Hossein Samani
@hsamani.bsky.social
Student at ENS-PSL, Interested in human cognition, Nomad.
#Iran is in blackout: no internet, no connection. We’re completely cut off, with no way to reach or hear from our loved ones.
In this silence, the mullahs are preparing to unleash yet another massacre against people who are protesting for their freedom.
In this silence, the mullahs are preparing to unleash yet another massacre against people who are protesting for their freedom.
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
#Iran is in blackout: no internet, no connection. We’re completely cut off, with no way to reach or hear from our loved ones.
In this silence, the mullahs are preparing to unleash yet another massacre against people who are protesting for their freedom.
In this silence, the mullahs are preparing to unleash yet another massacre against people who are protesting for their freedom.
This paper is like a souvenir of one of the most frantic and meaningful periods of my life — started during a war and travel bans and now published amid social protests in my home country.
Many thanks to @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social for her amazing warmth and support throughout this journey!
Many thanks to @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social for her amazing warmth and support throughout this journey!
1/ Romantic kissing 👨❤️💋👨 is common across cultures—but NOT universal.
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Abstract core knowledge may shape the basins of cultural attraction: romantic kissing as a case study
Romantic kissing is prevalent across human societies, yet far from universal—a puzzling pattern given it also appears to have been invented independen…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This paper is like a souvenir of one of the most frantic and meaningful periods of my life — started during a war and travel bans and now published amid social protests in my home country.
Many thanks to @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social for her amazing warmth and support throughout this journey!
Many thanks to @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social for her amazing warmth and support throughout this journey!
1/ Romantic kissing 👨❤️💋👨 is common across cultures—but NOT universal.
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Abstract core knowledge may shape the basins of cultural attraction: romantic kissing as a case study
Romantic kissing is prevalent across human societies, yet far from universal—a puzzling pattern given it also appears to have been invented independen…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
1/ Romantic kissing 👨❤️💋👨 is common across cultures—but NOT universal.
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Of note, societies with little contact seem to “reinvent” it.
We argue this is b/c kissing sits in a cultural basin of attraction carved by our early‑emerging understanding of intimacy. 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My very personal story about how I discovered evolutionary psychology.
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Basement Cults
Podcast Episode · Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast) · 05/27/2025 · 2h 10m
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May 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My very personal story about how I discovered evolutionary psychology.
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Many people from my lab are presenting exciting work at SRCD!
April 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Many people from my lab are presenting exciting work at SRCD!
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Yay for replication! I'm thrilled that scholars I admire so much put the time and effort into replicating our work!
I am delighted to announce my student Beyza Cifti's first publication, with me and Gergely Csibra, out today in Royal Society Open Science! (1/6)
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#CogSci #PsychSci #DevPsych
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#CogSci #PsychSci #DevPsych
Do infants use cues of saliva-sharing to infer close relationships? A replication of Thomas et al. (2022)
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April 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yay for replication! I'm thrilled that scholars I admire so much put the time and effort into replicating our work!
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🚨New Paper Klaxon 🚨
Belief in Belief: Even Atheists in Secular Countries Show Intuitive Preferences Favoring Religious Belief.
Now out at PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here's a quick 🧵 on what we did and found!👇
1/ 11
🧪
#atheism
#religion
#culture
#evolution
Belief in Belief: Even Atheists in Secular Countries Show Intuitive Preferences Favoring Religious Belief.
Now out at PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here's a quick 🧵 on what we did and found!👇
1/ 11
🧪
#atheism
#religion
#culture
#evolution
Belief in belief: Even atheists in secular countries show intuitive preferences favoring religious belief | PNAS
We find evidence of belief in belief—intuitive preferences for religious belief over
atheism, even among atheist participants—across eight comparat...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨New Paper Klaxon 🚨
Belief in Belief: Even Atheists in Secular Countries Show Intuitive Preferences Favoring Religious Belief.
Now out at PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here's a quick 🧵 on what we did and found!👇
1/ 11
🧪
#atheism
#religion
#culture
#evolution
Belief in Belief: Even Atheists in Secular Countries Show Intuitive Preferences Favoring Religious Belief.
Now out at PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Here's a quick 🧵 on what we did and found!👇
1/ 11
🧪
#atheism
#religion
#culture
#evolution
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The world is on fire, but three post-baccs from my lab got offers to PhD programs! All women of color who are going to do amazing things! And whose research interests and amazing ideas are informed by their lived experiences as a Black woman, a Taiwanese woman, and a Mexican woman.
March 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The world is on fire, but three post-baccs from my lab got offers to PhD programs! All women of color who are going to do amazing things! And whose research interests and amazing ideas are informed by their lived experiences as a Black woman, a Taiwanese woman, and a Mexican woman.
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Conveniently published for Valentine's Day, here's a cute study about the evolution of teddy bears we did with @hsamani.bsky.social, @edgardubourg.bsky.social, @oliviermorin.bsky.social & many others 🐻
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February 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Conveniently published for Valentine's Day, here's a cute study about the evolution of teddy bears we did with @hsamani.bsky.social, @edgardubourg.bsky.social, @oliviermorin.bsky.social & many others 🐻
brill.com/view/journal...
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New Daedalus issue on the science of caregiving. In our paper, we ask, how might infants experience caregiving? Writing this paper with Christina Steele,
@alisongopnik.bsky.social and @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social was incredibly fun. Our paper and the other awesome pieces here:
www.amacad.org/daedalus
@alisongopnik.bsky.social and @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social was incredibly fun. Our paper and the other awesome pieces here:
www.amacad.org/daedalus
Daedalus Home
Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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February 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New Daedalus issue on the science of caregiving. In our paper, we ask, how might infants experience caregiving? Writing this paper with Christina Steele,
@alisongopnik.bsky.social and @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social was incredibly fun. Our paper and the other awesome pieces here:
www.amacad.org/daedalus
@alisongopnik.bsky.social and @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social was incredibly fun. Our paper and the other awesome pieces here:
www.amacad.org/daedalus
I do not know the organizers of this event personally, but I'm thrilled to see that there are still people in Iran determined to break through the regime's barriers and passionately connect with cutting-edge science of the mind. Kudos to all of them :)
Darwin Day in Iran, 12-14 Feb, with big names in evolutionary psychology - e.g. Pinker, Nesse, Dunbar, Daly. Also Mike Tomasello & me. Attendance free online. Link in poster. Click the 'Globe' button for English and login as a guest. Full programme below. Tehran time = GMT+3.5 hours.
February 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I do not know the organizers of this event personally, but I'm thrilled to see that there are still people in Iran determined to break through the regime's barriers and passionately connect with cutting-edge science of the mind. Kudos to all of them :)