Daniel Nettle

Daniel Nettle (born 1970) is a British behavioural scientist, 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 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 of several books, most notably, Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (2005), Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are (2007), Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One English City (2015), and Hanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life. The last two are free open-access e-books. He writes a regular blog on science, society and the academic life.

Nettle is a member of the Common Sense Policy Group, a collective of researchers and politicians developing and advocating for evidence-based progressive policies for the UK. He was on the author team for the group's first book ''Act Now ! A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract'' (2024).