men
13:00 Open discussion
13:25 LUNCH (including discussion of future meetings)
15:00 PAPER 11:
Jill Bowie, Reading
Language Evolution: The Emergence of Meaningful Combinatoriality
15:20 Open discussion
15:45 BREATHER
15:50 PAPER 12:
Richard Webb, LSE
Evolutionary Demography
16:10 Open discussion
16:35 COFFEE
17:00 PAPER 13:
Mark van Vugt, Kent
Competitive Altruism: The Evolution of Group Cooperation
17:20 Open discussion
17:45 BREATHER
17:50 PAPER 14:
John Archer, UCLan
An Evolutionary Perspective on Sex Differences in Aggression
18:10 Open discussion
18:35 End of day
To the pub