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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 15

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?...

Petr Turecek - EHBEA 2025

YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 18

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?...

Russell Hill - EHBEA 2025

YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 20

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?...

Lynda Boothroyd - EHBEA 2025

YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 25

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?...

Heidi Colleran - EHBEA 2025

YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 27

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?...

Christine Caldwell - EHBEA 2025

YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

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Amanda Rotella @amrotella.bsky.social · May 29

🚨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_...

work4.northumbria.ac.uk

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · Apr 24

2/ Shout out to the extraordinary organizing team for #EHBEA2025 ✒️🐧📝

@tvpollet.bsky.social
@jeannebovet.bsky.social
@francescadp.bsky.social
@amrotella.bsky.social
@gillianpepper.bsky.social
@mdconstable.bsky.social
@lrrenner.bsky.social
Martin Tovee
Connor Leslie
Tamsin Saxton
& Kris McCarty

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · Apr 24

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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Gilbert Roberts @gilbertroberts.bsky.social · Apr 23

Puffin cam from Northumberland is back @ehbea2025.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/aMaNSZU...

Coquet Island: 3 Top Of The Hide☀️23/04/25

YouTube video by CarnyxWild

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · Apr 22

Oh no! We're sorry to hear that you got sick. We hope the recovery was quick and that you are feeling better now!

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Amandine Visine @amandinevisine.bsky.social · Apr 21

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 · Apr 18

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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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · Apr 18

Happy to hear you had a great conference! Hope to see you next year 😁

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Dr Sam Roberts @samroberts7.bsky.social · Apr 18

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 · Apr 18

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 · Apr 18

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 · Apr 18

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 · Apr 18

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

PowerPoint slide with pics of the team and the text:

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 · Apr 18

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 😊

Picture of an iron bridge over the river Tyne, with the Sage Gateshead(?) venue in the background, but no fog

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Aaron Duxbury BSc GMBPsS @aaronduxbury.bsky.social · Apr 17

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 · Apr 17

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 · Apr 17

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 · Apr 17

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 @pablovarase.bsky.social · Apr 17

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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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · Apr 17

How does economy & male absence patterns impact marriage in Vanuatu?? 🇻🇺

➡️ there's within-society variation in residence systems 🏘

➡️ neither male absence nor market integration predict matrilocality

#ehbea2025 #marriage #MarketIntegration #change