Daniel Nettle (born 1970) is a British behavioural scientist,

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

and

social scientist Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

. He is notable for his research that integrates

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

with

evolutionary Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certa ...

and comparative biology. After obtaining a BA in Psychology and

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

Oxford University The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...

, Nettle went on to complete a PhD in

Biological Anthropology Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly fro ...

University College London University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...

. He is a

CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (, , CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 eng ...

senior researcher at the

Institut Jean Nicod The Institut Jean Nicod (IJN) is an interdisciplinary research center based in Paris, France. Its current director is the philosopher (2017-present), preceded by philosophers François Recanati (2010–2017) and Pierre Jacob (2002–2010). Cre ...

, an interdisciplinary research institute associated with the Ecole Normale Superieure and

EHESS The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (, EHESS) is a graduate ''grande école'' and '' grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. The school awards Master and PhD degrees alone and conjo ...

in Paris. He was President o
European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association
(EHBEA) from 2013 to 2016. Daniel Nettle is the author of several books, most notably, ''Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile'' (2005), ''Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are'' (2007), ''Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One English City'' (2015), and ''Hanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life''. The last two are free open-access e-books. He is also a coauthor of the 2025 book ''Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything''.

References

External links

Daniel Nettle's homepage
this includes downloadable versions of most of his publications.
Download link for Tyneside NeighbourhoodsDownload link for Hanging On To The Edges
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nettle, Daniel 1970 births Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of University College London Academics of Newcastle University