Lars Penke
@larspenke.bsky.social
Professor of Biological Personality Psychology at the University of Göttingen
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New paper out today with Zhian Chen.
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
When parental care hurts: Extended parental care and the evolution of overparenting
Abstract. In recent years, childrearing in high-income countries has become described as ‘relentless’ in its demands on parents. In response to growing del
academic.oup.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New paper out today with Zhian Chen.
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
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In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
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Democratic backsliding often happens *in the name of democracy*
Officially, institutions are slashed to make society more, not less, democratic
Here, the difference between liberal & majoritarian concepts of democracy is key
We need to ensure that publics understand the value of the former 🧵(1/6)
Officially, institutions are slashed to make society more, not less, democratic
Here, the difference between liberal & majoritarian concepts of democracy is key
We need to ensure that publics understand the value of the former 🧵(1/6)
February 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Democratic backsliding often happens *in the name of democracy*
Officially, institutions are slashed to make society more, not less, democratic
Here, the difference between liberal & majoritarian concepts of democracy is key
We need to ensure that publics understand the value of the former 🧵(1/6)
Officially, institutions are slashed to make society more, not less, democratic
Here, the difference between liberal & majoritarian concepts of democracy is key
We need to ensure that publics understand the value of the former 🧵(1/6)
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The HBES annual conference is approaching - join us June 4th-7th 2025 at Stockton University, Atlantic City. Registration & payments are now open. Abstracts are due Feb 15th - submit today! stockton.edu/human-behavi...
HBES - 36th Annual Human Behavior & Evolution Society Conference - Human Behavior & Evolution Society Conference | Stockton University
stockton.edu
February 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The HBES annual conference is approaching - join us June 4th-7th 2025 at Stockton University, Atlantic City. Registration & payments are now open. Abstracts are due Feb 15th - submit today! stockton.edu/human-behavi...
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Welcome to the official Bluesky account of the Human Behavior & Evolution Society (HBES), an international, interdisciplinary organization serving all those who study the evolution of human behavior. We're excited to now be on BlueSky!
February 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Welcome to the official Bluesky account of the Human Behavior & Evolution Society (HBES), an international, interdisciplinary organization serving all those who study the evolution of human behavior. We're excited to now be on BlueSky!
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Eugenics, statistical hubris, and unknowable unknowns in human genetics www.wiringthebrain.com/2025/01/euge... - my response to a paper proposing editing the genomes of human embryos
Eugenics, statistical hubris, and unknowable unknowns in human genetics
A new paper just out in Nature , by Peter Visscher and colleagues (including bio-ethicist Julian Salvulescu) explores the idea of polygenic...
www.wiringthebrain.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Eugenics, statistical hubris, and unknowable unknowns in human genetics www.wiringthebrain.com/2025/01/euge... - my response to a paper proposing editing the genomes of human embryos
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This is timely for my Behavioural Genetics course starting next week, my students will be able to have a more informed discussion, perhaps.....
#Nature Human embryo editing against disease is unsafe and unproven — despite rosy predictions https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04105-7 Heritable polygenic editing: the next frontier in genomic medicine? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08300-4
January 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is timely for my Behavioural Genetics course starting next week, my students will be able to have a more informed discussion, perhaps.....
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Over 60 German universities & research institutions have announced their #eXit from X today.
X/Twitter no longer compatible with their core values: “Open-mindedness, scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse.” (Via @amreibahr.bsky.social)
X/Twitter no longer compatible with their core values: “Open-mindedness, scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse.” (Via @amreibahr.bsky.social)
Starkes Signal!!
