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Shen Tian | 田申

@ts-brain.bsky.social

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Phd student in Social Psychology/Neuroscience 🧠 studying social learning, language transmission, and cultural evolution.

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Alexandre "Blublu" Bluet @blubludoesscience.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New preprint! We investigate the role of language in the transmission of mental models in cultural evolution. Using a transmission chain design with over 2000 participants, we show that only language allows for the transmission and refinement of mental models. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Björn Lindström @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Two poster presentations from my group at #sbdm2026 in Paris. Magdalena Soukupová on the social learning mechanisms of human goal selection and @pierreledenmat.bsky.social on (lack of) mentalizing in social learning.

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Björn Lindström @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Semantic knowledge is key for human innovation and cultural evolution! Our paper (thread in repost), led by fantastic @anilyaman.bsky.social & rising star @ts-brain.bsky.social is out in @pnas.org! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... I will present this work at APS Barcelona (29/5), happy to chat!

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Björn Lindström @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

How do humans keep inventing tools and technologies that no single person could create alone? Our new preprint, led by @anilyaman.bsky.social & @ts-brain.bsky.social shows that semantic knowledge guides innovation and drives cultural evolution. 🧠📘 arxiv.org/abs/2510.12837

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