John D. Hawks
John D. Hawks | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Paleoanthropology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Thesis | The Evolution of Human Population Size: A Synthesis of Paleontological, Archaeological, and Genetic Data. |
| Doctoral advisor | Milford Wolpoff |
| Website | johnhawks |
John Hawks is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also maintains a paleoanthropology blog. Contrary to the common view that cultural evolution has made human biological evolution insignificant, Hawks believes that human evolution has sped up in recent history.