Über 60 dt. Hochschulen & Forschungsinstitutionen haben heute ihren Ausstieg bei X bekanntgegeben, s.u. #eXit
X sei nicht mehr vereinbar mit ihren Grundwerten: „Weltoffenheit, wissenschaftliche Integrität, Transparenz und demokratischer Diskurs.“
Liste der Beteiligten hier:
Über 60 dt. Hochschulen & Forschungsinstitutionen haben heute ihren Ausstieg bei X bekanntgegeben, s.u. #eXit
X sei nicht mehr vereinbar mit ihren Grundwerten: „Weltoffenheit, wissenschaftliche Integrität, Transparenz und demokratischer Diskurs.“
Liste der Beteiligten hier:
Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen verlassen Plattform X - Gemeinsam für Vielfalt, Freiheit und Wissenschaft
nachrichten.idw-online.de
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Over 60 German universities & research institutions have announced their #eXit from X today.
X/Twitter no longer compatible with their core values: “Open-mindedness, scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse.” (Via @amreibahr.bsky.social)
X/Twitter no longer compatible with their core values: “Open-mindedness, scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse.” (Via @amreibahr.bsky.social)
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In celebration of SIPS's 10th annual meeting, please join us for a virtual warm-up event on December 18, 2024! Early reformers will discuss challenges and improvements in psychological science. Find out more and register: improvingpsych.org/sips-2025-pr...
October 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
In celebration of SIPS's 10th annual meeting, please join us for a virtual warm-up event on December 18, 2024! Early reformers will discuss challenges and improvements in psychological science. Find out more and register: improvingpsych.org/sips-2025-pr...
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In meinem Team an der Universität Göttingen ist eine Postdoc (3 Jahre, 100%) / PhD (3 Jahre, 75%) Stelle ausgeschrieben – bitte gerne teilen bzw. bei Fragen melden! Link PhD:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
Stellen OBP - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
www.uni-goettingen.de
December 16, 2024 at 8:09 AM
In meinem Team an der Universität Göttingen ist eine Postdoc (3 Jahre, 100%) / PhD (3 Jahre, 75%) Stelle ausgeschrieben – bitte gerne teilen bzw. bei Fragen melden! Link PhD:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
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New post on The 100% CI: I read @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's and @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social's book on the alleged teen mental health crisis and social media's role in it. Then, I tried to make up my own mind, with limited success.
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
The Hare-Brained Generation: Teen mental health crisis or lacklustre record keeping?
In The Anxious Generation, Jon Haidt argues that social media is driving a mental health crisis among teens. It's a compelling thesis, widely discussed in the media, mostly accepted by my students and...
www.the100.ci
December 10, 2024 at 1:45 PM
New post on The 100% CI: I read @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's and @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social's book on the alleged teen mental health crisis and social media's role in it. Then, I tried to make up my own mind, with limited success.
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
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Just out: @faridanvari.bsky.social and I were on a podcast with @renemottus.bsky.social to talk about our work on construct and measure proliferation. Learn about this colourful rug, the jingle jangle jungle, bastard measures, toothbrushes and my continuing struggle with metaphor addiction.
December 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Just out: @faridanvari.bsky.social and I were on a podcast with @renemottus.bsky.social to talk about our work on construct and measure proliferation. Learn about this colourful rug, the jingle jangle jungle, bastard measures, toothbrushes and my continuing struggle with metaphor addiction.
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Well, this could hardly be more timely (and is very carefully written):
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Well, this could hardly be more timely (and is very carefully written):
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
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Talk I gave at the University of Macau now online:
"Challenges in Science: Registered Reports & Peer Community in Registered Reports are the future of science"
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hw...
Details 👇🧵
"Challenges in Science: Registered Reports & Peer Community in Registered Reports are the future of science"
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hw...
Details 👇🧵
Registered Reports & Peer Community in Registered Reports are the future of science | Macau
YouTube video by Gilad Feldman
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Talk I gave at the University of Macau now online:
"Challenges in Science: Registered Reports & Peer Community in Registered Reports are the future of science"
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hw...
Details 👇🧵
"Challenges in Science: Registered Reports & Peer Community in Registered Reports are the future of science"
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hw...
