laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
Laura Simone Lewis
@laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
400 followers 1.1K following 3 posts
Asst. Prof. in Psychological and Brain Sciences and Anthropology @ UC Santa Barbara | UC PPFP Fellow | Fascinated by great ape social cognition! https://www.laurasimonelewis.com/ https://www.originsofmindlab.com/
www.laurasimonelewis.com
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
Laura Simone Lewis @laurasimonelewis.bsky.social · Jun 25
Thank you, and fascinating! Interspecies curiosity would be very interesting to study, too
1
laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
Laura Simone Lewis @laurasimonelewis.bsky.social · Jun 6
New paper just dropped🎉 With novel "Curiosity Boxes", we find that chimps & children are very curious about social interactions, & some even give up a reward to gain info! Fun collaboration with @alisongopnik.bsky.social, @janengelmann.bsky.social & others royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Chimpanzees and children are curious about social interactions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Curiosity is adaptive, enhances learning, and reduces uncertainty. Social curiosity is defined as the motivation to gain information about the actions, relationships, and psychology of others. Little ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
1 31 68
laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
Laura Simone Lewis @laurasimonelewis.bsky.social · Jun 6
thank you!!
2
Reposted by Laura Simone Lewis
alisongopnik.bsky.social
Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · Jun 4
New paper from Laura Lewis and Jan Engelmann et al. (including me) with a clever new method. Chimps and kids will forgo reward to get a chance to look at social interactions
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Chimpanzees and children are curious about social interactions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Curiosity is adaptive, enhances learning, and reduces uncertainty. Social curiosity is defined as the motivation to gain information about the actions, relationships, and psychology of others. Little is known about the developmental and evolutionary roots ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
2 18 58
Reposted by Laura Simone Lewis
janengelmann.bsky.social
Jan Engelmann @janengelmann.bsky.social · Jun 5
Chimpanzees are, just like humans, very curious about other's social relationships. In some cases, they even give up a material reward to watch social interactions. Check out this exciting new work by @laurasimonelewis.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Chimpanzees and children are curious about social interactions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Curiosity is adaptive, enhances learning, and reduces uncertainty. Social curiosity is defined as the motivation to gain information about the actions, relationships, and psychology of others. Little ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
2 11
Reposted by Laura Simone Lewis
manvir.bsky.social
manvir singh @manvir.bsky.social · Sep 17
My book SHAMANISM: THE TIMELESS RELIGION will be out on May 20, 2025! Shamanism characterized the earliest religions, echoes in often unappreciated ways in the world around us, and will long outlive us.

Pre-order it here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730339...
9 33 120