Thore Bergman

TONIGHT at the Ann Arbor Downtown Library is the 2nd annual Evolution in the Public Eye award ceremony. Come see Laith Al-Shawaf discuss the hidden logic of emotions and his work promoting accuracy in evolutionary perspectives on behavior. Eat free food! Starts at 5:30pm. Open to the public.

Considering a #psychology #PhD? University of Michigan’s (free!) online Diversity Recruitment Weekend (Mar 27–28) connects you with UM faculty & grad students. Strengthen your apps & meet with #faculty, including in the #Brain&Behavior area! Apply by Jan 28: lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...

Bored during the holidays? Mis/disinformation about evolutionary science keeping you up at night? Recognize efforts to correct the record and spread cheer by nominating a deserving person for the 2026 Evolution in the Public Eye award! Open to nominations worldwide. forms.gle/tZi87Y2KBJjg...

Want to recognize someone who has gone above and beyond in communicating and countering misinformation about human evolutionary science? Nominate them for the EHAP 2026 Evolution in the Public Eye award! Nominations are now open (until Jan 31) at: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/evoluti...

Very excited to announce the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye Award Ceremony and Lecture. Our first winner, Ed Hagen, will be speaking about "The Evolution of 'Recreational' Drug Use" on Oct. 24 @ 5:30pm at the Ann Arbor District Library. More info: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/evoluti...

NEW — I wrote a guide to the upcoming NYC Democratic mayoral primary for both locals and outsiders to understand wtf is going on, including my recommended ranking order + other helpful resources. Read and share:

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

I'll be teaching a class on Theoretical Modeling for the Social and Behavioral Sciences at the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods at the University of Michigan this summer. Should be fun. www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/su...