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How to Become An Evolutionary Psychiatrist | Adam Hunt | Evolving Psychiatry #59

June 15, 2026 · 1 h 18 min

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What paths to becoming an evolutionary psychiatrist exist? How could anyone train in this field? In this episode, Liam Callico interviews Adam Hunt on his history and the pathways into and forward for the field.

Adam Hunt, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Evolution, Mental Health and Behaviour lab at the University of Cambridge. He is also Founding Chair of the Foundation for Evolution and Mental Health, an Executive Committee Member of the Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Communications Chair for the International Society of Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, and host of the 'Evolving Psychiatry' podcast.

This podcast is financially supported by the Human Ecology Group of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich.

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