Jorge Peña
@jorgeapenas.bsky.social
Professor of Interdisciplinary Stuff @ Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), and Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST).
Mathematical models of cooperation and conflict.
https://jorgeapenas.github.io
Mathematical models of cooperation and conflict.
https://jorgeapenas.github.io
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The Selfish Gene (TSG) was published 50 yrs ago. I was recently asked about Dawkins' concep of the selfish gene in light of my review many years ago of Burt & Trivers' book on selfish genetic elements: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here is my response (lightly edited): 🧪 #BioAnth 1/14
Here is my response (lightly edited): 🧪 #BioAnth 1/14
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Selfish Gene (TSG) was published 50 yrs ago. I was recently asked about Dawkins' concep of the selfish gene in light of my review many years ago of Burt & Trivers' book on selfish genetic elements: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Here is my response (lightly edited): 🧪 #BioAnth 1/14
Here is my response (lightly edited): 🧪 #BioAnth 1/14
Don't utilize "utilize". Use "use".
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Don't utilize "utilize". Use "use".
A new residence permit, this one granting me 3 more years in a foreign country. How many have I been granted in the last 21 years? If the first section of my CV were a list of all my residence permit titles, it would easily span two full pages.
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A new residence permit, this one granting me 3 more years in a foreign country. How many have I been granted in the last 21 years? If the first section of my CV were a list of all my residence permit titles, it would easily span two full pages.
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Tom Van Dooren and I are organising a symposium on "Advances in theoretical evo-devo" at the next Euro Evo Devo meeting in Glasgow. Invited speakers: @n-martin.bsky.social, Nayely Vélez-Cruz, Thomas Hansen & Günter Wagner. Consider submitting an abstract, now open! www.evodevoconference26.com
10th European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology Meeting 2026
The European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology is delighted to welcome you to the 10th biennial meeting, to be held at the University of Glasgow from June 9th - 12th in 2026.
www.evodevoconference26.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Tom Van Dooren and I are organising a symposium on "Advances in theoretical evo-devo" at the next Euro Evo Devo meeting in Glasgow. Invited speakers: @n-martin.bsky.social, Nayely Vélez-Cruz, Thomas Hansen & Günter Wagner. Consider submitting an abstract, now open! www.evodevoconference26.com
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Trivers gave a talk at UT Austin >10 years ago, in which he started by commenting on the good looking female graduate students in the department. He's been a creep for a long time.
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Trivers gave a talk at UT Austin >10 years ago, in which he started by commenting on the good looking female graduate students in the department. He's been a creep for a long time.
Jikipedia, the Jmail Encyclopedia, "the encyclopedia of people, places, and events from the Epstein scandal—grounded in Jmail data. AI-generated from government-released emails and documents".
jmail.world/wiki
jmail.world/wiki
The Jmail Encyclopedia
The Jmail Encyclopedia — AI-generated encyclopedia of the Epstein scandal, grounded in Jmail data. People, places, and events from government-released emails and documents. A supplement to Wikipedia.
jmail.world
February 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Jikipedia, the Jmail Encyclopedia, "the encyclopedia of people, places, and events from the Epstein scandal—grounded in Jmail data. AI-generated from government-released emails and documents".
jmail.world/wiki
jmail.world/wiki
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Jikipedia turns Epstein’s emails into an encyclopedia of the his powerful friends
Jikipedia turns Epstein’s emails into an encyclopedia of the his powerful friends
AI-generated dossiers from the Jmail team.
buff.ly
February 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Jikipedia turns Epstein’s emails into an encyclopedia of the his powerful friends
Charles Darwin is not in the Epstein files. Happy Darwin's day!
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Charles Darwin is not in the Epstein files. Happy Darwin's day!
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I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
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"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury."
In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay
In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury."
In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay
In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay
"I admit that it can feel tedious to push back on the arrogance of using “American” only to describe the US. Who wants to be the wet blanket in a US newsroom who reminds everyone that America is an entire hemisphere?"
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’
The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"I admit that it can feel tedious to push back on the arrogance of using “American” only to describe the US. Who wants to be the wet blanket in a US newsroom who reminds everyone that America is an entire hemisphere?"
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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bad bunny tonight at the super bowl :
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
bad bunny tonight at the super bowl :
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Happy Bad Bunny Day! ✊💚🐰
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Happy Bad Bunny Day! ✊💚🐰
After Bad Bunny's halftime show yesterday, can we finally stop using "America" to mean the US and "Americans" to mean people from the US exclusively? Thank you.
