Bumblebees often faint in flowers after overindulging in pollen, and now it turns out that among drinking buddies, they encourage each other 😂

(iii) evolutionary models are compatible with interpersonal (social brain) and trait (LHT) models; are we certain that there isn't a transitive property? If all PDs are interpersonal, then are all disorders interpersonal?

(1/2) Three points always surprise me: (i) large portion of evolved psychological mechanisms are nonoptimal designs, consistently boundaries are fuzzy or better arbitrary; (ii) reference to Sullivan would imply to include all disorders & not just PDs in interpersonal disorders.

Part of the Phil Trans special issue "Selection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds", edited with @ellileadbeater.bsky.social.

Thanks to co-authors Andoni Sergiou, @josharbon.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social & @shoalgroup.bsky.social and all the special issue contributors.

tinyurl.com/35mn84ty

The universe is so upset that it goes back to the big bang. That makes sense!