Our recent paper discussing why children might care more about animals. A joy to write with @lmcguire.bsky.social @nadirafaber.bsky.social Jared Piazza and Katja Liebal.
academic.oup.com/cdpers/advan...
Earlier today I saw @robinince.bsky.social at Fringe. Such a nice change of pace to see a show focused on awe and joy and celebrating wonderful people. And, of course, books!
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Ah, what a lovely thing to say, thank you. The feeling is mutual! @tombrychevalier.bsky.social
Recent interview on Knowing Animals w @joshmilburn.bsky.social. We discuss my new paper on children's moral circles, coauthored w @juliamarshall.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social @luciuscaviola.bsky.social
Podcast: knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-240-...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I was very sad we missed you, too. Hopefully we will see you at phair2027!
Then some much needed post conference hiking in the highlands 😃
Very late to the party but 3 weeks ago we hosted the @phair-society.bsky.social conference here in Edinburgh. What an amazing few days catching up with colleagues, learning about new research, and talking all things animal advocacy 🐷🐶 #phair2025
🚨We're hiring! The Mind & Morality Lab is seeking a Lab Manager to start this September. Excited about research on social cognitive development? Apply here: forms.gle/4rKXD2x1vmkD.... Learn more about us: sites.brown.edu/mindmorality....
⏳ We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis—apply early!
Fascinating and important findings!
What beings are in your #moralCircle?
The 1st keynote by @mattiwilks.bsky.social reported that
- kids, effective altruists (EAs), and vegetarians showed less #speciesism, #anthropocentrism
- EAs performed better on cognitive tests
Follow Dr. Wilks on #gScholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
It's just one month until the @phair-society.bsky.social Animal Advocacy Conference in Edinburgh! I caught up with @marikasbell.bsky.social and Luke McGuire to talk all things conference on the Deal with Animals Podcast!
www.thedealwithanimals.com/post/what-sp...
phair2025.co.uk
Very excited to finally have this in print! @juliamarshall.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social @nathumbehav.nature.com
My student @jmepedersen.bsky.social is launching a new project and we are looking for pilot participants for a couple of short surveys. If you have a few minutes free:
s1917169.ppls.ed.ac.uk/Pilot_1A/mai...
s1917169.ppls.ed.ac.uk/Pilot_1B/mai...
(Laptops/tablets preferable for formatting)
Last month I was lucky enough to join @briancoxtalks.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social Jo Brand and Prof Steve Jones on the Infinite Monkey Cage to chat about altruism. Definitely a career highlight! Link below:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Worth reading this alongside @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's analysis of our finances, which paints a rather different picture, highlighting financial mismanagement: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/3fzpaa5...
How selfish are we really? Why organisms help one another? How has society necessitated altruism? Listen as PPLS Psychology lecturer @mattiwilks.bsky.social joins @profbriancox.bsky.social,
@robinince.bsky.social, Jo Brand and Steve Jones from University College London. Listen here: edin.ac/4kc8txo
The Infinite Monkey Cage
How selfish are we really? - Jo Brand, @mattiwilks.bsky.social and Steve Jones
Thursday 11:00
BBC Radio 4
@profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social are on their best behaviour as they explore altruism.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Next week: "What Have Survey Experiments Taught Us About Decisions to Use Nuclear Weapons?" with Rose McDermott, @pslovic.bsky.social and Sharon Weiner.
RSVP here⤵️
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/what-...
Reminder of the call for abstracts! Deadline approaching: Basel-Oxford-NUS Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Summit 2025 | hosted at the University of Basel, keynotes by Edmond Awad and Matti Wilks
We've extended submissions until February 6, just over a week left to submit to the @phair-society.bsky.social conference. Come and join us in Edinburgh, July 2-5. phair2025.co.uk
That sounds like a fantastic idea, lets discuss?
Just over a week left to submit to the 2025 PHAIR animal advocacy conference. Come hang out with us in Edinburgh! @phair-society.bsky.social
Phair2025.co.uk
Welcome to the Society for the Psychology of Human Animal Intergroup Relations (PHAIR) BlueSky page! 💙
Here we aim to advance and promote scientific research on moral and social psychology, diet and health, human-animal relationships, sustainability and environmental psychology. 🌱
phairsociety.org
As always, can strongly recommend applying for a postdoc with @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social 👇
Happy to release a pre-print 5 years in the making!
"A two-wave longitudinal study of children’s prosocial behavior during Christmas."
It's currently under review at Current Research in Behavioral Sciences. Watch this space.
osf.io/preprints/os...
Excited to share our new preprint!
In a meta-analysis of 66 randomised controlled trials (9,978 students), we found that education is effective in improving students' ethical and moral outcomes.
osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xv536
This summer, a team of economists put out a paper analyzing what tens of thousands of households bought at the grocery store from 2005 to 2020. What they found caught my eye: Rates of vegetarian grocery purchasing is up by a lot, but so is meat purchasing: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
