Roope Kaaronen
@roopekaaronen.net
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Roope Kaaronen
@roopekaaronen.net
· Dec 4
I am delighted to share our latest piece of research:
‘A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation’.
This was long in the works and is by far the largest project I’ve led to date.
A thread:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
‘A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation’.
This was long in the works and is by far the largest project I’ve led to date.
A thread:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Kaikki keinot on otettu käyttöön lahjoitusten keräämisessä Kiovan alueen lastensairaalalle. Jos haluatte lisää A.R. Minkkisen inspiroimia kuvia, tiedätte mitä tehdä:
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
Kiitokset lahjoituksista! Olimme maailman laidalla
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Kaikki keinot on otettu käyttöön lahjoitusten keräämisessä Kiovan alueen lastensairaalalle. Jos haluatte lisää A.R. Minkkisen inspiroimia kuvia, tiedätte mitä tehdä:
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
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This is why they need anti-drone tunnels and helmets.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is why they need anti-drone tunnels and helmets.
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Might not be well known outside of Finland, but this ”Finnish as the Original Language” theory of Wettenhovi-Aspa is a quality vintage example of exceedingly silly pseudoscience.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Might not be well known outside of Finland, but this ”Finnish as the Original Language” theory of Wettenhovi-Aspa is a quality vintage example of exceedingly silly pseudoscience.
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The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
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Scanning some old Kodachromes for a project. These are Tibetan monks at a summer camp in Zoige province, on the Sichuan-Gansu border, playing football, around 25 years ago
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Scanning some old Kodachromes for a project. These are Tibetan monks at a summer camp in Zoige province, on the Sichuan-Gansu border, playing football, around 25 years ago
Paljon on taas kritisoitu Akatemian rahoittamia humanistisia tutkimuksia.
Mutta kukaan ei kritisoi fysiikan alan päätöksiä.
Vaikka taaskaan kukaan ei tutki mielestäni tärkeimpiä fysiikan aiheita. Kuten vauvan ns. niskapaskan anatomiaa tai sitä, miten kivi todella lentää kenkään (jopa saappaaseen).
Mutta kukaan ei kritisoi fysiikan alan päätöksiä.
Vaikka taaskaan kukaan ei tutki mielestäni tärkeimpiä fysiikan aiheita. Kuten vauvan ns. niskapaskan anatomiaa tai sitä, miten kivi todella lentää kenkään (jopa saappaaseen).
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Paljon on taas kritisoitu Akatemian rahoittamia humanistisia tutkimuksia.
Mutta kukaan ei kritisoi fysiikan alan päätöksiä.
Vaikka taaskaan kukaan ei tutki mielestäni tärkeimpiä fysiikan aiheita. Kuten vauvan ns. niskapaskan anatomiaa tai sitä, miten kivi todella lentää kenkään (jopa saappaaseen).
Mutta kukaan ei kritisoi fysiikan alan päätöksiä.
Vaikka taaskaan kukaan ei tutki mielestäni tärkeimpiä fysiikan aiheita. Kuten vauvan ns. niskapaskan anatomiaa tai sitä, miten kivi todella lentää kenkään (jopa saappaaseen).
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A new train connection from Sweden to Switzerland. Skiers will appreciate it.
Protect Our Winters is a rare climate NGO for talking about low-carbon transport options, while the others tend to promote renewables and point to the fossil fuel supply — transport is the biggest problem in #EU27
Protect Our Winters is a rare climate NGO for talking about low-carbon transport options, while the others tend to promote renewables and point to the fossil fuel supply — transport is the biggest problem in #EU27
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A new train connection from Sweden to Switzerland. Skiers will appreciate it.
