Natália B. Dutra
@nataliabdutra.bsky.social
Associate professor at the Graduate Program in Neurosciences and Behaviour (UFPA, Brazil)
PhD in Developmental Psychology (Durham University, UK)
Culture, Cooperation and Cognition Lab (LaC3)
PhD in Developmental Psychology (Durham University, UK)
Culture, Cooperation and Cognition Lab (LaC3)
Reminds me of our findings comparing unequal sharing in Brazilian versus English kids for my PhD. No differences in amount shared, but on active (UK) versus passive (BR) sharing. BR kids took their share more often. Small effect size (afair) and urban communities though.
New paper with @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social exploring responses to unequal distributions in Hadza hunter-gatherers. Equal distributions were more like to come from people *taking* from peers with more rather than giving to peers with less.
📢 New Paper 🚨
Hadza food-sharing is egalitarian, yet offers in giving games have never matched the equitable redistribution seen in real life.
In this study, we allowed people to give *or* take. Lifelike equitable distributions only appeared when people took from peers in surplus.
bit.ly/4kvLOwA
Hadza food-sharing is egalitarian, yet offers in giving games have never matched the equitable redistribution seen in real life.
In this study, we allowed people to give *or* take. Lifelike equitable distributions only appeared when people took from peers in surplus.
bit.ly/4kvLOwA
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Reminds me of our findings comparing unequal sharing in Brazilian versus English kids for my PhD. No differences in amount shared, but on active (UK) versus passive (BR) sharing. BR kids took their share more often. Small effect size (afair) and urban communities though.
Or, invite a Global South speaker ;-)
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Or, invite a Global South speaker ;-)
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Thrilled to share our latest paper, out now in Science Advances! We explored the development of cooperative behaviors — fairness, trustworthiness, forgiveness, & honesty — across five societies, culturally contextualizing them & seeing how they correlate. (1/5) www.science.org/doi/full/10....
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Thrilled to share our latest paper, out now in Science Advances! We explored the development of cooperative behaviors — fairness, trustworthiness, forgiveness, & honesty — across five societies, culturally contextualizing them & seeing how they correlate. (1/5) www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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If you have about 20 minutes, I would be grateful if you could help my undergraduate student explore whether common empathy questionnaires are actually interchangable in the ways they are used in the social science literature.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Level 1 Psychology students at University of Glasgow (to earn 2 Credits on SONA):
glasgow.sona-systems.com/default.aspx...
Everyone else:
uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Sara Eftekhari (dissertation student), and @debruine.bsky.social (supervisor).
Level 1 Psychology students at University of Glasgow (to earn 2 Credits on SONA):
glasgow.sona-systems.com/default.aspx...
Everyone else:
uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Sara Eftekhari (dissertation student), and @debruine.bsky.social (supervisor).
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February 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
If you have about 20 minutes, I would be grateful if you could help my undergraduate student explore whether common empathy questionnaires are actually interchangable in the ways they are used in the social science literature.
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Post 1/13 📢🧵
Call for activities proposals !
You are invited to submit proposals for three activities to be held during the upcoming CES2026 conference:
Call for activities proposals !
You are invited to submit proposals for three activities to be held during the upcoming CES2026 conference:
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Post 1/13 📢🧵
Call for activities proposals !
You are invited to submit proposals for three activities to be held during the upcoming CES2026 conference:
Call for activities proposals !
You are invited to submit proposals for three activities to be held during the upcoming CES2026 conference:
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@posit.co this fundamentally undermines me using your products as a teaching tool. Will this be in posit cloud too? If so, instructors need to be able to switch this off in module workspaces.
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM
@posit.co this fundamentally undermines me using your products as a teaching tool. Will this be in posit cloud too? If so, instructors need to be able to switch this off in module workspaces.
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EVEN THOUGH I HAD OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DO THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2025/11/if-y...
If you like milk science...
<dusts off the ol’ blog> On Thanksgiving, a Facebook “human interest story pages” dropped an essay about mother’s milk and me as a milk rese...
mammalssuck.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
EVEN THOUGH I HAD OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DO THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2025/11/if-y...
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Interesado en salud, comportamiento y evolución humana?
Este 10 de diciembre se realizará la Jornada de Investigación “Evolución Biocultural: Aplicaciones y desafíos en salud y comportamiento humano”
El evento es gratis pero con cupos limitados, inscríbase aquí 👇
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Este 10 de diciembre se realizará la Jornada de Investigación “Evolución Biocultural: Aplicaciones y desafíos en salud y comportamiento humano”
El evento es gratis pero con cupos limitados, inscríbase aquí 👇
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November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Interesado en salud, comportamiento y evolución humana?
Este 10 de diciembre se realizará la Jornada de Investigación “Evolución Biocultural: Aplicaciones y desafíos en salud y comportamiento humano”
El evento es gratis pero con cupos limitados, inscríbase aquí 👇
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Este 10 de diciembre se realizará la Jornada de Investigación “Evolución Biocultural: Aplicaciones y desafíos en salud y comportamiento humano”
El evento es gratis pero con cupos limitados, inscríbase aquí 👇
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So, should we keep doing behavioural twin studies? I'm fairly new to them and have a project in early planning stage, feeling a bit unsure...
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So, should we keep doing behavioural twin studies? I'm fairly new to them and have a project in early planning stage, feeling a bit unsure...
There are no excuses for this.
Horrific use of psychological testing, up there with the 20th century's worst practices: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
There are no excuses for this.
