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Public service announcement. It's quieter over there but the atmosphere is a lot nicer, and the algorithmic engagement is dialled up to four not eleven.

As someone who can taste the bitterness of artificial sweeteners, the degradation of British soft drinks over the past five years has been a grim metaphor for our nation's fortunes.

As phishing attempts go, I have to give this one credit.

Sapiens is torture for doing this.

🚨PREPRINT🚨 Excited to share my new theory paper w/ Dan Balliet accepted to Psych Review, “Fitness Interdependence Underlies Cooperation across Human Ecologies” osf.io/preprints/osf/…

I accidentality wrote a left-aligned paragraph, and it was entirely unjustified.

Although I do think temporary lectureships should be set in increments of 12, retweeting in case of interest.

Very well deserved; if anything should be recognised by Unesco, it is these sites. Though my desire to add a footnote after 'symbolic thought and advanced technologies' is overwhelming.

Macquarie makes top philosopher of cognitive science redundant; he then wins £5m grant equivalent to about 10% of their total annual research income, founds new Centre in Stirling. Much to enjoy here.

Glad to be quoted in this, making an argument that was persuasively criticised by Morin and Winterhalder immediately after the volume went to print (Sorry Mike!)