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Robert T. Boyd | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Davis University of California, San Diego |
Spouse | Joan B. Silk |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropology Ecology |
Notable students | Joseph Henrich, Richard McElreath |
Robert Turner Boyd (born February 11, 1948) is an American anthropologist. He is professor of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University (ASU). His research interests include evolutionary psychology and in particular the evolutionary roots of culture. Together with his primatologist wife, Joan B. Silk (who is also a professor in SHESC at ASU), he wrote the textbook How Humans Evolved.