Protect Our Winters is a rare climate NGO for talking about low-carbon transport options, while the others tend to promote renewables and point to the fossil fuel supply — transport is the biggest problem in #EU27
Protect Our Winters is a rare climate NGO for talking about low-carbon transport options, while the others tend to promote renewables and point to the fossil fuel supply — transport is the biggest problem in #EU27
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This anthropology factoid brought to you by that dumb story about the next mayor of NYC who told a story about his "auntie", a woman who was his father's cousin, and then people saying he lied because his father's cousin isn't his aunt. English has an impoverished view of kinship terminology.
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This anthropology factoid brought to you by that dumb story about the next mayor of NYC who told a story about his "auntie", a woman who was his father's cousin, and then people saying he lied because his father's cousin isn't his aunt. English has an impoverished view of kinship terminology.
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Your monthly reminder that this still happening, every day, for years now. Modern russia is an evil backwards terrorist state.
UN report confirms that Russia is using drones to systematically target civilians in Ukraine.
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
“These attacks have a devastating impact on the civilian population living in the affected areas. They have caused extensive damage and destruction, leaving entire localities unliveable”
UN Commission says Russian drones target civilians and destroy infrastructure, making localities in frontline provinces of Ukraine unliveable
GENEVA / VIENNA – Russian armed forces have targeted civilians and a wide array of civilian objects using short-range drones in localities stretching over 300 kilometres along the right bank of the Dn...
www.ohchr.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Your monthly reminder that this still happening, every day, for years now. Modern russia is an evil backwards terrorist state.
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Tuorein venäjän terrori-isku Kiovan siviilejä vastaan. Ihmiset huutavat: ”Auttakaa! Missä lapset?”
29 uhria, joista 6 lapsia. Tämän takia me tuemme Kiovan alueen lastensairaalaa. Osallistu 🙏
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
29 uhria, joista 6 lapsia. Tämän takia me tuemme Kiovan alueen lastensairaalaa. Osallistu 🙏
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
October 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Tuorein venäjän terrori-isku Kiovan siviilejä vastaan. Ihmiset huutavat: ”Auttakaa! Missä lapset?”
29 uhria, joista 6 lapsia. Tämän takia me tuemme Kiovan alueen lastensairaalaa. Osallistu 🙏
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
29 uhria, joista 6 lapsia. Tämän takia me tuemme Kiovan alueen lastensairaalaa. Osallistu 🙏
RA/2025/1314
IBAN: FI74 8439 9710 1641 82
Teppo Mattsson
MobilePay: 30579
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New episode!! 🎉😱
A conversation with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & Natalie Lawrence about monsters of all kinds.
Monsters seem to be everywhere—our myths, our maps, our children's books, our political discourse. What do these creatures tell us about ourselves?
Listen: disi.org/monsters-and...
A conversation with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & Natalie Lawrence about monsters of all kinds.
Monsters seem to be everywhere—our myths, our maps, our children's books, our political discourse. What do these creatures tell us about ourselves?
Listen: disi.org/monsters-and...
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New episode!! 🎉😱
A conversation with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & Natalie Lawrence about monsters of all kinds.
Monsters seem to be everywhere—our myths, our maps, our children's books, our political discourse. What do these creatures tell us about ourselves?
Listen: disi.org/monsters-and...
A conversation with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & Natalie Lawrence about monsters of all kinds.
Monsters seem to be everywhere—our myths, our maps, our children's books, our political discourse. What do these creatures tell us about ourselves?
Listen: disi.org/monsters-and...
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No nyt!
Tämä on merkittävä päätös: oikeus totesi, että Stansvikin hakkuut pysäyttäneet aktivistit toimivat pakkotilassa, ja heillä oli siksi oikeus olla noudattamatta poliisin poistumiskäskyä.
https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011570763.html
Tämä on merkittävä päätös: oikeus totesi, että Stansvikin hakkuut pysäyttäneet aktivistit toimivat pakkotilassa, ja heillä oli siksi oikeus olla noudattamatta poliisin poistumiskäskyä.
https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011570763.html
October 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
No nyt!
