Daniel Nettle

Daniel Nettle (born 1970) is a behavioural and cognitive scientist. His research often draws on evolutionary biology and anthropology, and addresses social, cultural, economic and political questions. After obtaining a BA in Psychology and Philosophy at Oxford University, Nettle went on to complete a PhD in Biological Anthropology at University College London. He is a CNRS senior researcher at the Institut Jean Nicod, an interdisciplinary research institute associated with the Ecole Normale Superieure and EHESS in Paris. He was President of European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA) from 2013 to 2016.

Daniel Nettle is the author or co-author of a large number of articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, many of which are available open access, as well as eleven books.

• Nettle, D. (2025). From Questions to Knowledge: Data Analysis for Psychology and Behavioural Science using R. Paris: Editions Croulebarbe.
• Johnson, M., K. Pickett, D. Nettle, H. Reed, E. Johnson and I. Robson (2025). Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything. Bristol: Policy Press.
• Nettle, D. (2018). Hanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.
• Nettle, D. (2015). Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One British City. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.
• Nettle, D. (2009). Evolution And Genetics For Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D. (2007). Personality: What Makes You The Way You Are. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D. (2005). Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D. (2001). Strong Imagination: Madness, Creativity and Human Nature. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D and S. Romaine (2000). Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World’s Languages. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D. (1999). Linguistic Diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nettle, D. (1998). The Fyem Language of Northern Nigeria. Munich: Lincom Europa.