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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Ever wondered how Dutchies deliver 47 pizzas to conference guests? The same way we do everything else—we bike 🚲🍕 #EHBEA2026

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What a fantastic opening day at the conference! So many inspiring conversations already 🤯 Excited to see what the next days will bring—starting now!

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🎬 Attention #EHBEA2026 attendees! This afternoon we kick off the conference with a special screening: Maria Schrader’s award-winning film Ich bin dein Mensch—a perfect stage-setter for discussions on human–AI relationships 🤖🧠

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🚨 #EHBEA2026 starts TODAY! 🎉 The science is about to begin—but first: the true backbone of any conference… logistics 😄📦 Boxes of food & drinks are rolling in, caffeine supplies secured ☕🍪 We’re ready for a fantastic few days in Leiden

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

⏳ Blink, and you’ll miss it… Registration for #EHBEA2026 closes tomorrow (1 April) 🗓️ Your final chance to be part of four days of ideas, debate & discovery in Leiden 🇳🇱🧠🌷 Be there—or hear about it later 😉 👉 www.ehbea2026.com

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Overview | EHBEA2026

The upcoming conference of the European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association will take place in Leiden, The Netherlands, 14th-17th of April 2026. EHBEA conferences bring together researchers applyi...

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Spring is in the air, and we’re getting excited for #EHBEA2026! Hope you are too! ⏳ Registration for EHBEA 2026 closes April 1 👀 We know… suspicious timing. But it’s real! Grab your spot while you can! #[AI]volution #ConferenceSeason #EvolutionaryHumanSciences #Cognition #BehaviouralScience

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🤖🛠️ #EHBEA2026 Workshop As part of the [AI]volution track, Lennard Froma will lead a workshop (Tue 14 April) on using Large Language Models (LLMs) to process qualitative data. Analyse and classify while keeping data on your own machine—more private, efficient & researcher-friendly 🔒💻👉 ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🔧 Website update for #EHBEA2026! Some hotel booking links on our website weren’t working earlier—sorry about that! They’ve now been fixed ✅ You can now access the accommodation deals again and book your stay in Leiden 🏨🌷

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🏨 Important accommodation update for #EHBEA2026! Some of our hotel deals have booking deadlines ⏳ Please check the latest details on our practical information page: www.ehbea2026.com/practical-in... Don’t wait too long to book your room in Leiden! 🛏️🌷

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

⏰ Last chance! 🚨 Today is the final day for Early Bird registration for #EHBEA2026 in Leiden 🇳🇱🧠🌷 Sign up now to get the discounted rate—after today, standard pricing applies! Secure your spot for an inspiring conference full of science, networking & discovery 📅🎟️

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🌷Are you coming to #EHBEA2026 or maybe need some more convincing? Let's explore the city beyond the conference! Leiden is full of great places to discover between talks, or a great reason to stay a few days longer!🚶 Here's a list:

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Don't forget! ⏰ Early Bird Registration for #EHBEA2026 closes TOMORROW! 🐦✨ Don’t miss your chance to secure a discounted spot at four days of inspiring research, stimulating keynotes & vibrant discussion in Leiden 🇳🇱🧠🌷 Register now and join us 14–17 April! 📅 ➡️https://www.ehbea2026.com/

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

📱🎤 #EHBEA2026 Keynote Announcement! We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Anna Rotkirch, Research Professor & Director of the Population Research Institute (Finland) She studies family ties, fertility & population change through evolutionary and demographic lenses 🌍

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

🏆 Big congratulations to Nicole Walasek on winning the #EHBEA2026 New Investigator Award!🎉 Postdoc at IBED, University of Amsterdam. With roots in cognitive science, computer science & psychology, she uses mathematical models to study how sensitive periods—when experience matters most—evolve 🧠

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🚨We’re delighted to announce our keynote at #EHBEA2026: Prof. Rogier Mars (Oxford & Radboud)!🎤🌍 His talk will dive deeper into “The human brain: A branch on the primate evolutionary tree” and explores how comparative neuroimaging reveals the evolutionary changes shaping primate brain organization.🧠🐵

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🚨Plenary Announcement for #EHBEA2026🎤✨ We’re very excited to welcome Prof Cat Hobaiter (University of St Andrews🏛️) With her fieldwork in Uganda and Guinea on gestural and multimodal communication in apes🐒, her research is reshaping how we understand the evolution of language!🗣️ 👉 www.wildminds.ac.uk

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🎉 Got the good news? If your abstract was accepted — congrats! 🥳 📬 You can now check OpenReview to see your assigned presentation format. ⏰ Reminder: early bird registration for #EHBEA2026 is open until 20 February!

