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Qualifications
PhD, BA(Hons), BSc
Research Interests
I work primarily at the intersection of the philosophy of biology, philosophy of cognitive science, and philosophy of science. I am particularly interested in the evolution of cognition and behaviour; the relationship between Evo-devo and the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis; model-based reasoning in biology and philosophy; and methodological issues in the study of animal behaviour and cognition.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, PhD, The Australian National University
Science, Bachelor, University of Melbourne
Arts (Honours), Bachelor, University of Melbourne
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Smartphones: Parts of Our Minds? Or Parasites?
Brown, R. & Brooks, R., 26 May 2025, In: Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Brown, R. & Brooks, R., 2 Jun 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article
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Evolvability: A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology? Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
Brown, R., 2024, In: The Quarterly Review of Biology. 99, 4, p. 240-241Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review
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A disanalogy with RCTs and its implications for second-generation causal knowledge
Lynch, K. E., Brown, R. L., Strasser, J. & Yeo, S. L., 11 Sept 2023, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 46, e194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Archaeology and Cognitive Evolution: Introduction to the Thematic Section
Pain, R., Shipton, C. & Brown, R. L., Dec 2023, In: Biological Theory. 18, 4, p. 231-233 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
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