Randy Nesse

A founder of the field of evolutionary medicine, now encouraging psychiatry to find its missing foundation in evolutionary biology.

[Randy Nesse @RandyNesse]

In preparing my keynote address for this week's NIH NIDDK meeting, I am inspired by Robert Chevalier's articles on evolutionary nephrology. I look forward to talking with attendees about how evolutionary medicine can advance research. @isemph @NIDDKgov
https://t.co/ZdEEtnhoqJ

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On my way to Atlanta to give a @EmoryUniversity Grand Rounds on Evolutionary Psychiatry and see old friends including Peter Ash and Mel Konner. It will be so satisfying to talk with people IRL about their research and practice and what an evolutionary framework offers and how hard it is to do it right.

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This Prize helps to let everyone know about the best work in evolutionary medicine. Nomination takes only a minute. The chances of winning are greater than for any other prize of this size. https://t.co/q4rBFv2PaF
@TriCEM_NC @evmedasu @UmEhap @eseb_org @sse_evolution

[ISEMPH @ISEMPH]

Nominate an article on evolution and medicine for the Omenn Prize of $5000 and a trip to the annual meeting of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. Self-nominations are welcome. Details at https://t.co/g8N7i4t6fu

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A new post on the role of positive feedback in disease may be of interest.

https://t.co/TKm44mDr5W

[Randy Nesse @RandyNesse]

Viewing depression as a consistent condition with specific causes & functions is an understandable but serious mistake. The various aspects of low mood evolved to cope with the adaptive challenges in diverse related situations, and the control systems can fail for many reasons.

[Harsha Perera @harshacoach]

@ericweinstein Mood disorders such as depression, involve the problem of dimensionality —complex interactions of biology, conditioned life experience, environment.
It’s a shifting landscape of baselines and responses…

I’ve found the work or @RandyNesse helpful in exploring this

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The EvMed Review, Renewed! https://t.co/QVV870FP0s

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The genotype-to-phenotype path is a maze in a tangled bank https://t.co/yekjlUIMkO

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Turns out all the Friend of Darwin award winners this year are experts in evolutionary medicine! I will be curious to hear what we all have to say at the Dec 4 event at 6 pm ET. @isemph @UmEhap @TriCEM_NC @NCSE @evmedasu
https://t.co/CYHCSNiyn7

[National Center for Science Education @NCSE]

Join us virtually on 12/4 at 6 ET as we celebrate our 2025 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet recipients. Register in advance for a link - https://t.co/RPVkxnaxXN #celebratescience #ncse

[Randy Nesse @RandyNesse]

@RealAdamHunt Thanks, Adam! Here is a link to the full text. https://t.co/6foFX5aeQT
Do also please post a link to your article on framing and testing hyps.
I wonder how long it will take before people realize that mechanisms provide only one half of a full explanation for mental disorders.

[Randy Nesse @RandyNesse]

@Peter_Turchin You are so fortunate to have Peggy as your translator!

[Randy Nesse @RandyNesse]

The ClubEvMed on Dec 2 at Noon ET on this new book will be interesting! Laurence Hurst will kick it off, David Haig will comment, and I will MC a lively discussion. @isemph @UmEhap @TriCEM_NC @evmedasu @evmed_ch @Pitt_CEBaM
Register now!
https://t.co/jmHA9QBg3o

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The 11th annual meeting of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health will be in Kiel Germany! Reserve the dates!
https://t.co/ftsK7MPGwM

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Viewing Diseases As Adaptations: An error as serious as it is common
https://t.co/ZcDkQ1VWxM

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Why can't we find specific genes and brain abnormalities that cause mood disorders? It is because, like heart and renal failure, mood disorders are failure modes of control systems that can have diverse causes.
@AllenFrancesMD @isemph @RiadhAbed1
https://t.co/ZKWB3TCsXD

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I will give 2 talks on evolutionary psychiatry in Tokyo on Sept 24 https://t.co/xumcTTWvv8
and 1 in Kyoto on the 25th.
https://t.co/PYTOeaxXgY I look forward to meeting Japanese colleagues and to learning how our field is developting there. @ISEMPH @HumBehEvoSoc @LEBS_official

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@amyalkon Epistasis is the best explanation for our inability to find all the genes that cause diseases.