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Do you have a new paper, a new resource, or a useful tip you think would be helpful to members of #WplusEBS?

Drop them in this form or in the comments below so we can promote it in our semi-weekly #WplusEBSWednesday posts!

⏰Last call!
Submissions for #HBES2026 close today.
If you’re planning to submit an abstract, now’s the moment

airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026

See you in Rabat!

It's that time of year! Please reach out if you'd like to give a (paid) guest lecture (on zoom) in my Primate class this semester :) Currently looking for speakers for 20 or 23 Feb!

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

🚨Two postdoc positions @tse-fr.eu @iast.fr 🚨

We are recruiting two postdocs as part of the ANR-funded project ENFORCE.

Join me, @giuliandr.bsky.social, & @zhgarfield.com, to study punitive systems across societies.

Full time, 2 years, no teaching.

Deadline: Jan 23

www.tse-fr.eu/groups/depar...

"Applicants who possess advanced statistical knowledge, who utilize innovative or leading-edge methods, and whose work shows evidence of integration across subareas of
psychology are of particular interest."
(3/3)

"Possible subfields of specialization include, but are not limited to, culture, intergroup processes, social cognition, self, interpersonal relationships, health, and well-being." (2/3)

Happy #WplusWednesday!

Today, we're highlighting a tenure-track job opening:

Cal State Northridge is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology to start August 2026.

Applications are due January 20th!

See the job listing here: csucareers.calstate.edu/en-us/job/55...

(1/3)

Reminder to apply to present your work at #HBES2026!

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Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! Today we’re highlighting 2 postdoc opportunities — applications due in a few days!

Just in time for this week’s #WplusEBSWednesday, here’s an update on the stats resource mentioned last Wednesday!

As always, please make sure to fill out this form with any helpful resources for our community (tutorials, job opportunities, interesting papers, etc.)! We'd love to highlight your recommendations in future #WplusEBSWednesday posts!

YouTube video by Richard McElreath Statistical Rethinking 2023 - 01 - The Golem of Prague

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday! Interested in learning about Bayesian data analysis but unsure how to start?

Today, a follower would like to recommend a great online resource: a series of YouTube videos by @rmcelreath.bsky.social based on his book Statistical Rethinking!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdnM...

The paper is open access. Click on the link for the full text

Still citing Trivers (1972) on parental investment? There's been a ton of empirical and theoretical work since then. Kokko and Jennions overheard a couple of goby fish chatting about some of the complexities 🧪 #BioAnth 🧵 1/2 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Working on some cool project about human evolution? Do not hesitate to submit an abstract for @ehbea2026.bsky.social 🙌

Deadline? December 15th

More info? Below 👇

A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing Kissing can be observed across the animal kingdom. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, since the fitness benefits of kissing are unclear. We use a n…

Second, a new paper by @matildabrindle.bsky.social and colleagues explores the evolution of kissing.

Kissing may date back 21.5 million years, appears across large apes, and potentially occurred among Neanderthals as well!

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

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Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences Application Application to the Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences taking place from May 25th to June 19th, 2026 in Toulouse, France Application deadline: December 15th, 2025 Applicants will be...

Happy #WplusEBSWednesday, folks!

This week, we're spotlighting the Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences (May 26–June 19), hosted by @tse-fr.eu and @iast.fr .

Applications due Dec. 15!

Great opportunity for PhD students - check it out at the link :)
www.tse-fr.eu/toulouse-sum...

For undergraduates curious about complex systems research, applications are now open for the 2026 Undergraduate Complexity Research (UCR) program — a fully funded, 10-week summer research experience at the Santa Fe Institute.

Apply by Jan. 14, 2026: santafe.edu/ucr

Reminder for this upcoming #WplusEBSWednesday: if you have anything you’d like us to highlight, please fill out this Google Form!

We’re collecting recommendations for fun podcasts, books, new articles, job opportunities, and other resources you think would be useful for our community.

This looks great, too!

And the wesanderson palettes are inspired by different Wes Anderson works!

The MetBrewer package has palettes inspired by works of art in the MET museum. Here's all the different (very aesthetically pleasing) palettes from this package:

GitHub - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer: Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer

In addition to our last #WplusEBSWednesday post, we also want to recommend some cool R color palettes we've come across:

First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...

And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...

What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!

Highlighting these postdoc opportunities in the Pontzer Lab at Duke University for #WplusEBSWednesday!

One position is for "Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate", and the other is for "Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN)".

Start date is between Jan 15th 2026 and July 1st 2026.

👏👏👏

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Positions are also open on the EHBEA Committee! Submit nominations for EHBEA president and secretary by December 16th!

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This #WplusEBSWednesday, we're highlighting that #EHBEA2026 is soliciting abstract submissions until December 15th!

Reminder for this week's #WplusEBSWednesday!

Please submit any resources or opportunities (in the comments below or in the google form) you think we should highlight for our community!

Stay tuned for our post tomorrow :)

It's hiring season at @iast.fr!

- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France

www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Update: The deadline for #HBES2026 has been extended to January 16! airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026

Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

And finally, Penn State University is also looking for an Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology, "in the areas of Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Industrial-Organizational psychology" (3/3)

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

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