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Reposted by: Martin Lang

njsgibson.bsky.social
If you're a data scientist interested in a full-time or part-time role working with developmental psychologists on cross-cultural data from parents and children, check out this position with the Developing Belief Network. Application review begins October 15, 2025. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network
Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network Description: We are looking for a full-time data scientist to join the Developing Belief Network, a global team of psychologists studying...
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

herebehumans.bsky.social
We're looking for participants for a 10-15 minute survey asking about your favourite fiction genre, interests, worries & coping styles.

brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We're trying to better understand how engagement with fiction relates to how you engage with the world - let us know!
Research poster which says: "What does your favourite literary genre say about you? Help us find out! This 10-15 minute survey for an Oxford Brookes University research project asks questions about books you like to read/listen to, as well as some of your interests, worries & coping styles. https://tinyurl.com/Brookesfictionsurvey" on a background image of books.
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Michael W. Kraus, Matt N Williams

improvingpsych.org
PsyArXiv is now down to only ~40% of the backlog we started with, thanks to our amazing moderators 🎉 To all mods: thank you so much for your hard work!

Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :)

#PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

rcc-au.bsky.social
Book symposium for Jesper Sørensen’s *Why Cultures Persist* posted online at Religion, Brain and Behavior. With commentaries from, among others, RCC’s Anders Klostergaard Petersen and @bgpurzycki.bsky.social.

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Latest articles from Religion, Brain & Behavior
Browse the latest articles and research from Religion, Brain & Behavior
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by Martin Lang

martinlangcz.bsky.social
Great stuff! Is there a non-paywalled version please?
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by Jeremy Ginges — Reposted by: Martin Lang, John Drury, Linda J. Skitka , and 6 more

mikeypasek.bsky.social
Now out in JPSP! Behavioral economic experiments w/ Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Jews in the U.S., Israel and Fiji show that belief in God can facilitate cooperation, even across religious divides! More about our work (co-led with @jeremyginges.bsky.social) below! psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Screenshot of title and abstract of paper, "In their God we trust: Religious Cognition increases cooperation across religious divides." Abstract: Belief in moralizing Gods is widely thought to foster cooperation between coreligionists, but there is disagreement regarding whether this effect is limited to the religious ingroup or if it extends to members of religious outgroups. Here we report the results of a cross-cultural research program that demonstrates that people who think about God (a) are more trusted by both coreligionists and members of other religious groups and (b) typically behave in a more trustworthy manner toward both ingroups and outgroups. We ran three preregistered studies (N= 1,784) with Christians and Muslims in the United States, Jews and Muslims in Israel, and Christians and Hindus in Fiji. Our contexts varied in multiple ways, including the level of intergroup conflict. Using two-player trust games involving real money, we varied whether participants interacted with ingroup or outgroup members and whether reciprocators considered God when deciding how much to return to trustors. We nd in each context that making moralizing God beliefs of one player salient enhances both intragroup and intergroup cooperation. Our ndings add to a nascent literature documenting the potential for religious cognition to extend moral norms across intergroup divides. We discuss implications for theories of the emergence of moralizing Gods and implications for public debates about religious pluralism in diverse societies.
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Madeleine Pownall

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PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr...
#PsychSciSky #SciPub
Fate of PCI recommended preprint
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by Richard McElreath — Reposted by: Martin Lang, Uta Frith, Brian A. Nosek , and 10 more

rmcelreath.bsky.social
How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...
Which Kind of Science Reform
What hope is there for science reform, if we can't agree on what to reform? Right now, principles are more important than practices.
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Mohammad Atari

humbehevosoc.bsky.social
HBES is happy to recognize the following Rising Stars (<8 years post-PhD) for their research contributions:
Mohammad Atari: mohammadatari.com
Catherine Molho: catherinemolho.github.io
Daniel Redhead: www.rug.nl/staff/d.j.re...
Julia Stern: www.uni-bremen.de/en/pppd/team...
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Matti Vuorre, James E. Bartlett

syeducation.bsky.social
Folks, it's time to submit your papers to PCI Psychology. Here is our invitation to you, taken from our editorial osf.io/preprints/ps...
A screenshot from the PCI Psychology editorial
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

rcc-au.bsky.social
Free online for the next two weeks: @bgpurzycki.bsky.social‘s *Morality and the Gods*. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Morality and the Gods
Cambridge Core - Applied Psychology - Morality and the Gods
www.cambridge.org
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Nathan Nunn, Paul E. Smaldino , and 4 more

twaring.bsky.social
New 2 year post-doc position on cultural adaptation in complex environmental management.
Post-Doctoral Position on Cultural Adaptation in Forest Management
The University of Maine seeks a post-doctoral researcher for a two-year project on human cultural adaptation in forest management, requiring a strong quantitative background and experience in modeling.
timwaring.info
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

science.org
#NextGenSci asked young scientists to write a rule that all principal investigators should be required to follow to improve the experience of young scientists in their lab.

