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Joseph Watts

@josephwatts.bsky.social
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Social scientist interested in how human culture, cognition and evolution interact. Psychology Department, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Personal website: josephwatts.org

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Danica Dillion @danicajdillion.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Major thanks to my co-first author Shiyun Cao and to the rest of our fantastic team @joshcjackson.bsky.social, @josephwatts.bsky.social, and Aaron Lightner. . The full paper is available here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Moralistic supernatural explanations were widespread and attributed to many different supernatural agents in historical societies
Many people explain disease and calamity as supernatural punishment for immoral behavior, and health and prosperity as supernatural reward for moral b…
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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 22/01/2026
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊 Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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Part 1: How do LLMs work?
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Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New paper: Three evolutionary radiations shaped the evolution of global religious diversity
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Three evolutionary radiations shaped the evolution of global religious diversity | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Three evolutionary radiations shaped the evolution of global religious diversity - Volume 7
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Co-sign 👇 excellent talk covering the anti-racist origins of the field of cultural evolution and giving practical advice on how the field can counter scientific racism
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Laure Spake @lspake.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Check out this episode of SoS! @johnhshaver.bsky.social speaks about his research and one of the papers from the Evolutionary Demography of Religion project: m.soundcloud.com/humanbiology...
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SoS 224: Dr. John Shaver navigates religiosity, fertility, and family support
Play SoS 224: Dr. John Shaver navigates religiosity, fertility, and family support by Human Biology Association on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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Adam Baimel @abaimel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Fully funded PhD studentship to study the psychology of the 'spiritual but not religious' at Oxford Brookes University. Please share and/or message me if interested. Applications due: January 17th, 2025 #religion #spirituality #cultevo #psychology #PhD
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Nigel Groome Studentship: The Psychology of the ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ at Oxford Brookes University
Discover a PhD Studentship: Nigel Groome Studentship: The Psychology of the ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Explore more PhD opportunities and apply today!
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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
‼️⭐ ONE WEEK left to submit ABSTRACTS for EHBEA 2025!! ⭐‼️ 🗓️Mon 2 Dec! We have an exciting conference planned for you at Northumbria, April 14-17! Plenaries by @heidicolleran.bsky.social, @drboothroyd.bsky.social, Christine Caldwell & Susan Carvalho! See you there! Plz RT 😊 @ehbea.bsky.social
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Joshua Conrad Jackson @joshcjackson.bsky.social · 07/04/2024
Announcing a special issue on "Historical Psychology"at Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology Co-organized by me and @mohammadatari.bsky.social! Submit your papers to us by September 1st!
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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
Abstract submission for Cultural Evolution Society 2024 is now open!! Deadline is 11th March is getting cracking to join us in beautiful Durham...
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Abstract Submission - CES 2024 Conference
Abstract submission for the CES 2024 Conference will run from 15:00 GMT on 12th January 2024 until 09:00 GMT on 11th March 2024. Please read the guidance on this page first, and then submit your abstr...
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Joseph Watts @josephwatts.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
PhD Scholarship - call for applications. Come study the cultural evolution of mentalising or religion with me at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. More info: josephwatts.org/2024PhDschol...
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
I'm advertising two awesome macroevolution-y PhD projects (at the University of Aberdeen) with upcoming deadlines: 1. On the global vertebrate pet trade, due Jan 17: quadrat.ac.uk/projects/tra... & 2. On parental care in fish, due Jan 30: findaphd.com/phds/project... Join us!
Aberdeen Beach on New Years Day
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