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I reviewed an earlier version of this paper. I think it's interesting, because you can tell by reading it that evolutionary psychology still lacks a loyal opposition and a healthy error culture.
It's a defensive paper, targeted at people who believe evolution stops at the neck, YouTubers, _others_
It's a defensive paper, targeted at people who believe evolution stops at the neck, YouTubers, _others_
Out now and open access for four weeks as the editor's choice Topic in Focus in American Psychologist.
Contrary to popular belief, evolutionary psychology hypotheses are testable and falsifiable.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Contrary to popular belief, evolutionary psychology hypotheses are testable and falsifiable.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I reviewed an earlier version of this paper. I think it's interesting, because you can tell by reading it that evolutionary psychology still lacks a loyal opposition and a healthy error culture.
It's a defensive paper, targeted at people who believe evolution stops at the neck, YouTubers, _others_
It's a defensive paper, targeted at people who believe evolution stops at the neck, YouTubers, _others_
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1/ 🧵 New PNAS paper by CCE’s @michealdebarra.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social with Angel V Jiménez and Nachita Rosun🎉
📄 Why do people turn to religious or supernatural cures?
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#evolpsy #evolanth #evolutionarybehaviouralsciences #culturalevolution
📄 Why do people turn to religious or supernatural cures?
🧪🏺
#evolpsy #evolanth #evolutionarybehaviouralsciences #culturalevolution
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
1/ 🧵 New PNAS paper by CCE’s @michealdebarra.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social with Angel V Jiménez and Nachita Rosun🎉
📄 Why do people turn to religious or supernatural cures?
🧪🏺
#evolpsy #evolanth #evolutionarybehaviouralsciences #culturalevolution
📄 Why do people turn to religious or supernatural cures?
🧪🏺
#evolpsy #evolanth #evolutionarybehaviouralsciences #culturalevolution
Agreement with "I look forward to going to school" crashes from 7/10 aged 8 to 2/10 aged 13 in England. 😥
April 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Agreement with "I look forward to going to school" crashes from 7/10 aged 8 to 2/10 aged 13 in England. 😥
I was surprised to see many friends habitually lie to their kids for convenience ("the sweet shop is closed today"). Not in our household: theconversation.com/parents-lie-...
Parents lie to children all the time – but they should think twice about it
We don’t casually lie to adults, and we should afford children the same respect.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
I was surprised to see many friends habitually lie to their kids for convenience ("the sweet shop is closed today"). Not in our household: theconversation.com/parents-lie-...
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Brick Experiment Channel gives such great physical examples of cumulative problem-solving innovation using nothing but legos.
Making Lego Car CROSS Narrow Bridges
YouTube video by Brick Experiment Channel
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November 25, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Brick Experiment Channel gives such great physical examples of cumulative problem-solving innovation using nothing but legos.
Abandonment of Bloodletting in Nineteenth-Century Swedish Medicine: academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
November 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Abandonment of Bloodletting in Nineteenth-Century Swedish Medicine: academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
Get in touch if you are interested in a funded PhD on the cultural evolution of health behaviour (doi.org/10.1093/emph...) or communication (doi.org/10.1093/phe/...). Deadline 10th Jan www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Res...
November 19, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Get in touch if you are interested in a funded PhD on the cultural evolution of health behaviour (doi.org/10.1093/emph...) or communication (doi.org/10.1093/phe/...). Deadline 10th Jan www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Res...
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Fully-funded PhD position available on the cultural evolution of tea!
With me, Sabine Parrish, and David Burslem at the University of Aberdeen (🏴), come combine anthropology and biology to think about why people drink tea and how that may change in the future.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
With me, Sabine Parrish, and David Burslem at the University of Aberdeen (🏴), come combine anthropology and biology to think about why people drink tea and how that may change in the future.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
People and tea: past, present, and future at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - People and tea: past, present, and future at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 29, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Fully-funded PhD position available on the cultural evolution of tea!
With me, Sabine Parrish, and David Burslem at the University of Aberdeen (🏴), come combine anthropology and biology to think about why people drink tea and how that may change in the future.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
With me, Sabine Parrish, and David Burslem at the University of Aberdeen (🏴), come combine anthropology and biology to think about why people drink tea and how that may change in the future.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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September 9, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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New (open access) article in #ESR with #A_Patzina, #H_Dietrich, #M_Sandner
Key finding: Young people’s life satisfaction strongly declined due to the pandemic. Particularly burdensome were travel restrictions, and the closure of bars/clubs. Mask wearing not so much. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Key finding: Young people’s life satisfaction strongly declined due to the pandemic. Particularly burdensome were travel restrictions, and the closure of bars/clubs. Mask wearing not so much. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
December 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
New (open access) article in #ESR with #A_Patzina, #H_Dietrich, #M_Sandner
Key finding: Young people’s life satisfaction strongly declined due to the pandemic. Particularly burdensome were travel restrictions, and the closure of bars/clubs. Mask wearing not so much. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Key finding: Young people’s life satisfaction strongly declined due to the pandemic. Particularly burdensome were travel restrictions, and the closure of bars/clubs. Mask wearing not so much. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Do people undergo medical treatments to demonstrate the legitimacy of their illness? New paper here: academic.oup.com/emph/article...
November 24, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Do people undergo medical treatments to demonstrate the legitimacy of their illness? New paper here: academic.oup.com/emph/article...