Daniel Nettle

Daniel Nettle (born 1970) is a British behavioural researcher, biologist and social scientist. He is notable for his research that integrates psychology with evolutionary and comparative biology. 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 now a Professor of Behavioural Science and Co-Director of the Centre for Behaviour & Evolution at Newcastle University.

Nettle is the author of several books, most notably, Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (2005), Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are (2007), and Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One English City (2015). The latter is a free open-access e-book.

Nettle authors a series of monthly online essays about society, science and academic life, entitled Hanging On To The Edges.