Paul Vanags
@paulvanags.bsky.social
PhD researcher. Interested in prosociality, moral and environmental psychology, paulvanags.com and part of sdn-lab.org
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Paul Vanags
@paulvanags.bsky.social
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Greater income and financial well-being are associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviors across 76 countries
Abstract. Prosocial preferences and behaviors—defined as those that benefit others—are essential for health, well-being, and a society that can effectively
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New paper! Greater (objective and subjective) wealth is consistently associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Resource scarcity (precarity) also has an effect. bit.ly/410jni3
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At this point in my #Pint25 talk I was regaling the audience, who understandably thought they had come to a science talk, with a brief diversion into the cultural influence of world religions on our perception of prosociality and wealth. Scientists do not operate in a vacuum! (Well arguably some do)
May 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
At this point in my #Pint25 talk I was regaling the audience, who understandably thought they had come to a science talk, with a brief diversion into the cultural influence of world religions on our perception of prosociality and wealth. Scientists do not operate in a vacuum! (Well arguably some do)
I'll be talking about our findings on prosociality and wealth in a pub in a couple of weeks.. pintofscience.co.uk/event/genero...
Generous Minds: Giving and the Social Brain
What makes us help, give, and connect with others? Join us for an evening exploring the science behind human connection. Discover what a global study revea…
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May 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'll be talking about our findings on prosociality and wealth in a pub in a couple of weeks.. pintofscience.co.uk/event/genero...
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A new journal just for publishing reanalyses of published empirical research findings
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A new journal just for publishing reanalyses of published empirical research findings | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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April 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A new journal just for publishing reanalyses of published empirical research findings
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/04/16/a...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/04/16/a...
New WhatsApp integrated Meta AI..
April 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
New WhatsApp integrated Meta AI..
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Excited to share a new paper on children's third-party punishment across societies. This was a big collaborative effort and I'm so grateful to my wonderful co-authors for their contributions to this project.
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Blog: communities.springernature.com/posts/childr...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Blog: communities.springernature.com/posts/childr...
Across six societies children engage in costly third-party punishment of unfair sharing - Communications Psychology
Third-party punishment of unfair sharing is a hallmark of a normative concern for fairness in adults. Here, children in Canada, India, Peru, Uganda, USA, and Vanuatu show this same normative concern b...
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March 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Excited to share a new paper on children's third-party punishment across societies. This was a big collaborative effort and I'm so grateful to my wonderful co-authors for their contributions to this project.
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Blog: communities.springernature.com/posts/childr...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Blog: communities.springernature.com/posts/childr...
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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People with higher incomes and people who describe themselves as “living comfortably” are more likely to report donating, volunteering, and helping strangers than people with lower incomes and people who are merely “getting by.” In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
February 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
People with higher incomes and people who describe themselves as “living comfortably” are more likely to report donating, volunteering, and helping strangers than people with lower incomes and people who are merely “getting by.” In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I will post occassionally about the progress of my thesis write up. It will help motivate me, plus if anyone asks me "how's it going" they can be referred here, saving us both the awkwardness of a withering look. I have a contents page! Nearly done, right? +100 words written for every like/share.
February 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I will post occassionally about the progress of my thesis write up. It will help motivate me, plus if anyone asks me "how's it going" they can be referred here, saving us both the awkwardness of a withering look. I have a contents page! Nearly done, right? +100 words written for every like/share.
Interesting and thoughtful consideration of the pros and cons of pre-registration and its use/abuse since inception as mitigation against some of the problems that led to the replication crisis. "Replication is the only arbiter of replicability". journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Interesting and thoughtful consideration of the pros and cons of pre-registration and its use/abuse since inception as mitigation against some of the problems that led to the replication crisis. "Replication is the only arbiter of replicability". journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🌵Out now! Using an RL task that manipulates people's beliefs about agency, we show that exposure to & severity of early-life adversity is associated with lower learning rates & agency beliefs. w/ the brillant @thephelpslab.bsky.social, Kate McLaughlin, & Bryan Dong learnmem.cshlp.org/content/32/1...
The influence of exposure to early-life adversity on agency-modulated reinforcement learning
Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing basic neuroscience research in the areas of neuronal plasticity, learning and memory
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February 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🌵Out now! Using an RL task that manipulates people's beliefs about agency, we show that exposure to & severity of early-life adversity is associated with lower learning rates & agency beliefs. w/ the brillant @thephelpslab.bsky.social, Kate McLaughlin, & Bryan Dong learnmem.cshlp.org/content/32/1...
New paper! Greater (objective and subjective) wealth is consistently associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Resource scarcity (precarity) also has an effect. bit.ly/410jni3
@thepsychologist.bsky.social
@fabiankosse.bsky.social
@drjocutler.bsky.social
@thepsychologist.bsky.social
@fabiankosse.bsky.social
@drjocutler.bsky.social
Greater income and financial well-being are associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviors across 76 countries
Abstract. Prosocial preferences and behaviors—defined as those that benefit others—are essential for health, well-being, and a society that can effectively
bit.ly
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New paper! Greater (objective and subjective) wealth is consistently associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Resource scarcity (precarity) also has an effect. bit.ly/410jni3
@thepsychologist.bsky.social
@fabiankosse.bsky.social
@drjocutler.bsky.social
@thepsychologist.bsky.social
@fabiankosse.bsky.social
@drjocutler.bsky.social
Freedom of speech is it? abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orde...
USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed officials to remove content related to climate change from its public websites, according to emails obtained by ABC News.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Freedom of speech is it? abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orde...
The thesis write up has begun. Any ideas for content, please DM.
January 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The thesis write up has begun. Any ideas for content, please DM.
This is smashing, very brave to stand up and be counted, inspiring www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to LGBT people and migrants
Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde made a plea to the president in a sermon that Trump later criticised.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is smashing, very brave to stand up and be counted, inspiring www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Abstract Art
**Hey, get a signed print of one of my comics: bit.ly/mind-print
**Hey, get a signed print of one of my comics: bit.ly/mind-print
January 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Abstract Art
**Hey, get a signed print of one of my comics: bit.ly/mind-print
**Hey, get a signed print of one of my comics: bit.ly/mind-print
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Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
December 19, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
@oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social this is what Lime bikes look like. What are you doing to prevent these cluttering up our city and being a hazard for pedestrians and road users?
December 8, 2024 at 12:37 PM
@oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social this is what Lime bikes look like. What are you doing to prevent these cluttering up our city and being a hazard for pedestrians and road users?
**Check out our pre-print!** 1. Greater wealth is associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Holds for BOTH objective and subjective wealth. Resource scarcity (precarity), makes a difference. Read: psyarxiv.com/zc5a3
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November 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
**Check out our pre-print!** 1. Greater wealth is associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Holds for BOTH objective and subjective wealth. Resource scarcity (precarity), makes a difference. Read: psyarxiv.com/zc5a3