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🎤✨We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for #EHBEA2026: Dr Iyad Rahwan! 🤖His talk dives into machine culture—how algorithms and chatbots are reshaping social learning, norms, and the evolution of new cultural traits. Don't miss out👉 www.rahwan.me ⏰Early bird registration until 20 Feb

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🚨The time has come!🚨 🎉 Registration for #EHBEA2026 is now open! Join us for cutting-edge research on human behaviour & evolution, plus the special [AI]volution track where humans and machines collide🤖 ⏰Early bird until 20 February 👉 Register via: www.ehbea2026.com #HumanBehaviour #[AI]volution

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🚨🚨Last reminder for abstract submission!🚨🚨 ⏰ Abstract submission for #EHBEA2026 closes on 9 Jan (AOE effectively Saturday noon). 📌 Exception(!): papers part of a symposium (EvApecognition, AIvolution, etc.). For details, check our website! 👉www.ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

⏳ONE WEEK LEFT⏳ We hope you’re rested and ready for an exciting new year!🚀 Don't forget: abstract submission for #EHBEA2026 closes THIS FRIDAY, 9 January—don’t miss your chance to present your work in Leiden, 14-17 April 2026!🌟 Submit now: ehbea2026.com #EHBEA2026 #BehaviouralScience #AIvolution

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Joy to All! ❄️ We wish you all a very festive Christmas and a happy New Year!🎄✨ EHBEA is approaching, and we’re excited to welcome you! Check www.ehbea2026.com for new info on hotel deals and room-sharing options. Don’t forget: the abstract submission deadline is 9 January. See you in Leiden in 2026!

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We have already received many wonderful abstracts, thank you all! 🌟 For those who need a little extra time, we have good news: the #EHBEA2026 deadline has been extended to 9 Jan. ✍️✨ Add the finishing touches, hit submit, and join an exciting, inspiring conference! 👉 www.ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📢 Thinking about presenting at EHBEA? Now’s your chance! 🔍 Work in behavioural science? 🧠 Use evolutionary theory? ⏰ And you haven’t submitted your abstract yet? 🚀 #EHBEA2026 is coming up fast — submissions CLOSE 15 December! Don’t miss your chance to share your work 🎉 👉 www.ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Seems the NYT likes Leiden as much as we do 😉 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t... BTW did you know that EHBEA 2026 will take place right in the middle of the renowned Dutch flower season? 🌼🌼 If you consider staying for one extra night you can enjoy the annual parade (“bloemencorso”) on the 18th 😇

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All the Canals and Charm of Amsterdam. None of the Crowds.

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

📢 Call for abstracts! 🚀 The time has come — abstract submission for #EHBEA2026 is officially OPEN since this week! 🎉 🗓 Submission Nov 1st – Dec 15th 📝 300 words 🧠 Important: Make an OpenReview account before submitting — it takes time! 👉 www.ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

EHBEA is looking for new PRESIDENT and SECRETARY for 2026-2029! 👀 If you know of anybody who could represent EHBEA, nominate them as president! If you know with good organisational skills, nominate them as secretary! DEADLINE: 16/12/2026 HERE IS THE FORM 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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EHBEA Committee 2026-2029: Nomination Form The EHBEA Steering Committee is calling for nominations for the following open committee positions for 2026-2029. You are invited to nominate one or more c...

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Leiden looking good today ;-) 📢 Abstract submission will be open Nov 1st – Dec 15th for EHBEA 2026 ⚡Present your research, connect & collaborate 14-17 April 📝 300 words (extendable to 800 after acceptance) For more information & our full call for abstracts, check www.ehbea2026.com

EHBEA 2026 in Leiden - abstract submission opens soon!

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🚨𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀! www.ehbea2026.com is now live for our 2026 European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association (EHBEA) conference in Leiden (NL🇳🇱) Check for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, first 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & the [𝗔𝗜]𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🗓️ 14–17 Apr 2026 | CBEN pre-conf 14 Apr 📍Pesthuis #EHBEA2026

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

We are happy to announce our brand new YoutTube channel 🥳 We start with the plenary talk of Petr Tureček as the New Investigator Award winner in @ehbea2025.bsky.social 🎤🤓 “Error, inspiration, and the dynamics of variance in cultural transmission” 👀 youtu.be/wafXoULA3B0?...

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We are excited to share our next plenary speaker from @ehbea2025.bsky.social ! @prof-r-hill.bsky.social shows the STRANGE biases that exist in animal behaviour research via a nice and thorough overview of primate studies Don’t miss it! 👀 youtu.be/wtS-xouCHqg?...

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Russell Hill - EHBEA 2025

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Today we share the work from @drboothroyd.bsky.social, as one of the plenary speaker in @ehbea2025.bsky.social She talks about how common assumptions related to appearance ideals and sexual selection may differ when using more culturally diverse data 😮 Have a look! 👀 youtu.be/ENK3WPSJSo8?...