Details 👇🧵
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"Debunking Three Myths About Misinformation" -- a new review paper from Bertram Gawronski et al.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
After the debunking, the authors offer three empirical conclusions:
(1) people are quite good at discerning true from false information
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
After the debunking, the authors offer three empirical conclusions:
(1) people are quite good at discerning true from false information
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November 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
"Debunking Three Myths About Misinformation" -- a new review paper from Bertram Gawronski et al.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
After the debunking, the authors offer three empirical conclusions:
(1) people are quite good at discerning true from false information
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
After the debunking, the authors offer three empirical conclusions:
(1) people are quite good at discerning true from false information
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If any examiner thinks they can identify essays written by Generative AI,
That now seems rather naive..
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personally, I have totally revised my assessments so as to test AI-complementary skills
t.co/XHJzpYDZEA
That now seems rather naive..
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personally, I have totally revised my assessments so as to test AI-complementary skills
t.co/XHJzpYDZEA
November 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM
If any examiner thinks they can identify essays written by Generative AI,
That now seems rather naive..
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personally, I have totally revised my assessments so as to test AI-complementary skills
t.co/XHJzpYDZEA
That now seems rather naive..
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personally, I have totally revised my assessments so as to test AI-complementary skills
t.co/XHJzpYDZEA
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Why do women switch their contraceptive method? We have a new preprint led by Chiara Draxler with a focus on sexuality-related predictors: osf.io/preprints/ps... Contraceptive satisfaction - but not sexual satisfaction or sexual frequency - predicts contraceptive switches.
OSF
osf.io
May 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Why do women switch their contraceptive method? We have a new preprint led by Chiara Draxler with a focus on sexuality-related predictors: osf.io/preprints/ps... Contraceptive satisfaction - but not sexual satisfaction or sexual frequency - predicts contraceptive switches.
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Now out at EJP
w/ @willemsleegers.bsky.social, @juliastern.bsky.social, @larspenke.bsky.social, @alexjonesphd.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0890...
We tested how accurate people are at judging others' personality based on a facial photograph & whether they are aware of their own (in)accuracy. A🧵
w/ @willemsleegers.bsky.social, @juliastern.bsky.social, @larspenke.bsky.social, @alexjonesphd.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0890...
We tested how accurate people are at judging others' personality based on a facial photograph & whether they are aware of their own (in)accuracy. A🧵
January 15, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Now out at EJP
w/ @willemsleegers.bsky.social, @juliastern.bsky.social, @larspenke.bsky.social, @alexjonesphd.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0890...
We tested how accurate people are at judging others' personality based on a facial photograph & whether they are aware of their own (in)accuracy. A🧵
w/ @willemsleegers.bsky.social, @juliastern.bsky.social, @larspenke.bsky.social, @alexjonesphd.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0890...
We tested how accurate people are at judging others' personality based on a facial photograph & whether they are aware of their own (in)accuracy. A🧵
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Die Bauarbeiten beginnen! Das GT
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
Uni Göttingen: 60 Millionen Euro für ein neues Psychologie-Forschungszentrum
Es heißt Forschungszentrum Human Behavior and Cognition (HuCaB), 60 Millionen Euro soll es kosten. Nach ersten Abrissarbeiten seit September haben nun die Bauarbeiten auf dem Gelände des Georg-Elias...
www.goettinger-tageblatt.de
December 6, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Die Bauarbeiten beginnen! Das GT
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
besucht das neue Forschungszentrum "HuCaB" geleitet von
Anne Schacht; weitere beteiligte SFB-PIs: Alex Gail, StefanTreue, Peter Marschik, @larspenke.bsky.social, @nivimani.bsky.social; Hannes Rakoczy Michael Wibral, Alex Ecker; with @primatecognition.bsky.social
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I am incredibly excited to be one of the incoming Associate Editors at Psychological Science. Can’t wait to work with this team of brilliant people who value scientific rigour, with the admirable @simine.com leading the way.
