Josh Ackerman
@joshackman.bsky.social
University of Michigan evolutionary social psychologist
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The video from the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye award ceremony is now up! See Ed Hagen's award acceptance and lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyDI...
Evolution in the Public Eye | Professor Edward Hagen | The Evolution of "Recreational" Drug Use
YouTube video by UofM Psychology
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November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The video from the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye award ceremony is now up! See Ed Hagen's award acceptance and lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyDI...
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If you’re in Ann Arbor on Oct 24th, come out to the library for the first Evolution in the Public Eye award address featuring Ed Hagen. Refreshments provided!
Very excited to announce the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye Award Ceremony and Lecture. Our first winner, Ed Hagen, will be speaking about "The Evolution of 'Recreational' Drug Use" on Oct. 24 @ 5:30pm at the Ann Arbor District Library. More info: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/evoluti...
October 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you’re in Ann Arbor on Oct 24th, come out to the library for the first Evolution in the Public Eye award address featuring Ed Hagen. Refreshments provided!
Reposted by Josh Ackerman
Very excited to announce the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye Award Ceremony and Lecture. Our first winner, Ed Hagen, will be speaking about "The Evolution of 'Recreational' Drug Use" on Oct. 24 @ 5:30pm at the Ann Arbor District Library. More info: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/evoluti...
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Very excited to announce the inaugural Evolution in the Public Eye Award Ceremony and Lecture. Our first winner, Ed Hagen, will be speaking about "The Evolution of 'Recreational' Drug Use" on Oct. 24 @ 5:30pm at the Ann Arbor District Library. More info: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/evoluti...
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Coverage of our recent study about disgust and religiosity (work with @karbeau.bsky.social and Jaime Palmer-Hague) by @psypost.bsky.social. Check it out!
www.psypost.org/religiosity-...
www.psypost.org/religiosity-...
Religiosity may function as a mating strategy shaped by disease avoidance psychology
Researchers have uncovered evidence that links disease-avoidance motives to religiosity. Rather than tradition or ethnocentrism, the findings point to sexual conservatism—specifically, a preference fo...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Coverage of our recent study about disgust and religiosity (work with @karbeau.bsky.social and Jaime Palmer-Hague) by @psypost.bsky.social. Check it out!
www.psypost.org/religiosity-...
www.psypost.org/religiosity-...
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Postdoc Opening | University of Arizona
The SPECIEs Lab is hiring a 3-year postdoc.
Focus: interdependence, cooperation, fieldwork w/ the Mayangna (Nicaragua), cross-cultural surveys, experiments.
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The SPECIEs Lab is hiring a 3-year postdoc.
Focus: interdependence, cooperation, fieldwork w/ the Mayangna (Nicaragua), cross-cultural surveys, experiments.
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Postdoc focusing on interdependence and cooperation - University of Arizona - HBES
Dear colleagues, I wanted to circulate an opening for a postdoctoral position, and would like to kindly ask that you share this opportunity with grad students who may be interested in working with me…
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August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Postdoc Opening | University of Arizona
The SPECIEs Lab is hiring a 3-year postdoc.
Focus: interdependence, cooperation, fieldwork w/ the Mayangna (Nicaragua), cross-cultural surveys, experiments.
🔗
The SPECIEs Lab is hiring a 3-year postdoc.
Focus: interdependence, cooperation, fieldwork w/ the Mayangna (Nicaragua), cross-cultural surveys, experiments.
🔗
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A new piece in @psypost.bsky.social on our recent study published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. Check it out!
https://www.psypost.org/fathers-with-more-dominant-looking-faces-are-more-likely-to-have-sons/
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June 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A new piece in @psypost.bsky.social on our recent study published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. Check it out!
Do you think you can tell if someone is sick with a contagious disease? What sensory information do people think is useful for detecting sickness in others — and is this universal across cultures?