Tämä on merkittävä päätös: oikeus totesi, että Stansvikin hakkuut pysäyttäneet aktivistit toimivat pakkotilassa, ja heillä oli siksi oikeus olla noudattamatta poliisin poistumiskäskyä.
https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011570763.html
Tämä on merkittävä päätös: oikeus totesi, että Stansvikin hakkuut pysäyttäneet aktivistit toimivat pakkotilassa, ja heillä oli siksi oikeus olla noudattamatta poliisin poistumiskäskyä.
https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011570763.html
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This is one of the most fascinating cultural evolution papers!
I am delighted to share our latest piece of research:
‘A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation’.
This was long in the works and is by far the largest project I’ve led to date.
A thread:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
‘A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation’.
This was long in the works and is by far the largest project I’ve led to date.
A thread:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
October 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is one of the most fascinating cultural evolution papers!
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Were #australian First People hunting now extinct #megafauna or doing the first #fossil collection and curation?
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250078
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250078
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Were #australian First People hunting now extinct #megafauna or doing the first #fossil collection and curation?
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250078
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250078
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This is a backdoor path from the Son to the Holy Spirit that should be closed by conditioning or stratifying on the Father.
I have found an EXCELLENT meme for the church history lecture on Wednesday (which includes the Great Schism)
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is a backdoor path from the Son to the Holy Spirit that should be closed by conditioning or stratifying on the Father.
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New special issue of #PhilTransB today, "A solid base for scaling up: The structure of numeration systems", to which I am a contributor. We have had only a shockingly fuzzy idea what a numerical 'base' is, and this interdisciplinary set of papers addresses that big question, and many smaller ones.
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New special issue of #PhilTransB today, "A solid base for scaling up: The structure of numeration systems", to which I am a contributor. We have had only a shockingly fuzzy idea what a numerical 'base' is, and this interdisciplinary set of papers addresses that big question, and many smaller ones.
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Fully-funded 4-year #PhD in Cultural Evolution! Join my @erc.europa.eu project exploring how compression & compositionality drive cultural innovation: hmc-lab.com/ERCPhDCultur...
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
ERC funded PhD position on Cultural Evolution
ERC funded PhD position on Cultural Evolution
posted on October 16, 2025
We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual for a ful...
hmc-lab.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fully-funded 4-year #PhD in Cultural Evolution! Join my @erc.europa.eu project exploring how compression & compositionality drive cultural innovation: hmc-lab.com/ERCPhDCultur...
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
Apply by Nov 12!
Maybe of interest to folks from #COSMOS2025 or @eslr.bsky.social? Please feel free to share! 🙏
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Hyvää saamen kielten viikkoa!
Tässä mm. @eemyrsky.bsky.social ja @jussiteronen.bsky.social kanssa laatimaamme ihmisen ja luonnon vuorovaikutusta Kilpisjärvellä käsittelevän infotekstin pohjoissaamenkielinen versio. 1/2
#saamenkieltenviikko #giellavahkku #kielâokko #ǩiõllneäʹttel
Tässä mm. @eemyrsky.bsky.social ja @jussiteronen.bsky.social kanssa laatimaamme ihmisen ja luonnon vuorovaikutusta Kilpisjärvellä käsittelevän infotekstin pohjoissaamenkielinen versio. 1/2
#saamenkieltenviikko #giellavahkku #kielâokko #ǩiõllneäʹttel
Olbmuid ja luonddu oktii čatnasan historjá Gilbbesjávrri guovllus | Gilbbesjávrri biologalaš stašuvdna | University of Helsinki
Olbmot leat eallán Gilbbesjávrri guovllus duháhiid jagiid. Sin doaimmain leat báhcán máŋggalágan mearkkat. Dán ollisvuođas leat dieđut guovllu historjjás ja das, mot mearkkat olbmuid doaimmain leat vu...
www.helsinki.fi
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Hyvää saamen kielten viikkoa!
