Reposted by Tim WaringLottie Gasparini @lottiegasp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Listen below to a podcast I did about how to help create social change amongst your circle of influence for important issues like animals, the environment, and social justice 🌱🌿🌳🐣🦥🐳 032
Reposted by Tim WaringGoddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Congrats to Somebody Should Do Something by @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, @madva.bsky.social and @dryan149.bsky.social! It is shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. #GoddardBookPrizes 133
Reposted by Tim WaringDan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 25/09/2026Counterpoint: lol notheverge.comThe more young people use AI, the more they hate itCaught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows. 0805
Reposted by Tim WaringZoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📣🎓 Open #PhD Position (3.5 years) 🎓📣 Want to come work with me on culture and social bonds in apes? 🐵 Apply to join my new group in the @livingingroups.bsky.social at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social. Full job posting: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/131133/cultu... Deadline 📅 23 October 2026 Please share widely! 14260
Tim Waring @twaring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🚨 Applied Cultural Evolution Brownbag Series 🚨 Two inaugural discussions: Oct 7 What is (uniquely) applied cultural evolution? Caroline Graf, U. Zurich Dec 9 What can cultural evolution offer climate adaptation practitioners? Christine Lindell, World Vision Australia tinyurl.com/3st6zy79 11315
Reposted by Tim WaringProf. Gillian Brown @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨Call open for manuscripts on 'Metascience of the evolutionary human sciences' for a Special Collection in EHS, co-edited by @louisbachaud.bsky.social, @hclarkbarrett.bsky.social and myself. @ehbea.bsky.social @humbehevosoc.bsky.social @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgCall for papersWelcome to Cambridge Core 12427
Reposted by Tim Waringlaserhedvig @laserhedvig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Interdisciplinary research is great and necessary, and also has consistently lower funding success www.nature.com/articles/nat... #academiclabourmarket #academia #research 26132
Reposted by Tim WaringPieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Got disinvited today because the media involved decided that "everything had already been said" about the race science topic and that they would rather focus on "the broader question" of "culture wars" and "academic freedom". Which of course is the framing that the race scientists want 2378
Reposted by Tim WaringNathan Douglas @tenesm.us · 05/08/2026I don't even understand what I'm thinking until I write it out. 181
Reposted by Tim WaringMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told Democracy Docket that it hasn’t received an invitation from the Trump administration to observe the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comExclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite themIt’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote. 12926951461
Reposted by Tim WaringIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/09/2026There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.newrepublic.comSusan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From ElectionThe Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center. 601565829
Reposted by Tim WaringCultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026ACE Research Grant Alert 🚨! CES will give out two awards of up to $3000 each to support early career research projects in cultural evolution. The award is open to applicants worldwide, with an application deadline of October 9th 2026, 9:00 AM AoE. Applications: forms.gle/dsLdKQuNBH4W...forms.gleACE Early Career Research GrantsCES will give out two awards of up to $3000 each to support research projects in cultural evolution. To learn more about the Advancing Cultural Evolution (ACE) initiative, see here. Deadline: Appli... 02935
Reposted by Tim WaringZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Very forceful statement by Terry Tao about AI and math. terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a... Note, he is not claiming the models aren't real and powerful. He's talking about how that power should be used. This, I believe, is what all AI discussions should center.terrytao.wordpress.comA Severe Misalignment of AI in MathematicsI am proud to be among the list of 25 initial signatories — all Fields Medallists — to the declaration below, which grew out of discussions between ourselves over the last week. We have… 19922230
Reposted by Tim WaringRoope Kaaronen @roopekaaronen.net · 11/09/2026Apply to be my boss at @hcas.bsky.social: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...jobs.helsinki.fiDirector of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced StudiesDirector of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies 121
Reposted by Tim WaringCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 06/09/2026😂 That's exactly how I feel 272916436
Reposted by Tim WaringDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/09/2026I think it's under-appreciated how much the threat of physical violence by Trump supporters is an undercurrent in our politics, keeping a lot of people who might otherwise speak out quiet. 531453295
Reposted by Tim WaringJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death. 5951221739
Reposted by Tim WaringGrace @gracekind.net · 03/09/2026Cybernetics is really useful for saying things like "cybernetics talks about this" without providing further insight 1323623
Reposted by Tim WaringRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.” 663135925300
Reposted by Tim Waringnorvid_studies @norvid-studies.bsky.social · 23/07/2026someone give Oops All Paperclips a compute cluster and 10 million dollars 4363
Reposted by Tim Waringinvertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 23/08/2026talking about vertebrates like how people talk about invertebrates: I saw a blue jay today! This beautiful bird is native to North America. While its bite is painful, it is nonvenomous & harmless to humans. Unlike most tetrapods, the gray squirrel broods its young internally and gives live birth! 4447121
Reposted by Tim WaringRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New paper in our special collection on scientific racism: Hereditarians consistently fail to engage with academic research, not just in genetics but also social science. @jonathanrgoodman.bsky.social explains how they largely ignore the social brain hypothesis for the evolution of intelligencedoi.orgHow the social brain hypothesis undermines hereditarianism | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge CoreHow the social brain hypothesis undermines hereditarianism 27849