Our team of 115 researchers surveyed over 19,000 people in 58 countries. Here's what we found 👇
Our team of 115 researchers surveyed over 19,000 people in 58 countries. Here's what we found 👇
May 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Do you think you can tell if someone is sick with a contagious disease? What sensory information do people think is useful for detecting sickness in others — and is this universal across cultures?
Our team of 115 researchers surveyed over 19,000 people in 58 countries. Here's what we found 👇
Our team of 115 researchers surveyed over 19,000 people in 58 countries. Here's what we found 👇
This project was one of the first that Wilson proposed in grad school, and I think is a testament to his insight and perseverance (not to mention being a fine piece of work!).
From fancy cars 🚗 to luxury vacations 🏖️, people often show off how they spend their money.
In new work with @joshackman.bsky.social, we find that how this flashy behavior is perceived depends on WHAT purchases are being shown off.
🧵on conspicuous consumption, experiences, and status signals (1/7)
In new work with @joshackman.bsky.social, we find that how this flashy behavior is perceived depends on WHAT purchases are being shown off.
🧵on conspicuous consumption, experiences, and status signals (1/7)
May 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This project was one of the first that Wilson proposed in grad school, and I think is a testament to his insight and perseverance (not to mention being a fine piece of work!).
Lots of lab member content at #SPSP2025! Posters from @kaelynsabree.bsky.social on "Ecology-driven Stereotypes," Savannah Adams on "Moral Judgments of Concealers of Infectious Illness," and Nicole Li on "Cultural Variations in Emotion Regulation through the Body: the Role of Cognitive Styles"...
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lots of lab member content at #SPSP2025! Posters from @kaelynsabree.bsky.social on "Ecology-driven Stereotypes," Savannah Adams on "Moral Judgments of Concealers of Infectious Illness," and Nicole Li on "Cultural Variations in Emotion Regulation through the Body: the Role of Cognitive Styles"...
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Join EHAP tomorrow for our inaugural 2025 speaker - Manvir Singh. Looking forward to kicking off the series this year with a fantastic guest.
February 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join EHAP tomorrow for our inaugural 2025 speaker - Manvir Singh. Looking forward to kicking off the series this year with a fantastic guest.
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Starter pack for evolutionary behavioral science! I know I am missing many ppl working in this area. Please add yourself and your colleagues!
go.bsky.app/Rt4Kh26
go.bsky.app/Rt4Kh26
December 4, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Starter pack for evolutionary behavioral science! I know I am missing many ppl working in this area. Please add yourself and your colleagues!
go.bsky.app/Rt4Kh26
go.bsky.app/Rt4Kh26
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The chaos from Washington in the last week has made travel planning impossible for many scientists, so the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health meeting is allowing submission of talk abstracts until Feb 28. 🧪 #EvMed @evmed.bsky.social @evmed.bsky.social evmed.org
February 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The chaos from Washington in the last week has made travel planning impossible for many scientists, so the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health meeting is allowing submission of talk abstracts until Feb 28. 🧪 #EvMed @evmed.bsky.social @evmed.bsky.social evmed.org
We’re transitioning the University of Michigan EHAP account to Bluesky! Follow if you’re interested in evolution and behavior, and stay tuned for an announcement about our Winter speaker series. umehap.bsky.social
UM_EHAP (@umehap.bsky.social)
Evolution and Human Adaptation Program at The University of Michigan | sites.lsa.umich.edu/ehap/
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February 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We’re transitioning the University of Michigan EHAP account to Bluesky! Follow if you’re interested in evolution and behavior, and stay tuned for an announcement about our Winter speaker series. umehap.bsky.social
Feeling a bit ingroupy these days? A little open to extreme punishments for certain crimes? A little down on sibling incest? Maybe living near family (or seeing them at the holidays) is shaping your psychology. New paper on the ecology of relatedness: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Feeling a bit ingroupy these days? A little open to extreme punishments for certain crimes? A little down on sibling incest? Maybe living near family (or seeing them at the holidays) is shaping your psychology. New paper on the ecology of relatedness: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...