Bernardo Seixas

The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.

Legendary psychologist Paul Ekman passed away

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And ZAMM 2025 kicks off in Eureka Springs!

Excited to hear talks by unique, creative minds

World's first ‘behavior transplant’ between species achieved In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes...

World’s first behavior transplant between species achieved
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I read this paper for a class last semester and didn’t like it at all. Its claims about capitalism are strawmen

Steve Stewart-Williams on Substack Welcome to the June edition of the N3 Newsletter Linkfest: your monthly dose of myth-busting, mind-expanding, and occasionally maddening science. In this month’s offering: Why the 10,000-step rule is...

Check out the June installment of Steve Stewart-Williams’ linkfest:

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Solving intelligence requires new research and funding models Our research ecosystem isn't built to deliver the breakthroughs needed to understand intelligence at scale. We need a dedicated research institution to take up the task.

Solving intelligence requires new research and funding models

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Males and females show different patterns of risk for brain-based conditions. Ignoring these differences does us all a disservice. Although studying sex differences in the brain is complex, technically awkward and socioculturally loaded, it is absolutely essential.

Good article from The Transmitter:

Males and females show different patterns of risk for brain-based conditions. Ignoring these differences does us all a disservice.

www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...

Just presented a poster at SPSP based on work I did with colleagues a couple years ago. We investigated how Openness to Experience and values like open mindedness predict support for woo beliefs. People seemed really interested!

Who is afraid of innate knowledge? Abstract. The fascinating results of Lorenzi et al. (2025) suggest that the number sense is innate. Many readers might find this conclusion disturbing. Her

Great short article by Iris Berent in which she argues that people’s tendency for dualism and essentialism make them skeptical of claims about innateness.

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