Prof Nichola Raihani
@nicholaraihani.bsky.social
Professor & Author
Auckland & UCL
Books: THE SOCIAL INSTINCT (2021) || THE THINKING ANIMAL (2027, ✍🏼)
Likes cycling.
Auckland & UCL
Books: THE SOCIAL INSTINCT (2021) || THE THINKING ANIMAL (2027, ✍🏼)
Likes cycling.
Pinned
Life goal unlocked. Spotted in Gower st Waterstones. Thanks to my UCL spies for keeping tabs on things 🕵️
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It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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I appear to have spoken to a reporter who took seriously the gravity of NZ's science crisis
does anybody have a newsroom pro subscription so that I can learn what other choice phrases I used on the record?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...
does anybody have a newsroom pro subscription so that I can learn what other choice phrases I used on the record?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...
Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain
Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their best and brightest.
newsroom.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I appear to have spoken to a reporter who took seriously the gravity of NZ's science crisis
does anybody have a newsroom pro subscription so that I can learn what other choice phrases I used on the record?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...
does anybody have a newsroom pro subscription so that I can learn what other choice phrases I used on the record?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91. Gift link: nyti.ms/48FOuUn
nyti.ms
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91. Gift link: nyti.ms/48FOuUn
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
The first draft is DONE.
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The first draft is DONE.
I wonder how things would be if the mining bosses and government officials had to raise *their* kids in these lead-poisoned environments.
This is a complete dereliction of responsibility from all involved. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I wonder how things would be if the mining bosses and government officials had to raise *their* kids in these lead-poisoned environments.
This is a complete dereliction of responsibility from all involved. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is a complete dereliction of responsibility from all involved. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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At @ishe-society.bsky.social, we are looking for someone to review @mgurven.bsky.social new book, "Seven decades" for Human Ethology. It looks terribly interesting! DM/email for details (and to get a hard copy 😊)
@princetonupress.bsky.social
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
@princetonupress.bsky.social
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Seven Decades
An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden
press.princeton.edu
September 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
At @ishe-society.bsky.social, we are looking for someone to review @mgurven.bsky.social new book, "Seven decades" for Human Ethology. It looks terribly interesting! DM/email for details (and to get a hard copy 😊)
@princetonupress.bsky.social
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
@princetonupress.bsky.social
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fr...
www.thecrimson.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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So excited - Domination is number 3 in the Sunday Times bestseller list!
And it seems I can’t get away from medieval cities and monasteries on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
And it seems I can’t get away from medieval cities and monasteries on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
September 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So excited - Domination is number 3 in the Sunday Times bestseller list!
And it seems I can’t get away from medieval cities and monasteries on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
And it seems I can’t get away from medieval cities and monasteries on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
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UCDavis Psych is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠✨
Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21.
Please share widely!
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21.
Please share widely!
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
UCDavis Psych is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠✨
Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21.
Please share widely!
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21.
Please share widely!
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
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📖 Our letter of reply to 'pseudosocial' cognition is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis
#NeuroPsychSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis
#NeuroPsychSky
September 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
📖 Our letter of reply to 'pseudosocial' cognition is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis
#NeuroPsychSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis
#NeuroPsychSky
Our response to Corlett & co on what they call 'pseudo-social' paranoia is now online in TICS. We hope this clarifies some persistent misunderstandings of our work and approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Pseudo-approaches lead to pseudo-explanations: reply to Corlett et al.
www.sciencedirect.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Our response to Corlett & co on what they call 'pseudo-social' paranoia is now online in TICS. We hope this clarifies some persistent misunderstandings of our work and approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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University of Auckland is hiring a lecturer in social psychology. smrtr.io/tfSY-
Please share with your networks.
Please share with your networks.
Lecturer in Social Psychology - Faculty of Science
Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly ranke...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
University of Auckland is hiring a lecturer in social psychology. smrtr.io/tfSY-
Please share with your networks.
Please share with your networks.
University of Auckland is hiring a lecturer in social psychology. smrtr.io/tfSY-
Please share with your networks.
Please share with your networks.
Lecturer in Social Psychology - Faculty of Science
Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly ranke...
smrtr.io
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
University of Auckland is hiring a lecturer in social psychology. smrtr.io/tfSY-
Please share with your networks.
Please share with your networks.
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This is heartbreaking and will happen again if nothing is done to restrict AI and social media
August 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This is heartbreaking and will happen again if nothing is done to restrict AI and social media
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🧠 What?! A meeting just on disgust?! Yes!!
📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025
💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam
🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond
🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025
💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam
🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond
🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
August 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🧠 What?! A meeting just on disgust?! Yes!!
📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025
💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam
🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond
🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025
💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam
🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond
🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
An exciting event for Aucklanders in November; pls share
Talk: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain 👩🎓 Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
📍University of Auckland
📆 Tues 11/11/25| 1815
Free but ticketed.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inventing-...
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Talk: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain 👩🎓 Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
📍University of Auckland
📆 Tues 11/11/25| 1815
Free but ticketed.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inventing-...
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
This is a public lecture hosted by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore .
www.eventbrite.co.nz
August 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
An exciting event for Aucklanders in November; pls share
Talk: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain 👩🎓 Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
📍University of Auckland
📆 Tues 11/11/25| 1815
Free but ticketed.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inventing-...
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Talk: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain 👩🎓 Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
📍University of Auckland
📆 Tues 11/11/25| 1815
Free but ticketed.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inventing-...
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Hive mind: I'm writing a book chapter called Utter Bastards – intended to showcase the ways in which animals (yes, incl. us) can be 'nasty'. I've got lots of the obvious candidates e.g. siblicide, infanticide, sexual coercion etc. anything *unusual* you think should be in there?
August 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hive mind: I'm writing a book chapter called Utter Bastards – intended to showcase the ways in which animals (yes, incl. us) can be 'nasty'. I've got lots of the obvious candidates e.g. siblicide, infanticide, sexual coercion etc. anything *unusual* you think should be in there?
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
New data on friendship in baboons & infant survival upends a classic result. For years, we've thought that more social females had more surviving offspring, but this suggests that the result stemmed from reverse causality: females with infants become more social. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Re-evaluating the relationship between female social bonds and infant survival in wild baboons
Over the past few decades studies have provided strong evidence that the robust links between the social environment, health, and survival found in humans also extend to non-human social animals. A nu...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New data on friendship in baboons & infant survival upends a classic result. For years, we've thought that more social females had more surviving offspring, but this suggests that the result stemmed from reverse causality: females with infants become more social. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
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Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
July 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
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Nice piece highlighting the importance of food processing in human evolution: “Next time you sit down for a meal, appreciate the food-processing revolution—pounding, cooking, mashing done by women—that opened humans to a diversity of foods that allowed us to thrive in all the world’s environments”
How Women Shaped Human Evolution Through Food Processing
An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of food processing—a practice often led by women—that was crucial to human survival.
www.sapiens.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Nice piece highlighting the importance of food processing in human evolution: “Next time you sit down for a meal, appreciate the food-processing revolution—pounding, cooking, mashing done by women—that opened humans to a diversity of foods that allowed us to thrive in all the world’s environments”