Daniel Nettle (born 1970) is a Britishbehavioural scientist,biologist andsocial scientist.[1] He is notable for his research that integratespsychology withevolutionary andcomparative biology. After obtaining a BA in Psychology andPhilosophy atOxford University, Nettle went on to complete a PhD inBiological Anthropology atUniversity College London. He is aCNRS senior researcher at theInstitut Jean Nicod, an interdisciplinary research institute associated with theEcole Normale Superieure andEHESS in Paris. He was President ofEuropean Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA) from 2013 to 2016.[2]
Daniel Nettle is the author of several books, most notably,Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (2005),[3]Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are (2007),[4]Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One English City (2015),[5] andHanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life.[6] The last two are free open-access e-books. He writes a regular blog on science, society and the academic life.[7]
Nettle is a member of theCommon Sense Policy Group, a collective of researchers and politicians developing and advocating for evidence-based progressive policies for the UK.[8] He was on the author team for the group's first bookAct Now ! A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract (2024).[9]
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