Check out their answers on #NationalHigherEducationDay: scim.ag/45zsFEr
Illustration of two people, one holding a large pencil, the other walking along a path of diverging arrows. Hedline is "Rules all PIs should follow."
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

xygalatas.bsky.social
Who needs fancy R packages for graphs, when you can plot them in the sand? Many thanks to @martinlangcz.bsky.social for teaching today's class at our field school in Mauritius
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

gershbrain.bsky.social
This highlights the point that comparisons between humans and machines are continually muddied by a lack of distinction between evolution and development, both of which contribute to learning in the broad sense.
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

njsgibson.bsky.social
Post-doc opportunities in religious cognition don't come up too often these days, but here's a good one in the Czech Republic with @martinlangcz.bsky.social www.muni.cz/en/about-us/...
Postdoctoral researcher in social cognition | Masaryk University
www.muni.cz
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Marcos Vera‐Hernández

edouardmachery.bsky.social
the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU
The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...
sciencebusiness.net
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

djsmith90.bsky.social
Can religious beliefs shape peoples' attitudes and behaviours regarding climate change?

We explored this using data from a large-scale UK cohort study (ALSPAC)

In short: Perhaps, but it's complicated. Answer depends on generation, religiosity measure and climate question

doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Associations between religiosity and climate change beliefs and behaviours in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
Individual actions are crucial to mitigating the impact of anthropogenic climate change. Understanding the factors shaping individuals’ climate beliefs and behaviours is therefore essential to help en...
doi.org
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by Martin Lang

martinlangcz.bsky.social
Yes, we used them for both kids, liked that they are unscented
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

sydneylevine.bsky.social
And: I'm hiring a post-doc! I'm looking for someone with a strong computational background who can start in the summer (or sooner). Details here: apply.interfolio.com/165122

Feel free to reach out with questions (email is best: [email protected]) and please share widely!
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Ruth Mace, Alex Mesoudi , and 1 more

eapower.bsky.social
🚨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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by Martin Lang

martinlangcz.bsky.social
Frankly, that was one of the most surprising thing when I moved to the US 10 years ago. I asked my landlords for an account number to send them rent and they had no idea what I mean

by Rebecca Sear — Reposted by: Martin Lang

brunelcce.bsky.social
1/ 🌟📢 Applications for our MSc in Psychology, Culture & Evolution at @brunelpsy.bsky.social @brunelgradschool.bsky.social are OPEN for 2025/26 🎓 📢

Ever wondered how culture 🌍 and evolution 🧬 shape human behaviour? 🤔 This interdisciplinary program might be for you 🧵
Psychology, Culture and Evolution MSc | Brunel University of London
A research-intensive psychology master's course, allowing you to understand how culture and evolution can influence human behaviour.
www.brunel.ac.uk
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by Martin Lang

martinlangcz.bsky.social
Sorry no PhD positions at the moment, but thanks for your interest!

Reposted by: Martin Lang, Jean‐Baptiste André, Jonathan Phillips

sydneylevine.bsky.social
🚨 Now accepting commentary proposals!! 🚨Thrilled to share that our paper --- "Resource-rational contractualism: A triple theory of moral cognition" --- was accepted for publication at Behavioral and Brain Sciences and is open for commentary!
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Jean‐Baptiste André

lfitouchi.bsky.social
Where do moralizing religions come from? Useless cognitive by-products?Cultural group selection for complex societies?

Our Psych Review paper argues: neither. Let’s rethink their cognitive & evolutionary origins🧵
w/ @manvir.bsky.social @nbaumard @jbaptistandre.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1037/rev0...
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Davide Consoli, Sally Wiggins , and 2 more

danjdevine.bsky.social
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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by Martin Lang

martinlangcz.bsky.social
Postdoc position available in our team!

We are testing a computational model explaining the decision-making process during in normative/moral situations while incorporating the formative role of culture in this process.

www.muni.cz/en/about-us/...

#socialpsyc
#PsychSciSky
#cogpsyc
Postdoctoral researcher in social cognition | Masaryk University
www.muni.cz
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Reposted by: Martin Lang, Alex Mesoudi

psyarxivbot.bsky.social
Doing violence to reality: Theoretical models of cultural evolution: http://osf.io/9j65p_v1/
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Reposted by: Martin Lang

paulvanags.bsky.social
New paper! Greater (objective and subjective) wealth is consistently associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviours across 76 countries. Resource scarcity (precarity) also has an effect. bit.ly/410jni3
@thepsychologist.bsky.social
@fabiankosse.bsky.social
@drjocutler.bsky.social
Greater income and financial well-being are associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviors across 76 countries
Abstract. Prosocial preferences and behaviors—defined as those that benefit others—are essential for health, well-being, and a society that can effectively
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