I am a Senior Lecturer & DECRA Fellow at Macquarie University. I specialise in philosophy of biology. I am also part of the Theory & Method in Biosciences group at the University of Sydney.
From 2017 to 2020 I was a Macquarie University Research Fellow. I completed a PhD in philosophy of biology at the University of Sydney under the supervision of Paul Griffiths in 2015.
My work focuses on core concepts of evolutionary theory such as fitness and heritability, as well as evolutionary transitions in individuality.
Prior to my PhD, I worked as a research assistant in the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford.
My other interests include, the interplay between biological and cultural evolution and the evolution of religious beliefs
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Finally, after many delays (all my fault) Stefan Linquist and I have produced a completely rewritten version of the SEP entry on the innate/acquired distinction. History! Analyses! Controversies! It’s all there!
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/innate-acquired/
‘What are Biological Sexes?’ now available as a preprint. Biological sexes are defined by gametic strategies for reproduction, are critical for understanding the diversity of living organisms, but ill-suited to determining social status of human beings.
https://philpapers.org/rec/GRIWAB-2
Still time to apply! https://twitter.com/arvidagren/status/1455158268439969801
Join @PattenLab and me as a postdoc and model the paradox of the organism!
https://evoldir.tumblr.com/post/666458450968150016/fwd-postdoc-georgetownuevolutionarytheory
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Congratulations also to my colleagues @Hammerschmidt_K and Peter Takacs.
The project supports a postdoc, @geeklhem, who started last week.
Very excited to be part of the project and work together on this topic.
Congratulations to our AI – Dr. @pierrickbourrat who has successfully secured a John Templeton Foundation grant @templeton_fdn. This grant will support research to explain major transitions in evolution. Further information about the grant here https://www.coesb.com.au/media/ #SynBio
