Michel Raymond

Research Director

Human evolutionary biology, by overturning the traditional (but arbitrary) barriers between evolutionary biology and the human sciences, approaches everything related to the human species from a new angle.

I am particularly interested in cultural evolution, conflicts around parental investment, the evolution of aesthetic preferences, the understanding of manual laterality, and certain Darwinian paradoxes (frequent and heritable traits associated with lower survival or reproduction).

I propose an optional teaching module (introduction to human evolutionary biology) in the M2R Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution course.

168 documents

Carla Aimé, Jean-Baptiste André, Michel Raymond. Grandmothering and cognitive resources are required for the emergence of extensive post-reproductive life-span. European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), 2017, Paris, France. ⟨hal-04532264⟩
Charlotte Faurie, Clement Mettling, Mohamed Ali Bchir, Danang Hadmoko, Carine Heitz, et al.. Evidence of genotypic adaptation to the exposure to volcanic risk at the dopamine receptor DRD4 locus. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6 (37745), 7 p. ⟨10.1038/srep37745⟩. ⟨hal-02062364⟩
Anne-Sophie Tribot, Nicolas Mouquet, Sébastien Villéger, Michel Raymond, Fabrice Hoff, et al.. Taxonomic and functional diversity increase the aesthetic value of coralligenous reefs. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, ⟨10.1038/srep34229⟩. ⟨hal-03104012⟩
Jeanne Bovet, Junpeng Lao, Océane Bartholomée, Roberto Caldara, Michel Raymond. Mapping female bodily features of attractiveness. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6 (1), ⟨10.1038/srep18551⟩. ⟨hal-01829872⟩
Claire Berticat, Frédéric Thomas, Yves Dauvilliers, Isabelle Jaussent, Karen Ritchie, et al.. Excessive daytime sleepiness and antipathogen drug consumption in the elderly: a test of the immune theory of sleep. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, pp.23574. ⟨10.1038/srep23574⟩. ⟨hal-01867593v2⟩
Julien Renoult, Jeanne Bovet, Michel Raymond. Beauty is in the efficient coding of the beholder. Royal Society Open Science, 2016, 3 (3), pp.160027. ⟨10.1098/rsos.160027⟩. ⟨hal-03064752⟩
Valentin Thouzeau, Michel Raymond. What is the evolutionary origin of human menopause?. Colloque « Empirisme et théorie en écologie et évolution », Sep 2015, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France. ⟨hal-03963283⟩
Julien Barthes, Pierre-André Crochet, Michel Raymond. Male Homosexual Preference: Where, When, Why?. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10 (8), pp.e0134817. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0134817⟩. ⟨hal-02998699⟩
Fréderic Thomas, Josée Doyon, Eric Elguero, Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Jacques Brodeur, et al.. Plasmodium infections and fluctuating asymmetry among children and teenagers from Senegal. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2015, 32, pp.97-101. ⟨10.1016/j.meegid.2015.02.018⟩. ⟨hal-02515131⟩
Jeanne Bovet, Michel Raymond. Preferred Women’s Waist-to-Hip Ratio Variation over the Last 2,500 Years. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10 (4), pp.e0123284. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0123284⟩. ⟨hal-03004588⟩

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Autism spectrum: when it's easier to read emotions in animals than in humans

Raymond et al. 2023

People who eat a breakfast rich in refined carbohydrates are considered less attractive...

Empathy for other species

Nutrition and disease in humans

Genetic adaptation to risk

A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation

A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation

12th edition of the Taste of Science Award

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