American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers will deliver a distinguished lecture titled “Lying to Others and Lying to Yourself-The Science of Self Deception.” The lecture takes place on Thursday, May 29 at 6 pm at the New Chemistry Lecture Theatre (Chem 5), UWI, Mona.

Robert Trivers is a professor of anthropology and biological sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. While on sabbatical, he is serving as a visiting professor of psychology at Harvard University.

He is also the recipient of many honours and awards including the 2008-2009 Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Berlin, 2007 -Crawford Prize, Biological Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2005 Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award and the Law, Arizona State, 1980 - Regents Fellowship of the Smithsonian Institution.