Tässä mm. @eemyrsky.bsky.social ja @jussiteronen.bsky.social kanssa laatimaamme ihmisen ja luonnon vuorovaikutusta Kilpisjärvellä käsittelevän infotekstin pohjoissaamenkielinen versio. 1/2
#saamenkieltenviikko #giellavahkku #kielâokko #ǩiõllneäʹttel
Tässä mm. @eemyrsky.bsky.social ja @jussiteronen.bsky.social kanssa laatimaamme ihmisen ja luonnon vuorovaikutusta Kilpisjärvellä käsittelevän infotekstin pohjoissaamenkielinen versio. 1/2
#saamenkieltenviikko #giellavahkku #kielâokko #ǩiõllneäʹttel
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I've been laughing at this for days now. I think it might be the funniest post on Bluesky
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I've been laughing at this for days now. I think it might be the funniest post on Bluesky
I could definitely spice up my research on "body-based units of measure" (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...).
My career progression has stalled a little, and I'm honestly not making as much money as I'd like. It's not a full pivot, but I'm going to put a little more erotica into my manuscripts.
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I could definitely spice up my research on "body-based units of measure" (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...).
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My career progression has stalled a little, and I'm honestly not making as much money as I'd like. It's not a full pivot, but I'm going to put a little more erotica into my manuscripts.
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My career progression has stalled a little, and I'm honestly not making as much money as I'd like. It's not a full pivot, but I'm going to put a little more erotica into my manuscripts.
Happy mushroom day to all who celebrate! 🍄🟫🍄
If you're interested in how people around the world have used and abused mushrooms—the strange world of ethnomycology—check it out:
If you're interested in how people around the world have used and abused mushrooms—the strange world of ethnomycology—check it out:
In honor of National Mushroom Day (Oct. 15), don't miss @roopekaaronen.net 's "Living in the Mycelial World: A global cross-cultural ethnomycological review", featured in the HRAF Academic Quarterly 2025(2): hraf.yale.edu/hraf-academi...
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02 By Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC), ...
hraf.yale.edu
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Happy mushroom day to all who celebrate! 🍄🟫🍄
If you're interested in how people around the world have used and abused mushrooms—the strange world of ethnomycology—check it out:
If you're interested in how people around the world have used and abused mushrooms—the strange world of ethnomycology—check it out:
Reposted by Roope Kaaronen
In honor of National Mushroom Day (Oct. 15), don't miss @roopekaaronen.net 's "Living in the Mycelial World: A global cross-cultural ethnomycological review", featured in the HRAF Academic Quarterly 2025(2): hraf.yale.edu/hraf-academi...
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02 By Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture (EHC), ...
hraf.yale.edu
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In honor of National Mushroom Day (Oct. 15), don't miss @roopekaaronen.net 's "Living in the Mycelial World: A global cross-cultural ethnomycological review", featured in the HRAF Academic Quarterly 2025(2): hraf.yale.edu/hraf-academi...
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My reaction to social AI had always been one of dismay, disgust, fatalism, maybe even grief for our species.
I won't say this conversation left me feeling optimistic, exactly, but it certainly broadened my imagination.
I won't say this conversation left me feeling optimistic, exactly, but it certainly broadened my imagination.
New episode!! 🎙️🎉
A conversation with Dr. Henry Shevlin about the emerging world of "social AI."
Digital lovers. AI coaches and tutors. Griefbots and artificial friends. What will this mean for our relationships, our social skills, and our society as a whole?
Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-s...
A conversation with Dr. Henry Shevlin about the emerging world of "social AI."
Digital lovers. AI coaches and tutors. Griefbots and artificial friends. What will this mean for our relationships, our social skills, and our society as a whole?
Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-s...
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My reaction to social AI had always been one of dismay, disgust, fatalism, maybe even grief for our species.
I won't say this conversation left me feeling optimistic, exactly, but it certainly broadened my imagination.
I won't say this conversation left me feeling optimistic, exactly, but it certainly broadened my imagination.