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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎙️ EP #23 Is the drive to seek status a human universal? What are the ways in which humans seek status cross-culturally? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this and much more with anthropologist @chrisvonrueden.bsky.social youtu.be/7pDGe2bp3m4

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Cultural Varieties of Status-Seeking | Chris von Rueden

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🎙️ EP #22 How are religious beliefs distinct from ordinary factual beliefs? What is the cognitive architecture of such beliefs? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this and much more with philosopher Neil Van Leeuwen youtu.be/pUUS8fAJfRg?...

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Religion as Make-Believe | Neil Van Leeuwen

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Easter EP As AI agents get smarter, are we entering a golden age of hypercreativity? Or are we entering an age of homogenised culture where we all just recycle the same AI-generated ideas? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this and much more with @babeheim.bsky.social youtu.be/coQnyaEw50s

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Human Innovation in the AI Age | Bret Beheim

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Durham Psychology @durhampsych.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Evolutionary psychology suggests humans are drawn to features such as facial symmetry, implying universal standards of attractiveness linked to health and fertility. But are these preferences universal? Prof Boothroyd challenges this idea through her research in Nicaraguan communities bit.ly/4r5yrEQ

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Are Attractiveness Preferences Universal? | Lynda Boothroyd

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Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Finally got round to listening to the full @cognitations.bsky.social interview with @manvir.bsky.social and what a great episode it is. I use the Singh & Glowacki paper on diversity in pre-agricultural cultures in my teaching, and really enjoyed this elaboration of the core ideas/history.

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The Social Lives of Our Ancestors | Manvir Singh

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Tune in for a new episode of @cognitations.bsky.social where @drboothroyd.bsky.social explains whether attractiveness preferences are universal or not among humans 👀 😉

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Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I had an absolutely wonderful time chatting with Tanay and Jay about how our understandings of attraction and mate choice have evolved (hah!) over the last 30 years, and pitching my argument that visual experience is central to our ideas of beauty. Thanks so much @cognitations.bsky.social

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Some have long thought that humans are universally attracted to specific features: think of symmetrical faces. Are these really universal? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this and much more with @drboothroyd.bsky.social youtu.be/skwy9yKkytM

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Are Attractiveness Preferences Universal? | Lynda Boothroyd

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Don’t miss out a brand new episode of @cognitations.bsky.social where they discuss with @manvir.bsky.social about the social lives of human populations in the past 🤩🤓😎😉

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manvir singh @manvir.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I had a wonderful time speaking to Tanay and Jay from the Cognitations podcast about why Pleistocene human societies were much more diverse—including being larger, more sedentary, and more hierarchical—than is often assumed. Check it out!!

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thanks to support from @ehbea.bsky.social ( @rebeccasear.bsky.social , @abbeyepage.bsky.social & Pablo), we can now upload high quality video recordings, starting with this episode. If you like the episode and wish to support the podcast, do consider subscribing to our YouTube channel!!

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🎙️ EP #19 Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests. @adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this & much more with @manvir.bsky.social youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k?...

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The Social Lives of Our Ancestors | Manvir Singh

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

NEW EP Theories in pragmatics have long tried to explain how we use language to communicate. Jay & @thomasbeuchot.bsky.social chat with @dansperber.bsky.social about relevance theory, which potentially offers an unifying account of both verbal and non-verbal communication. tinyurl.com/2vne39sp

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Congratulations to the Cognitations podcast, which was awarded an @ehbea.bsky.social grant to support the excellent work they're doing in public communication 🎉 This year, and for future years, we broadened the criteria for workshop grants to include non-academic events & public engagement

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

UPDATE! 🎉 Cognitations has been awarded a Workshop Event Grant by @ehbea.bsky.social This amazing grant will help us record new episodes with leading international experts in evolution, anthro & cog sci. Stay tuned in to hear from @manvir.bsky.social, @dansperber.bsky.social & many more!!!

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🎙️ EP #17 Most of us struggle w/ work-life balance. Long before the existence of long commutes and busy calendars, our ancestors lived as hunter-gatherers (HGs). Do HGs have more free time? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social discusses this & much more with Mark Dyble tinyurl.com/y6hd8ur5 (1/2)

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EP #17 | The Anthropology of Leisure Time | Mark Dyble

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

EP #12 | Jacob Beck recommends @kristinandrews.bsky.social 's book + some of his personal pop-science pieces like this one: www.scientificamerican.com/article/babi... Check out his personal website for more pop-science pieces

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

EP #10 | @theresecollins.bsky.social recommends viewing some cool visual illusions (and illusion contests) and Moby Dick - we leave it to you to find out the link between cognitive science and Moby Dick www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/in... ; illusionoftheyear.com

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

EP #7 | @coraliechevallier.bsky.social recommends checking out the @thedissenteryt.bsky.social podcast. He has extensively interviewed people from across the behavioural and cognitive sciences, and is still going strong.

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

EP #4 | @stepalminteri.bsky.social mentions that students shouldn't hesitate reading the old classics/papers in psychology/neuroscience. He also recommends

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

EP #3 | Frédérique de Vignemont recommends

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Over the years, a lot of our guests have recommended various books and/or media relating to various aspects of cognitive science. A 🧵 EP #1 | @hugoreasoning.bsky.social recommends

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Yanny/Laurel illusion has divided the internet (and the hosts). What do you hear? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X_W...

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🎙️ EP #16 Two people can hear different things when listening to the same sound (see 🧵): how does our auditory system really work? Cindy & @mariusmercier.bsky.social discuss this and much more with Daniel Pressnitzer shorturl.at/w6Y0w

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EP #16 | What do Auditory Illusions Reveal about the Brain? | Daniel Pressnitzer

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Lukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com · 05/05/2025

Thanks to @adigitaltanay.bsky.social for having @georgiaturner.bsky.social and me on to discuss our research at the intersection of social media and cognitive science! 🎧

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Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

@lukasgunschera.bsky.social and I spoke to @adigitaltanay.bsky.social about our work on social media and cognition - have a listen to hear how we ended up here, what we have enjoyed reading & more 📕🎙️

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🎙️ EP #15 How can methods from cognitive science provide new ways of investigating social media’s mental health effects? Does it offer new policy insights? @adigitaltanay.bsky.social discusses this and much more with @lukasgunschera.bsky.social & @georgiaturner.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4ayf4x5s 🧵

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EP #15 | Social Media and Mental Health: The Cognitive Turn | Georgia Turner & Lukas Gunschera

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

This @cognitations.bsky.social podcast has made my bank holiday cleaning considerably less tedious: Daniel Nettle being interviewed about what human behavioural ecology is and how it can help inform policy, including around poverty podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

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EP #11 | Human Behavioral Ecology: Putting Depression & Poverty In Context | Daniel Nettle

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Francesca Zecchinato @fzecchinato.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A very thought provoking discussion on young people's mental health and social media 💡

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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My PhD student @adigitaltanay.bsky.social released an episode of his podcast Cognitations interviewing ... me. One of the toughest interviewers I've had! You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/6L7q... He will feature some other team members next, so do give the podcast a follow 🤳

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EP #14 | How can Social Media Affect Mental Health? | Amy Orben

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Stay tuned for next month's episode where we dive into how theories and methods from cognitive science might resolve this debate. Interview with @georgiaturner.bsky.social & @lukasgunschera.bsky.social

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The Cognitations podcast @cognitations.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

[1] If you listen tune in to the very end of the interview, Amy also reflects on her philosophical differences and similarities with Jean Twenge & Jonathan Haidt

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