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Gillian Pepper
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Behavioural scientist into understanding risk perception, health behaviour & inequalities. Fan of animals, language learning, and adventures.
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Postdoc Job!! @ecehh.org is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow exploring how urban green and blue spaces can deliver equitable health benefits. Deadline: 8 June 2025

Full details: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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June 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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🚨Job alert in Psyc! 🚨

Northumbria is hiring ⭐Vice Chancellor Fellows ⭐!

- Assistant Profs, with 3 years for research focus
- then transition to regular role

Check out it out here: work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Un recente studio dell’INGV evidenzia come l’attuale epoca Icehouse presenti una vulnerabilità più elevata ai tipping points climatici. Il sistema climatico mostra transizioni più rapide e instabilità crescente.
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#Clima #TippingPoints #INGV #CambiamentoClimatico
May 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Proud to be part of the lineup for this exciting event at the @roysocmed.bsky.social. I talk about perceived control over risk, why it matters for health behaviour, and what role the relationship plays in amplifying health inequalities. www.rsm.ac.uk/events/psych...
Why does evolution matter for psychiatry psychology and medicine?
This one-day conference on Evolutionary Psychiatry brings together experts from diverse fields such as psychiatry, anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of science to explore the appli...
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April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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8/ It’s been an incredible week of evolutionary human science. 🧑🏻‍🔬🧪🍻

👉🏻 Let’s finish strong, make new connections, and celebrate all we've learned! See you out there! 🎓🌍

#EHBEA2025 #EvolutionaryScience #Scientists #Networks #Collabs #HumanBehaviour #Research
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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7/ 🏆 Finally, wrap up at 16:50 with the Conference Awards and AGM! Don't miss celebrating the top talks and highlights!

🍷🍴 Lastly - Our big dinner bash at the Biscuit Factory!

🎨 Gorgeous art + social + science + excellentfood == the best conference #farewell you can ask for! 🍽️💃

#EHBEA2025
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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6/ Then at 15:30, it’s:

♀️ Gender (CCE1-001): play behavior, postpartum taboos, and gender role learning.

🧑🏻‍⚕️Or head to Health, Well-being & Society (CCE1-003) for talks on body perception, illness, and public policy.

#EHBEA2025
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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5/ At 14:10, we explore:

💍Marriage Practices (CCE1-001): bride-kidnapping, monogamy, and mobility in Vanuatu.

🍇 Or, in Foraging & Subsistence (CCE1-003): food taboos, social foraging, and ecological pressures.

#EHBEA2025
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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4/ ⚖️ At 13:00, choose between:

🚨 Punishment and Intentionality (CCE1-001) or
🧬 Genetics and Hormones (CCE1-003).

Expect talks on oxytocin, cortisol, PMS, and punishment in pre-industrial societies. #EHBEA2025
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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3/ 🧪 From 10:20, dive into:

💘 Mate Preferences & Strategies - Insights on reproduction, mate choice, body ideals & intrasexual competition!

🤝 Or head to Cooperation & Prosocial Behaviour at 10:20 - kinship, storytelling, volcanoes, and moral signals. Social science meets survival!

#EHBEA2025
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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2/ 🧠 Kicking us off at 09:00 is Christine Caldwell with a plenary on cognitive challenges in human cumulative cultural evolution.

A big brain start to Day 4! #EHBEA2025

#Cognition #CulturalEvolution #CumulativeCulture
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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1/ 🎉 It’s the FINAL DAY of #EHBEA2025 and it’s packed with mind-blowing science and big ideas!

Let’s dive into today’s highlights 🧵👇
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🧠✨ EHBEA 2025 — Tuesday Highlights ✨🧠

From cultural transmission to chatbots and grandmothers, here's what's coming up on Day 2 (April 15) at #EHBEA2025.

A thread 👇

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April 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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✨️The EHBEA 2025 Starter Pack is Here! ✨️

- Follow #EHBEA2025 conference presenters & attendees! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

- Attending EHBEA?? Comment bellow or send us a message to be added!

#CoolEvoScience #HumanBehaviour #SharingResearch

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April 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Today is the day!! #EHBEA2025 is now here!! 😁🎉

Come find us at registration, which opens at 2pm!

Then:
- Pre-conference panel on big team science, 2-3pm
- Conference opening @330pm
- Plenary by Russell Hill @4pm
- Reception @5pm

Can't wait to see you all today!

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April 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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🚨 We’re so excited to welcome you to #EHBEA2025 — starting THIS MONDAY in Newcastle! 🎉

We’re opening with a bang 💥: A pre-conference panel on Big Team Science at 2pm!

What worked, what didn't & more!

📝 Register: tinyurl.com/RegisterTeam...

#TeamScience #HumanBehaviour #EHBEA
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April 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Last, but denfinitely not least:

🧭 Code of Conduct

We take your safety and wellbeing seriously.

Please review EHBEA’s Code of Conduct.

Concerns? Speak to Amanda Rotella, Paula Sheppard, or David Coall. [10/10]
April 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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✅ What to Bring

No conference swag = more sustainable & better catering! 🥗

Don’t forget:
• Notepad & pen
• Bag
• Refillable water bottle

More info on the website: www.ehbea2025.com [9/10]
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🍽 Banquet Dinner

📍 Thurs Apr 17 | 6:30 PM | The Biscuit Factory
If you signed up, we’ll see you there!

🎟️ Still want to join? A few tickets remain—email us ASAP!

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🍻 Social Events

• Mon + Tues: Drinks receptions during/after the poster session

• Wed Apr 16: Informal social @ Donzoko Brewery, 6:30 PM
(FYI: not wheelchair accessible)

🍕Gingerino’s pizza next door—BYO food!

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🧪 Don’t miss the pre-conference panel!

"Behind the Scenes of Big Team Science"

📍 Monday, Apr 14 | 2–3 PM | Room CCE001

Featuring panellists from ManyPrimates, ManyFaces, Multi100 and the Forecasting Collaborative!

Register here: tinyurl.com/RegisterTeam...

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🌐 WiFi Access + 💼 Luggage Storage

Use Eduroam for best coverage—set it up before arriving.

Guest WiFi (Sky) is available, but may be patchy.

🧳 No luggage storage on site. Emergency storage possible off-site. No early poster drop-offs, please!

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🎤 Presentations

Talk or poster? Guidelines here 👉 www.ehbea2025.com/guidelines

Talks will be recorded (not livestreamed).

🚨Don't forget to upload your slides! They are due Monday April 14—upload early & update as needed 🚨

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Presentation Guidelines | EHBEA2025
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April 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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📅 Programme - The full schedule is live!

Check here 👉 tinyurl.com/EHBEA2025

Heads up: schedules can change, so keep checking the online version.

🚨 Are you listed as a session chair? If so, don’t forget your duties! 🪑🎤

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Conference Schedule EHBEA 2025
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