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Gillian Pepper @gillianpepper.bsky.social · Jun 29

😢 This is one of the many things I dislike about driving. I actually do count the roadkill.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 26

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets

From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

www.fastcompany.com

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Gillian Pepper @gillianpepper.bsky.social · Jun 25

Really interesting. Thanks for sharing!

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Environmental Psychology Research Group @eprg-surrey.bsky.social · Jun 5

Postdoc Job!! @ecehh.org is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow exploring how urban green and blue spaces can deliver equitable health benefits. Deadline: 8 June 2025

Full details: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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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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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia @ingv-press.bsky.social · May 7

Un recente studio dell’INGV evidenzia come l’attuale epoca Icehouse presenti una vulnerabilità più elevata ai tipping points climatici. Il sistema climatico mostra transizioni più rapide e instabilità crescente.
www.ingv.it/stampa-e-urp...
#Clima #TippingPoints #INGV #CambiamentoClimatico

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Gillian Pepper @gillianpepper.bsky.social · Apr 30

Much of the work I'll speak about was done in collaboration with @danielnettle.bsky.social, who's theoretical model started it all, and Dr Richard Brown, who co-authored the paper I'll be presenting on: doi.org/10.1093/emph...

The Uncontrollable Mortality Risk Hypothesis: Theoretical foundations and implications for public health

Abstract. The ‘Uncontrollable Mortality Risk Hypothesis’ employs a behavioural ecological model of human health behaviours to explain the presence of socia

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Gillian Pepper @gillianpepper.bsky.social · Apr 30

I feel proud to be speaking alongside some fantastic speakers. We'll hear from Professor Derek Tracy, Dr Riadh Abed, Professor Robin Dunbar, Professor Samir Okasha, Professor Christopher Stringer, Dr Paul St John-Smith, Dr Annie Swanepoel, and Dr Nikhil Chaudhary, who aren't yet on Bluesky.

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Gillian Pepper @gillianpepper.bsky.social · Apr 30

Proud to be part of the lineup for this exciting event at the @roysocmed.bsky.social. I talk about perceived control over risk, why it matters for health behaviour, and what role the relationship plays in amplifying health inequalities. www.rsm.ac.uk/events/psych...

Why does evolution matter for psychiatry psychology and medicine?

This one-day conference on Evolutionary Psychiatry brings together experts from diverse fields such as psychiatry, anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of science to explore the appli...

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