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Daniel Farrelly

@danielfarrelly.bsky.social

Principal lecturer in Psychology at the University of Worcester, interested in evolutionary approaches to social behaviour, altruism and environmental psychology (and other things as well, obviously)

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As internet & AI use increases at a rapid rate we need to recognise the impact this has on the environment. In this JEVP commentary I argue we need to investigate and understand online sustainable behaviour so we can address this concern.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1llSkzzKDP...

11.09.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm hoping to get UG psychology students to complete preregistrations of their final year projects, anybody got any experience/advice? It will be for both qual and quant studies, and I want to keep it as simple as possible (i.e. not mandatory or assessed). Thanks!!

08.09.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prosociality and altruism This Collection welcomes original research articles investigating the processes underlying prosociality and altruism.

Hello, Manpal Bhogal &I are really pleased to be guest editors on this special edition in Scientific Reports exploring all things prosocial &/or altruistic.

www.nature.com/collections/...

Submissions deadline is May 27th 2026. Please get in touch for further details & please share, Thanks!

08.09.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This post could cause a confusion that leads to widespread panic in the UK elderly/student population.

26.08.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

25.08.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2591    πŸ” 1600    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 28

Can I class myself as bilingual if I can go between typing 'behaviour' and 'behavior' seamlessly between different documents?

30.07.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler on the daily wrestle with why he plays golf World number one Scottie Scheffler questions why he is continually chasing victories in the sport's biggest tournaments.

"Because I'd much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. That's what's more important to me."

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/a...

Might be time to replicate this old classic finding with golfers...

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

15.07.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And jamovi is an abbreviation of, nothing. It's just 'jamovi' πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

19.06.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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General guidance (1 to 6) Rules for pedestrians The Highway Code rules for pedestrians, including general guidance, crossing the road, crossings, and situations needing extra care

It is already in the Highway Code (a fact I often trot out): www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/rules-for-pe...

17.06.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grass - the range, the richness, the variety. There's no place on earth better for growing it, and we celebrate this with our annual grass festival (AKA Wimbledon).

17.06.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking great! πŸ‘

20.05.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
OSF

New paper with @ibrahimozturk.bsky.social on exploring road use and traffic behaviour through a prosocial lens. Here's the pre-print! osf.io/preprints/ps...

16.05.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV's entrance with the Alan Parsons Project playing:

08.05.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1108    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 88

Sounds great Gonzalo, look forward to reading it!

22.04.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is β€” we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: "Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is β€” we're here on Earth to fart around And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Kurt Vonnegut man

10.04.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19402    πŸ” 5461    πŸ’¬ 257    πŸ“Œ 417

Thank you Gonzalo for joining us online, some really interesting and thought-provoking research presented today, we've all learnt a lot! Thanks too to @ehbea.bsky.social for the funding to support this workshop

28.03.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1/ @Sarah Gradidge, Tara McGuicken, and I, have a new paper out about consumer acceptance of cultured meat (also called in-vitro meat or lab grown meat) πŸ₯©πŸ”πŸ˜•

26.03.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A final reminder for this event taking place next week, last chance to book your place! tinyurl.com/23tbcznv

21.03.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...still, great viewing!

20.03.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wait, that's not him! That's Panbanisha

20.03.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bonobo People (Part 3 of 4)
YouTube video by flactemb Bonobo People (Part 3 of 4)

In memory of Kanzi, who passed away this week, here's the best clip of him driving a golf cart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLt...

20.03.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturer / Lecturer (Teaching) in Psychology at University of Worcester Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer / Lecturer (Teaching) in Psychology. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

We are looking for a new lecturer in psychology to join the team here, a great opportunity! Get in touch if you'd like more details or chat about the role etc... ⬇️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI021/l...

18.03.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah that's close enough! Great to see this event, there was nothing like this when I grew up there, so I hope it went well

12.03.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My home town! Great to see initiatives like this happening, I hope it goes well

10.03.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hatherleighscience.org - Evening Lecture Series 2025 Monday 10th March 2025 19:15 for 19.30 start Β£5

Tonight I'll be talking to the people of Okehampton about visual illusions!

sites.google.com/view/hatherl...

10.03.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just re-posting this reminder of our upcoming workshop on March 28th. Places still available, and free & open to all! Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/darwinizin...

07.03.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social please repost!

20.02.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m very excited to participate as a speaker in this @ehbea.bsky.social funded workshop on applying evolutionary perspectives to the study of environmental behavior. Many thanks to @danielfarrelly.bsky.social and Manpal Bhogal for the kind invitation!

12.02.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're very welcome, really looking forward to it!

20.02.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Gilbert, please do come along if you can!

20.02.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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