Antone Martinho-Truswell
Antone Martinho-Truswell is an evolutionary biologist and Dean of Graduate House at St Paul’s College, University of Sydney. He writes on human culture and society, evolution, and animal behaviour. His latest book The Parrot in the Mirror: How Evolving to Be Like Birds Made Us Human (Oxford University Press, 2022) explores the profound ways that human evolution has shaped us to behave less like fellow mammals and more like birds. He lives in Sydney, Australia.
Written by Antone Martinho-Truswell
Cultural diversity
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Insularity can be a good thing, for creatures and cultures alike
The plight of threatened species can help us understand – and respond to – the endangerment of local ideas and practices
by Antone Martinho-Truswell
Community
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Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness
While some consider the long, shared dining table outdated or inconvenient, it is actually a powerful social tool
by Antone Martinho-Truswell