I'm thrilled to announce the new Psych Science editor team! We'll start on Jan 1, 2024. Check us out: here: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/psychological_science/2024-editorial-board
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
www.psychologicalscience.org
December 1, 2023 at 10:30 AM
I am incredibly excited to be one of the incoming Associate Editors at Psychological Science. Can’t wait to work with this team of brilliant people who value scientific rigour, with the admirable @simine.com leading the way.
Reposted by Lars Penke
I'm thrilled to announce the new Psych Science editor team! We'll start on Jan 1, 2024. Check us out: here: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/psychological_science/2024-editorial-board
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
www.psychologicalscience.org
December 1, 2023 at 10:04 AM
I'm thrilled to announce the new Psych Science editor team! We'll start on Jan 1, 2024. Check us out: here: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/psychological_science/2024-editorial-board
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents! 🌍🌎🌏
Here’s a thread to introduce the team!
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New paper with Julie Driebe, @larspenke.bsky.social & Tanja Gerlach @EuropeanJournalofPersonality
Do our ideal partner preferences predict traits of our future partners? Does the match between ideal preferences and partner traits predict relationship outcomes?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do our ideal partner preferences predict traits of our future partners? Does the match between ideal preferences and partner traits predict relationship outcomes?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Probing the predictive validity of ideal partner preferences for future partner traits and relations...
The current study addresses the open question whether ideal partner preferences are linked to relationship decisions and relationship outcomes. Using a longitud...
journals.sagepub.com
November 28, 2023 at 2:22 PM
New paper with Julie Driebe, @larspenke.bsky.social & Tanja Gerlach @EuropeanJournalofPersonality
Do our ideal partner preferences predict traits of our future partners? Does the match between ideal preferences and partner traits predict relationship outcomes?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do our ideal partner preferences predict traits of our future partners? Does the match between ideal preferences and partner traits predict relationship outcomes?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Join our research group “Translational Research in Anxiety, Cognition & Emotion” (TRACE) in Göttingen (PhD or PostDoc), links below!
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) (Postdoktorand*in)
Am Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen ist in der neuen Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Experimentelle Psychopathologie eine Stelle als wiss...
www.psychjob.eu
November 21, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Join our research group “Translational Research in Anxiety, Cognition & Emotion” (TRACE) in Göttingen (PhD or PostDoc), links below!
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
www.psychjob.eu/de/job/wisse...
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Happy to invite to our next ScienceCampus lecture today, Nov 23, at 3 PM in the Michael Lankeit-Lecture Hall in Göttingen. Excited to welcome Andre Pittig from the Institute of Psychology here in Göttingen to learn more about "Translational Psychotherapy in Fear, Anxiety and Their Disorders"
November 23, 2023 at 8:47 AM
Happy to invite to our next ScienceCampus lecture today, Nov 23, at 3 PM in the Michael Lankeit-Lecture Hall in Göttingen. Excited to welcome Andre Pittig from the Institute of Psychology here in Göttingen to learn more about "Translational Psychotherapy in Fear, Anxiety and Their Disorders"
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How has gender bias in hiring changed from 1976 to 2020?
(1) "bias in favor of male over female[s] was eliminated and, if anything, slightly reversed ...starting in 2009 for mixed-gender and male-[typed] jobs in our sample [of] 244 effect sizes from 85...audits and 361,645 ...job applications".
...
(1) "bias in favor of male over female[s] was eliminated and, if anything, slightly reversed ...starting in 2009 for mixed-gender and male-[typed] jobs in our sample [of] 244 effect sizes from 85...audits and 361,645 ...job applications".
...
November 12, 2023 at 2:27 PM
How has gender bias in hiring changed from 1976 to 2020?
(1) "bias in favor of male over female[s] was eliminated and, if anything, slightly reversed ...starting in 2009 for mixed-gender and male-[typed] jobs in our sample [of] 244 effect sizes from 85...audits and 361,645 ...job applications".
...
(1) "bias in favor of male over female[s] was eliminated and, if anything, slightly reversed ...starting in 2009 for mixed-gender and male-[typed] jobs in our sample [of] 244 effect sizes from 85...audits and 361,645 ...job applications".
...