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Lynda Boothroyd - EHBEA 2025

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Starting the week strong 💪 we share now the plenary talk of @heidicolleran.bsky.social, which was part of @ehbea2025.bsky.social Here, she talks about the misconceptions and the biases behind the idea of “natural fertility”👶 Pass by, have a look, and stay tuned! youtu.be/8Ch1t7zpW10?...

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Heidi Colleran - EHBEA 2025

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Last but not least! today we share the talk of Christine Caldwell as plenary speaker at @ehbea2025.bsky.social Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠 Don’t miss it! 👇 youtu.be/UvVNfyiYOGc?...

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Christine Caldwell - EHBEA 2025

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Amanda Rotella @amrotella.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🚨Job alert in Psyc! 🚨 Northumbria is hiring ⭐Vice Chancellor Fellows ⭐! - Assistant Profs, with 3 years for research focus - then transition to regular role Check out it out here: work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

1/ We are so happy to say that #EHBEA2025 was a huge success!! 👏 🥳 👩‍🔬 We'd like to thank everyone who presented & attended the conference - you made it one to remember! 👇 And, big thanks to organizers! Hope to see you next year in Leiden! #EHBEA2026 @ehbea.bsky.social #Evolution #Science

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Amandine Visine @amandinevisine.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Many thanks to the EHBEA 2025 attendees who trusted me with the Best Poster Award (Public vote)! 🌿 It is the first time I present my own data and truly lead the project, and your questions and insights came really helpful. @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social @ninedtp.bsky.social

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Kristen Syme @kristensyme.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Here's the run down of my talk at #EHBEA2025 entitled 'Analysing the Form and Function of Rituals Using Large Language Models: Fasting'. I illustrate how we can use LLMs to measure the constituent properties of rituals across ethnographic texts to test theoretical models on a large-scale.

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Dr Sam Roberts @samroberts7.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Many thanks to all organisers of #EHBEA2025 for putting on such an inclusive and welcoming conference! @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social

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Gilbert Roberts @gilbertroberts.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Many thanks to all the @ehbea2025.bsky.social organizers for all their running around to ensure we had a wonderful conference. Hope you have a restful weekend!

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Thomas Beuchot @thomasbeuchot.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I just had an amazing week at @ehbea2025.bsky.social where I was able to present the results of my upcoming meta-analysis on human personality traits and resource availability! #ehbea2025 #ehbea

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Jessica De La Mare @jessicadelamare.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Had a great time at my first #EHBEA conference! Thanks to all the organisers for a fantastic conference. @ehbea2025.bsky.social @ehbea.bsky.social

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Here are the fantastic people who made the conference 🎉 @jeannebovet.bsky.social @mdconstable.bsky.social @francescadp.bsky.social Connor Leslie Kris McCarty @gillianpepper.bsky.social @tvpollet.bsky.social Liz Renner @amrotella.bsky.social Tamsin Saxton Martin Tovée

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Thanks to the team

Jeanne Bovet
Merryn Constable
Francesca De Petrillo
Connor Leslie
Kris McCarty
Gillian Pepper
Thomas Pollet
Liz Renner
Amanda Rotella
Tamsin Saxton
Martin Tovée
Plus: On the day staff / student volunteers from Northumbria and Newcastle

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Leaving the amazing city of Newcastle after a wonderful #ehbea2025. HUGE thanks to the organisers for putting on such a successful conference 🙏👏👏 See you all in Leiden next year 😊

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Aaron Duxbury BSc GMBPsS @aaronduxbury.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

My first #EHBEA is complete! Some fantastic speeches and good company was enjoyed. Can’t wait for #EHBEA2026 @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Thematic analysis of views towards abortion presented by Ssanyu Kayser and Konstantina Sifaki - ““I just want women to actually be seen as people and not reproductive cows”: Women’s reproductive autonomy in the wake of Dobbs” (first time I’ve seen the socio-ecological model presented at #ehbea2025)

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

When is IPV deemed acceptable in south-Central Ethiopia?? ➡️ Sarah Myers presents acceptance data: - women > men - older > younger - religious leaders > other professions - wealthy > poorer ➡️ are these transmitted? - yes, within & beyond households #ehbea2025 #ipv @drsarahmyers.bsky.social

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Are there sex/gender differences in children's play across cultures?? 🌎 ➡️ Sunday Ukam present meta-analysis results with a HUGE effect size: gender differences in play d=2.7 ➡️ these differences are remarkably consistent across cultures & time #ehbea2025

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Pablo J. Varas Enríquez @handle.invalid · 17/04/2025

Amazing work on the marriage patterns in Vanuatu showing the complexity behind residence patterns! 🇻🇺 #EHBEA2025 @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social @heidicolleran.bsky.social

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