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
After Bad Bunny's halftime show yesterday, can we finally stop using "America" to mean the US and "Americans" to mean people from the US exclusively? Thank you.
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Bad Bunny shouts “God Bless America” and then lists all the countries that actually ARE American (not just the one with the people that call themselves Americans), including Canada. #BadBunny #SuperBowl
Bad Bunny shows love to all the Latin flags and shouts out Canada!🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Brandon Gonez Show
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Bad Bunny shouts “God Bless America” and then lists all the countries that actually ARE American (not just the one with the people that call themselves Americans), including Canada. #BadBunny #SuperBowl
Democracy Dies in Lightness.
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Democracy Dies in Lightness.
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Although I strongly sympathise with US-based colleagues valiantly swimming against the tide, I'm afraid I can't in good conscience advise any non-US citizen to take up a PhD or postdoc in the US right now. Mind you, all the ECRs I've given guidance to lately needed no persuading on this point.
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Although I strongly sympathise with US-based colleagues valiantly swimming against the tide, I'm afraid I can't in good conscience advise any non-US citizen to take up a PhD or postdoc in the US right now. Mind you, all the ECRs I've given guidance to lately needed no persuading on this point.
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Sorry for the preview pic in your feed, but we've posted a thoughtful story by @dangaristo.bsky.social that delves into the tangled web of relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and various scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Sorry for the preview pic in your feed, but we've posted a thoughtful story by @dangaristo.bsky.social that delves into the tangled web of relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and various scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Europe, welcome to Latin America.
"in July 2023, 80% of Danes said they saw the US as a friend or ally. Now, fewer than 26% do".
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Europe, welcome to Latin America.
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And this is a reminder: Do not buy Chiquita fruits 🍌🍍
The Enquirer paid a heavy price for telling the truth about Chiquita's shady business operations in Latin America, but the 1998 special investigation it was forced to retract paved the way for a criminal investigation of its payments to paramilitary groups in Colombia.
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
And this is a reminder: Do not buy Chiquita fruits 🍌🍍
Elon Musk to Jeffrey Epstein:
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Elon Musk to Jeffrey Epstein:
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Thank you for your service.
Someone made a mock gmail interface so you can see the Epstein emails and photos as if you’re in the scumbag’s inbox.
(Via @setupspawn.bsky.social IG)
Someone made a mock gmail interface so you can see the Epstein emails and photos as if you’re in the scumbag’s inbox.
(Via @setupspawn.bsky.social IG)
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Thank you for your service.
Someone made a mock gmail interface so you can see the Epstein emails and photos as if you’re in the scumbag’s inbox.
(Via @setupspawn.bsky.social IG)
Someone made a mock gmail interface so you can see the Epstein emails and photos as if you’re in the scumbag’s inbox.
(Via @setupspawn.bsky.social IG)
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Please join us for a @smtpb.bsky.social panel discussion about publishing theory in biology w/ @joshuasweitz.bsky.social (Co-Chief Editor of J Theor Biol), Mark Lewis (Advising Editor for J Math Biol & Bull Math Biol), and me (Theor Pop Biol)
13 Feb 2026 9:00AM–10:00AM PST
smtpb.org/event-6520871
13 Feb 2026 9:00AM–10:00AM PST
smtpb.org/event-6520871
Society for Modeling and Theory in Population Biology - How the papers are made: look behind the scenes of publishing models and theory in population biology with current journal editors
smtpb.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Please join us for a @smtpb.bsky.social panel discussion about publishing theory in biology w/ @joshuasweitz.bsky.social (Co-Chief Editor of J Theor Biol), Mark Lewis (Advising Editor for J Math Biol & Bull Math Biol), and me (Theor Pop Biol)
13 Feb 2026 9:00AM–10:00AM PST
smtpb.org/event-6520871
13 Feb 2026 9:00AM–10:00AM PST
smtpb.org/event-6520871
This email exchange has everything. Inclusive fitness, eusociality, William Blake, Albert Einstein, Jeffrey Epstein.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This email exchange has everything. Inclusive fitness, eusociality, William Blake, Albert Einstein, Jeffrey Epstein.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Live your life so that you never have to publish an op-ed in the campus newspaper about your connection with Jeffrey Epstein dukechronicle.com/article/my-c...
February 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Live your life so that you never have to publish an op-ed in the campus newspaper about your connection with Jeffrey Epstein dukechronicle.com/article/my-c...