Marco Antonio Correa Varella

Marco A. C. Varella is currently a postdoctorate candidate on Evolutionary Artisticology at the Institute of Psychology from University of São Paulo- Brazil (PNPD-CAPES). He did a postdoctoral on Twinning/Behavioral Genetics (FAPESP) at the Institute of Psychology from University of São Paulo (2017-18). He was a bilingual Science teacher in Basic School and Biology teacher in High School at the Escola Internacional Alphaville (2015-16). He was a Substitute Professor at the Dept. of Basic Psychological Processes in Institute of Psychology at University of Brasília (2013-14). He has Teaching degree (2003) and Bachelor of Science degree (2004) in Biology (PET) from UNESP. He received his degrees of Master of Science (2007) (CAPES) and Ph.D. (2011) (CNPq) in Experimental Psychology at the Institute of Psychology from University of São Paulo. He was a visiting student at The NeuroArts Lab. in the Dep. of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior at McMaster University - Hamilton, ON, Canada (2010) (CNPq). He has received national awards, such as Young Ethologist and Honorable Mention (SBEt), and international awards, such as The Ig Nobel 'Economics Prize 2020', 'The Margo Wilson Award' (Evol. Hum. Behav.), and the 'Editor's Choice Award for Evolutionary Psychology' (Front. Psychol.). He is a reviewer for Revista Estudos de Psicologia (Natal) and a Associate Editor at Evolutionary Psychology section in Frontiers in Psychology. He is a member of the Center for Research and Dissemination on Human Evolution at IEA - USP. He is/was a member of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, International Society for Human Ethology, Animal Behavior Society, Brazilian Society of Neuroscience and Behavior, Brazilian Society of Ethology, Brazilian Association of Cognition and Musical Arts. His expertise is on Ethology, Experimental Psychology, Philosophy of Biology/Biophilosophy and Evolutionary Biology, with emphasis on Human Behavior - Evolutionary Psychology, Evolutionary Musicology and Evolutionary Aesthetics, focusing on: misunderstandings about Evolutionary Psychology and teaching of Human Evolution, psychological underpinnings of anthropomorphism, evolution of human ignorance, sexual selection, mate choice/preferences, sexual strategies, intra/intersexual differences, vocational interests and career-choice, paleoarts aesthetics, and evolution of musical/artistic propensities and motivations, pandemic leadership and chronotype in relation to non-compliance with the pandemic measures of social isolation. He has many international collaborations and publishes in journals such as Scientific Reports, Personality and Individual Differences, Evolution and Human Behavior, Frontiers in Psychology, Behavioural Processes, Archives of Sexual Behaviors, Rock Art Research, American Journal of Human Biology, Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Sciences. He has in ScienceBlogs Brazil the blog 'MARCO EVOLUTIVO - Evolution and Human Behavior' and also did freelance as science and health reporter for companies such as Folha de S.Paulo and Natura.

É pós-doutorando em Etologia Cognitiva e Psicologia Evolucionista (bolsista PNPD CAPES) no Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Fez pós-doutorando em Genética Comportamental e Psicoetologia (bolsista FAPESP) no Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Foi professor de Ciências/Sciences no Ensino Fundamental II e de Biologia no Ensino Médio na Escola Internacional Alphaville. Foi Professor Substituto no Dep. de Processos Psicológicos Básicos do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília. É Licenciado e Bacharel em Ciências Biológicas pela UNESP de São José do Rio Preto (bolsista PET - Programa de Ensino Tutorial). Possui Mestrado (bolsista CAPES) e Doutorado (bolsista CNPq) em Psicologia Experimental pelo Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Em 2010 realizou o estágio do Doutorado Sanduíche (bolsista CNPq) no NeuroArts Lab. do Dep. de Psicologia, Neurociências e Comportamento na McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canadá. Possui prêmios nacionais, com Jovem Etólogo e Menção Honrosa (SBEt), e internacionais, como o Ig Nobel 'Economics Prize 2020', 'The Margo Wilson Award' (Evol. Hum. Behav.), e o 'Editor's Choice Award for Evolutionary Psychology' (Front. Psychol.). É revisor da Revista Estudos de Psicologia (Natal) e editor associado na seção de Psicologia Evolucionista do periódico internacional Frontiers in Psychology. É membro do Núcleo de Pesquisa e Divulgação em Evolução Humana do IEA-USP. É associado à International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, da International Society for Human Ethology, à Animal Behavior Society, à Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociências e Comportamento, da Sociedade Brasileira de Etologia, e à Associação Brasileira de Cognição e Artes Musicais. Tem experiência em Etologia, Psicologia Experimental, Filosofia de biologia/Biofilosofia e Biologia Evolutiva, com ênfase em Psicologia Evolucionista, Musicologia Evolucionista e Estética Evolucionista, abordando: mal-entendidos sobre a Psicologia Evolucionista e o ensino de Evolução Humana, seleção sexual, escolha/preferência de parceiros amorosos, estratégias sexuais, diferenças intra/intersexuais, interesses vocacionais e escolha da carreira, paleoarte e evolução das propensões e motivações artísticas, liderança na pandemia e cronotipo em relação à obediência às medidas pandêmicas de isolamento social. Possui no ScienceBlogs Brasil o blog de divulgação científica MARCO EVOLUTIVO - Evolução e Comportamento Humano e foi repórter de Ciência e Saúde freelancer para empresas como Folha de S.Paulo e Natura.