So. Why choose an actress with curly hair for Moana if they were going to straighten it?
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
So. Why choose an actress with curly hair for Moana if they were going to straighten it?
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200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Major River Mobilization With More Than 5,000 Leaders from the Amazon Arrives at COP30 | Amazon Watch
“The presence of Indigenous Peoples at COP30 is very important, but the struggle doesn’t end here."
amazonwatch.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
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😎 Tomorrow, Sunday, is the only day without official agendas here at COP30. If you still don’t know what to do during your break, we’ve gathered some must-see tips in Belém! ☀️
Enjoy 😉! Flavors, cultural heritage, stunning landscapes, and unique experiences await you in the capital of Pará. 💚
Enjoy 😉! Flavors, cultural heritage, stunning landscapes, and unique experiences await you in the capital of Pará. 💚
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
😎 Tomorrow, Sunday, is the only day without official agendas here at COP30. If you still don’t know what to do during your break, we’ve gathered some must-see tips in Belém! ☀️
Enjoy 😉! Flavors, cultural heritage, stunning landscapes, and unique experiences await you in the capital of Pará. 💚
Enjoy 😉! Flavors, cultural heritage, stunning landscapes, and unique experiences await you in the capital of Pará. 💚
I think this might be something nice to share. This is my first year as a main PhD supervisor! Of three!
a man in a suit says i 'm still a little nervous on a poster for only murders in the building
Alt: a man in a suit says i 'm still a little nervous on a poster for only murders in the building
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November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I think this might be something nice to share. This is my first year as a main PhD supervisor! Of three!
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In a world without forest and creeks, where do the children play? My new essay explores peer cultures and the strangeness of Western childhood. Heavily inspired by work from @dorsaamir.bsky.social and Sheina Lew-Levy :)
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
Where Do the Children Play?
On the need for a world without us
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In a world without forest and creeks, where do the children play? My new essay explores peer cultures and the strangeness of Western childhood. Heavily inspired by work from @dorsaamir.bsky.social and Sheina Lew-Levy :)
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
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September 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Everything seems easy when you don’t know anything.
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Everything seems easy when you don’t know anything.
Can't recommend these two enough. Fantastic women, amazing projects 👏👏👏
@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Fees and Funding - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Can't recommend these two enough. Fantastic women, amazing projects 👏👏👏
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Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election
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Anatomy of a coup plot: why Jair Bolsonaro is on trial
A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy.
Justice Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha ruled on Thursday that Bolsonaro – a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018 – was guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election, meaning three of the five judges involved in the trial had found Brazil’s former leader guilty. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
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Just sharing a public thank you to the SIPs + PsyArXiv volunteers for maintaining such a successful resource
I understand the frustration of those with preprints that were temporarily removed but I think this is a good chance to reflect on the volunteer work of others that we often take for granted
I understand the frustration of those with preprints that were temporarily removed but I think this is a good chance to reflect on the volunteer work of others that we often take for granted
Due to a recent influx of problematic submissions, PsyArXiv has switched to pre-moderating its content. If your submitted preprint had not yet been approved, it will be temporarily inaccessible to the public (you can still view your preprint when logged into your OSF account). #PsychSciSky
August 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just sharing a public thank you to the SIPs + PsyArXiv volunteers for maintaining such a successful resource
I understand the frustration of those with preprints that were temporarily removed but I think this is a good chance to reflect on the volunteer work of others that we often take for granted
I understand the frustration of those with preprints that were temporarily removed but I think this is a good chance to reflect on the volunteer work of others that we often take for granted
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🚨 The Cultural Evolution Society is seeking applications for the ACE Teaching Innovation Awards.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🧠 Want to integrate cultural evolution into your course using award winning materials created by the field's experts, and get paid $2000 to do it? 💵
🚨 The Cultural Evolution Society is seeking applications for the ACE Teaching Innovation Awards.
🔖 Apply here: vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🚨 The Cultural Evolution Society is seeking applications for the ACE Teaching Innovation Awards.
🔖 Apply here: vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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New paper in AMPPS!
Read this paper to learn more about #OpenScience in Majority world!
Thanks to @hcp4715.bsky.social for leading this project and for amplifying the voices of the underrepresented in psychological science!
Read this paper to learn more about #OpenScience in Majority world!
Thanks to @hcp4715.bsky.social for leading this project and for amplifying the voices of the underrepresented in psychological science!
New paper out in AMPPS!
We share a step-by-step guide for adopting #OpenScience in resource-limited contexts + a toolkit with repositories.
Featuring success stories from Serbia, Brazil & @abrir.bsky.social
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25…
Toolkit: osf.io/gu7v4
We share a step-by-step guide for adopting #OpenScience in resource-limited contexts + a toolkit with repositories.
Featuring success stories from Serbia, Brazil & @abrir.bsky.social
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25…
Toolkit: osf.io/gu7v4
August 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
New paper in AMPPS!
Read this paper to learn more about #OpenScience in Majority world!
Thanks to @hcp4715.bsky.social for leading this project and for amplifying the voices of the underrepresented in psychological science!
Read this paper to learn more about #OpenScience in Majority world!
Thanks to @hcp4715.bsky.social for leading this project and for amplifying the voices of the underrepresented in psychological science!
Reposted by Natália B. Dutra
Now published at PNAS ‼️ w/ @innovation.bsky.social
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
August 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Now published at PNAS ‼️ w/ @innovation.bsky.social
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...