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Nichola Jayne Raihani is a British psychologist who is a Professor of Evolution and Behaviour at University College London. Her… more

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H-index: 40
Psychology 34%
Sociology 13%
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91. Gift link: nyti.ms/48FOuUn
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The first draft is DONE.
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Jonathan A. Foley, Philip N. Cohen , and 3 more

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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
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I wonder how things would be if the mining bosses and government officials had to raise *their* kids in these lead-poisoned environments.
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This is a complete dereliction of responsibility from all involved. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
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by Nichola Raihani

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This is a complete dereliction of responsibility from all involved. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, David W. Lawson

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At @ishe-society.bsky.social, we are looking for someone to review @mgurven.bsky.social new book, "Seven decades" for Human Ethology. It looks terribly interesting! DM/email for details (and to get a hard copy 😊)

@princetonupress.bsky.social

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Seven Decades
An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden
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by Rebecca Sear — Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Robert C. Richards, Juan Ramón

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Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fr...
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by Nichola Raihani

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Massive congrats Alice! Can’t wait to read it.
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WTF - this is so random
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Jill A. Jacobson

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UCDavis Psych is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠✨

Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21.

Please share widely!

recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani

profaliceroberts.bsky.social
So excited - Domination is number 3 in the Sunday Times bestseller list!
And it seems I can’t get away from medieval cities and monasteries on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
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joebarnby.com
📖 Our letter of reply to 'pseudosocial' cognition is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Led by the talented @srazavi.bsky.social + written with @vaughanbell.bsky.social, Peter Dayan, @nicholaraihani.bsky.social, Michael Moutoussis

#NeuroPsychSky
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Our response to Corlett & co on what they call 'pseudo-social' paranoia is now online in TICS. We hope this clarifies some persistent misunderstandings of our work and approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Pseudo-approaches lead to pseudo-explanations: reply to Corlett et al.
www.sciencedirect.com
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by Nichola Raihani — Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Joanna Bryson

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University of Auckland is hiring a lecturer in social psychology. smrtr.io/tfSY-

Please share with your networks.
Lecturer in Social Psychology - Faculty of Science
Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly ranke...
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani

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Here it is, hope the gift article works.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
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by Nichola Raihani

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So true. We’ve all heard from ‘that’ guy. (And yes, weirdly, it is always a guy)
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🧠 What?! A meeting just on disgust?! Yes!!
📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025
💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam
🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond
🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
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by Nichola Raihani

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An exciting event for Aucklanders in November; pls share

Talk: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain 👩‍🎓 Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
📍University of Auckland
📆 Tues 11/11/25| 1815
Free but ticketed.
www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inventing-...

@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
This is a public lecture hosted by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore .
www.eventbrite.co.nz
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Yes got a nice big section on brood parasites in another chapter (FAKE NEWS)
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no but that is suitably nasty
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ducks, dolphins, bedbugs (I assume we are talking about the same genre of nastiness)
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they're already in there - in another chapter 😆
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by Nichola Raihani — Reposted by: David W. Lawson

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Hive mind: I'm writing a book chapter called Utter Bastards – intended to showcase the ways in which animals (yes, incl. us) can be 'nasty'. I've got lots of the obvious candidates e.g. siblicide, infanticide, sexual coercion etc. anything *unusual* you think should be in there?
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by Nichola Raihani

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your gain, our loss big time!
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Dani Rodrik, Jonathan Portes , and 45 more

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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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New data on friendship in baboons & infant survival upends a classic result. For years, we've thought that more social females had more surviving offspring, but this suggests that the result stemmed from reverse causality: females with infants become more social. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Re-evaluating the relationship between female social bonds and infant survival in wild baboons
Over the past few decades studies have provided strong evidence that the robust links between the social environment, health, and survival found in humans also extend to non-human social animals. A nu...
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, David Lazer, Ingmar Weber , and 19 more

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Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.
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Reposted by: Nichola Raihani, Steve Peers, Bessma Momani , and 1 more

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Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
 
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
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by Rebecca Sear — Reposted by: Nichola Raihani

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Nice piece highlighting the importance of food processing in human evolution: “Next time you sit down for a meal, appreciate the food-processing revolution—pounding, cooking, mashing done by women—that opened humans to a diversity of foods that allowed us to thrive in all the world’s environments”
How Women Shaped Human Evolution Through Food Processing
An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of food processing—a practice often led by women—that was crucial to human survival.
www.sapiens.org
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