Reposted by Tim WaringEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The smaller human in this photo (photographed here in 2009) just got the A levels she needs to study paleontology. She’s been through *a lot* but her love of ancient dead things turned to stone never wavered. Below is part of the tiny museum she made when she was 10. My heart’s bursting a bit rn. ❤️🐚 413587
Reposted by Tim WaringKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"There is a revolution happening right now. It's not a woke one, it's an authoritarian one." 211047305
Reposted by Tim WaringPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Government destroys very successful export market, just to appease ignorant racists. As ever. 6274113
Reposted by Tim WaringLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...eeb.msu.eduPostdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior 178114
Reposted by Tim WaringSteffen Rayburn-Maarup @rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet. 209109762166
Reposted by Tim Waringcharlesefferson.bsky.social @charlesefferson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This fall, the Dept of Ecology and Evolution @ the Univ of Lausanne will be looking for an associate professor in behavioral ecology and cultural evolution. If that sounds like you, please apply. CH is an outstanding place to live and work. ⛰️🚄🔥 wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...wwwfbm.unil.ch 01415
Reposted by Tim WaringOleg Sobchuk 🇺🇦 @sobchuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Reminder: two weeks are left to apply for the PhD and postdoc positions in my lab. See more info here www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo... 13535
Reposted by Tim WaringCalifornia Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social breaks it down. CA is the world’s 4th-largest economy, yet we pay billions in interest & fees to Wall Street banks and private investors. North Dakota’s economy is just 1/50th our size. Its public bank returned $335M to the state last year. Imagine our potential! 02813
Reposted by Tim Waring250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Vermont Representative Becca Balint is a former teacher, state legislator, and the daughter of a working-class mother and immigrant father. Here, Balint talks about the Green Mountain Boys, the Vermont militia known for its heroics during the Revolutionary War. #WeAreAmerica250 224385
Reposted by Tim WaringCenter for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 20/07/2026NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.climateintegrity.orgThe Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate IntegrityHow Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution 10285187
Reposted by Tim WaringOops! All Paperclips @all-paperclips.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Natural selection videos don't compress well because they tend to be more chaotic and busy.😡 This one is so pretty but got pretty mangled. Maybe I'll do some tighter zooms at slow speeds to go along with these timelapse overviews... 1103
Reposted by Tim WaringSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to! 438249855141
Reposted by Tim WaringJoan Silk @jbsilk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026 Richard Feynman said: "If you can't explain something to a child, you don't really understand it." And, this is the key to all good scientific writing. 042
Reposted by Tim WaringPaul Smaldino @psmaldino.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I had a paper accepted and learned that PNAS got rid of their free, “closed access” (preprint ok) option - they now charge at least $3K to publish because they are greedy little pigs who have no shame. 54911
Reposted by Tim WaringMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Trump is promoting a Michael Savage video calling for democratic socialism to be made a crime and its leaders deported. I’m noting this in case anyone has any doubt that Trump wants to rule as a dictator. We need to take this stuff seriously. 1921938938
Reposted by Tim WaringStanford AAUP @stanfordaaup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026New NSF policy essential bans all collaboration with Chinese scientists. This is another disaster for science. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNew NSF policy would ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientistsAgency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions 6275130
Reposted by Tim WaringAnimal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social · 29/06/2026🚨 Fully funded PhD position in Berlin 🚨 Come investigate levelling behaviors in 🐟🐥🐒 will involve conducting experiments on real and robotic fish as well as analyzing long-term databases on birds and mammals. More info here: www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...static.klipy.comSmiling Puffer Fish in the OceanALT: Smiling Puffer Fish in the Ocean 423255
Reposted by Tim WaringOleg Sobchuk 🇺🇦 @sobchuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026📣 I'm hiring! Two positions (PhD student & Postdoc) in my ERC project Macroevolution of European Literature. Let's study the cultural evolution of literature using massive data 📚📈 📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15 Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo... Please repost to help spread the word! 08082
Reposted by Tim WaringElise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Science's sources inside the NSF said the agency might be siphoning off the $$ for a $1.5 billion tech initiative called X-Labs. Here's @policyhound.bsky.social's original article and thread with the details: 032
Reposted by Tim WaringCharles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Last chance to apply ! 037
Reposted by Tim WaringAlex Mesoudi @alexmesoudi.com · 24/06/2026New paper with Ángel Jiménez, @keith-jensen.bsky.social, Lei Chang and Hui Jing Lu Limited evidence that reputation-based partner choice facilitates information sharing in humans royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...royalsocietypublishing.orgLimited evidence that reputation-based partner choice facilitates information sharing in humansAbstract. A necessary prerequisite for the accumulation of beneficial knowledge, or ‘cumulative cultural evolution’, is the sharing of information via soci 13010
Reposted by Tim WaringJeanne Bovet @jeannebovet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association is planning an online global event in 2028! Fill in the form below if you're interested in getting involved! @ehbea.bsky.socialstatic.klipy.comPuffer Fish Say 'Join Us!'ALT: Puffer Fish Say 'Join Us!' 055
Reposted by Tim WaringKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.climate.usClimate.us Homeindependent, nonprofit, and immune to politics 3925811221
Reposted by Tim WaringCultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Our latest episode of Transmissions is out! This one features Prof. Dr. Lucy Aplin, a leading cognitive ecologist from the University of Zurich and Australian National University. This marks our very first episode dedicated entirely to understanding animal culture! youtu.be/M7qCTKRNVuA?...youtu.beTransmissions Episode 6 with Dr Lucy AplinYouTube video by Cultural Evolution Society 13212