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Rui Diogo

Rui Diogo, a multi-award-winning anthropologist, biologist, speaker, writer, and movie producer, is well-known for tackling major scientific challenges and societal issues. Having earned PhDs in both biology and anthropology, he is uniquely primed to address a longstanding, crucial question about ourselves: what is natural, and what is cultural? Specifically, his research examines how nature and nurture apply to religion, social organization, well-being, sexuality, and our daily lives. His groundbreaking research on these topics, human evolution, diversity, cultures, and medicine has gained widespread recognition from major global media outlets, including the BBC, CNN, and The New York Times, with more than 600 media pieces published across 55 countries. As the author of more than 20 books and 160 scientific papers in esteemed journals, he has participated in numerous TV interviews, documentaries, TED talks, and radio shows, engaging with a vast global audience that includes several heads of state. His research experience extends to remote areas of Africa and Asia, spanning travels to 163 countries. He remains committed to challenging norms and advocating for inclusivity, significantly influencing global discourse, as exemplified by three of his latest books: the highly acclaimed Evolution Driven by Organismal Behavior, listed as one of the 10 best books on biological evolution in 2017; Meaning of Life, Human Nature and Delusions; and, more recently, Sex, Love & Desire - What Science Tells Us.

Our Team

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The RuiDiogoLab offers postdoctoral researchers and students a prosperous, resourceful, and multidisciplinary research environment, in which new and bold ideas are welcomed, and in which students and postdocs have the needed independence and liberty to develop their own projects, being commonly the first authors of papers and books. 

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Himani Nautiyal is a primatologist, National Geographic Explorer, and postdoctoral researcher in the Rui Diogo Lab. Her research focuses on human–wildlife coexistence, traditional ecological knowledge, and cultural transmission in Himalayan communities. She is the founder and director of the Himalayan Langur Project, a long-term research, conservation, and training program established in India in 2014.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Academic Mentors

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Michel Chardon

Biology PhD 

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Biological Anthropology PhD

The research done at this lab would never have been possible without the opportunities provided by the advisors of Diogo's biology PhD - Michel Chardon - and Biological Anthropology PhD - Bernard Wood.

Collaborators Around the World

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Natalia Siomava 

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Borja Esteve-Altava

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