Rui Diogo

Rui Diogo, a multi-awarded anthropologist, biologist, speaker, writer, and movie producer, is well-known for tackling major scientific challenges and societal issues. Having a PhD in biology and a PhD in anthropology, he is uniquely primed to address a longstanding, crucial question about ourselves: what is natural, and what is cultural? Nature and nurture, and how they apply to religion, racism, social organization, our sexuality, and our daily lives in general: his groundbreaking research on human evolution, diversity, and cultures has gained widespread recognition and attention from major global media outlets, including BBC, CNN, and The New York Times, with more than 600 media pieces published in more than 50 countries about his research. Author of more than 20 books and 160 scientific papers in esteemed scientific journals, he has participated in numerous TV interviews, movie documentaries, TED talks and radio shows, engaging with a vast global media network and with a diverse audience, including several heads of state. His research experiences extend to very remote areas in Africa and Asia, having traveled to about 160 countries. He is committed to challenging norms and advocating for inclusivity, significantly influencing global discourse about human evolution, biology, and diversity, 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; the highly acclaimed “Meaning of Life, Human Nature and Delusions“; and, more recently, “Sex, Love & Desire - what science tells us“.