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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 25d

The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright

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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 27d

@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!

3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution

2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.

Please share and apply!

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Fees and Funding - Durham University

www.durham.ac.uk

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Aug 29

I know, sorry it’s not open access😞

Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sure: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution

Abstract. This Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of cultural evolution, which has in recent years matured into an inc

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Physical copies of this 71-chapter tome now exist. Do encourage your library to buy a copy…also doubles as excellent door stop! Co-edited with Jamie Tehrani and @rachkendal.bsky.social. @oxunipress.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social

The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution hard copy

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Jun 17

I was online listening in from Durham, UK. I look forward to reading some of your research once the student term is over!

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Brilliant talk by @isilova.bsky.social delivering postcards to challenge Western conceptions of learning and mind at the 2025 NSF/Jacobs Foundation Workshop on Deconstructing the Universal Mind, run by Mike Frank and Christine Legare

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · May 9

I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!

Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · May 9

OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Apr 24

Bluebell season behind Durham uni campus

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Apr 12

This. An emergency recall of parliament on a weekend for British Steel. Nothing at all for UK HE which employs far more people, has already shed 10,000 academic jobs, with several institutions on the brink of collapse.

A reminder: we train all the doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses, lawyers &c &c

Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · Apr 12

British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Apr 12

Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?

Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.

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Björn Lindström @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social · Apr 7

Postdoc opening in beautiful Stockholm 🇸🇪!
Join us at Karolinska Institutet to explore how interdependent traits shape social learning and cultural evolution.
🧠 Behavioral + computational work
🤝 Work w/ labs in Amsterdam @lucasmolleman.bsky.social & Leuven

Details: shorturl.at/Wzy9o

Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at the Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a highly qualified

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Apr 4

"Labeling the people or practices as 'Cargo Cult' is unlikely to be productive."

New article by @statmodeling.bsky.social and Megan Higgs

doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Over the past fifty years, the term “cargo cult” has been used to describe the actions of scientists who appear to follow forms of scientific inquiry but without the understanding and self-criticism that are essential to real scientific progress. The term has served a useful role by providing a short and catchy label to something that is otherwise difficult to explain. However, the term is also fraught with historical and cultural baggage and, in our opinion, encourages crossing of a subtle line between criticizing discipline methodological norms and criticizing the individuals currently carrying out those norms as part of a complex and context dependent social process. We find that carefully interrogating the term itself holds some important lessons for improvement in the science reform movement.

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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · Apr 3

The MammalWeb project still isn't on Bluesky, so here's a link to the April newsletter for all of you who are! Lots of exciting updates on projects, competitions, site developments - and, excitingly, another award! What's not to like? What indeed ...
tinyurl.com/MWApr25

MammalWeb Update April 2025

The latest news and images from the MammalWeb project

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Eleanor Power @eapower.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚨Job alert! Two-year postdoc to join the Rep2SI project at @lsemethodology.bsky.social! We're looking for a modeller to join our team of ethnographers & experimentalists studying the role of reputation and reputational concern in perpetuating social inequality.
Apply by 4 May: tinyurl.com/yjccd3vv

Rep2SI: Reputation & the Reproduction of Social Inequality. A Leverhulme-funded project based at the LSE, combining ethnography, economic games, and modelling. We're looking for a modeller to join our core team as a two-year postdoctoral research officer.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Nov 5

saw this piece being shared around on the bird site and sharing it here cuz it's so good genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Caroline Rowland @carorowland.bsky.social · Mar 28

Inspired by my reading this week, I wrote a list of the resources I think every cognitive science researcher should read/listen to about theory development. It's in this google.doc (feel free to add your own suggestions) and in the thread below. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Theory: Whtat to read

The role of theory in cognitive science Or: my guide to what to read if you really want to understand how to do good, robust , theory-driven cognitive science. (disclaimer: this is an aspirational gu...

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Mar 24

Final call - six fully funded PhDs to work in John Sutton’s interdisciplinary Leverhulme centre, University of Stirling

placememory.net

Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory

Visit the post for more.

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Lydia Moland @lydiamoland.bsky.social · Mar 23

Just made a list of all the recent books highlighting women's philosophizing--there are so many! Going to mark the last week of #womenshistorymonth by posting a few a day. Starting with Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachel Wieseman's "Metaphysical Animals"! Please add others!
#philsky

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Mar 15

This articulate reflection by @hscottfordsmand.bsky.social may be valuable to a broad range of social scientists interested in trying out ethnographic research

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Ethnographic Philosophy: A Qualitative Method for Naturalised Philosophy

Recent years have seen a rise in the engagement with empirical methods in philosophy. However, explicit discussion of the method and methodology behind such approaches is scarce, in particular for en...

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy International Women’s Day, including these two wonderful people, Chandika Shrestha and @rachkendal.bsky.social being celebrated in Pokhara, Nepal.

Chandika Shrestha and Rachel Kendal, Pokhara, Nepal.

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Mar 2

A brilliant visual guide for discovering the geometry and topology of two- and three-dimensional spaces by Jeffrey Weeks. A great workout for your visual imagination!

Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Feb 23

Merci!

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Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · Feb 22

What a refreshing set of perspectives, including a chapter by ex-Durham Anthro student, Alex Hill.

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Feb 22

Spines spotted. Rare commodity in science these days.

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Feb 21

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity.

We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry.

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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

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