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Martijn Schenkel is an evolutionary biologist who is interested in how conflict between different entities drives evolutionary change, and how evolution is affected by the fundamental properties of biological systems such as its mechanisms of inheritance and reproduction. His work uses theoretical approaches, supplemented with empirical work, to investigate the evolutionary dynamics of different genetic systems. He completed his PhD on the evolutionary dynamics and genetics of sex determination transitions at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. 

Armin Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher investigating what we can learn from linking evolutionary biology and the cognitive and social sciences. His particular focus is on the evolutionary pressures on representational decision-making, both with a view towards cognitive psychology and economics. He is the author of two books (“Structure, Evidence, and Heuristic: Evolutionary Biology, Economics, and the Philosophy of Their Relationship, Routledge, 2020, and "Efficient Cognition: The Evolution of Representational Decision Making," MIT Press, 2018) as well as over 20 papers in the leading journals in the field.

He has presented his research in many parts of the world, and has experience in engaging with non-professional audiences through interviews at National Public Radio and articles in Aeon magazine (among others). He regularly teaches classes in cognitive science, philosophy of social science, and philosophy of science.

In his free time, he likes to spend time with his family and friends, play and listen to music, and run.