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DATE: June 27, 2026 at 08:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: People prefer negotiating with women over men, study suggests
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
When engaging in negotiations, people tend to walk away more satisfied and eager for future interactions when their counterpart is a woman. Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that women achieve the same financial outcomes as men while simultaneously fostering better interpersonal relationships. These relational strengths provide evidence that women excel in the social aspects of dealmaking, which could lead to compounded economic advantages over time.
A negotiation is essentially a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement where parties might have conflicting or shared interests. These conversations happen everywhere, ranging from formal job salary discussions to everyday debates about how to divide household chores. Past literature in this area often focused on the idea that men are naturally better bargainers. Much of that early work pointed to women initiating fewer negotiations and sometimes walking away with less money.
However, the landscape of bargaining has shifted. Modern data indicates that women now negotiate just as often as men and achieve similar financial results. While the financial side of a deal is easy to measure, the social and emotional consequences of a negotiation are equally important for long-term success. Scientists refer to this concept as subjective value, which encompasses feelings of trust, rapport, and overall satisfaction with the interpersonal process.
High subjective value often predicts whether a person wants to do business with someone again. In ongoing business relationships, repeat interactions tend to generate more revenue than a single aggressive deal. The authors initiated the current research to examine whether there is a gender difference in how much subjective value a person creates during a bargaining session. They also wanted to determine if any differences stem from actual behaviors at the bargaining table or merely from social stereotypes about women being warmer and more communal.
In the first of five studies, the researchers analyzed feedback data from a business school course involving 231 master of business administration students. Over ten weeks, the students participated in face-to-face bargaining roleplays, resulting in over 2,000 unique observations. After each session, the students rated their randomly assigned partners on several aspects of subjective value, while independent coders calculated the exact financial outcome of every completed deal.
The authors found that people consistently rated women higher than men in areas like building trust, listening attentively, and satisfying their partner’s needs. Participants indicated they would want to work with their female partners again in 94.4 percent of cases, compared to 91.9 percent for male partners. Importantly, there was no measurable difference in the financial outcomes achieved by men and women.
To see if these effects persisted when participants could not see each other, the scientists examined a second dataset featuring 846 individuals engaging in anonymous online chat negotiations. In these text-based exercises, participants negotiated the distribution of fictional camping supplies to earn a real performance-based cash bonus. After the chat ended, the participants rated how much they liked their partner and how satisfied they were with the deal.
Even though the participants did not know the gender of the person on the other side of the screen, they reported liking female partners significantly more than male partners. This increased liking translated into higher overall satisfaction with the agreement. Just as in the first experiment, the economic outcomes for men and women were virtually identical. The researchers even ran a pretest with 180 undergraduate students, verifying that outside observers could not accurately guess the gender of the individuals based solely on reading the chat logs.
The third study aimed to separate actual behavior from perceived stereotypes. The authors recruited 773 participants from an online platform to read five randomly selected chat transcripts from the previous study. The participants were instructed to imagine they were one of the people in the chat. The researchers manipulated the experiment by either providing no gender information, labeling the partner as a man, or labeling the partner as a woman.
The actual gender of the person who originally typed the messages predicted how they were perceived. When reading transcripts written by women, the participants rated the partner as warmer and more competent, regardless of what gender label the scientists attached to the transcript. Participants reading women’s words also reported greater satisfaction and a higher desire to negotiate with that person in the future. This provides evidence that actual behavioral differences, rather than simple stereotyping, drive the preference for female negotiators.
A fourth experiment involving 371 online participants tested whether this preference extended to different types of future interactions. Using the same chat transcripts with no gender labels provided, the participants answered a comprehensive questionnaire designed to measure subjective value. The questionnaire assessed feelings about the relationship, the negotiation process, themselves, and the final outcome.
Once again, the transcripts belonging to women generated much higher subjective value scores across all categories. The participants expressed a stronger desire to have the female participants as teammates in the future. They also strongly preferred the women as counterparts in both cooperative, win-win scenarios and competitive, win-lose scenarios.
To identify exactly what women were doing differently to generate such positive feelings, the scientists used artificial intelligence software to code the specific behaviors in the chat transcripts. The software categorized every single sentence as a specific action, such as providing information, asking a question, or accepting an offer.
The analysis showed that women were significantly more likely to accept offers during the dialogue. Men, on the other hand, spent more time providing information. The statistical models revealed that the act of accepting offers was the primary behavior that made the female partners more likable and increased their counterpart’s satisfaction. Importantly, women were not accepting worse deals; they simply agreed to terms that worked for both sides, securing the same financial points as the men.
To demonstrate how this preference affects real life, the researchers ran a mathematical simulation based on their findings. The model suggested that because people want to work with women more often, female professionals would experience roughly 44.5 percent more future negotiation opportunities than men. Over time, these extra opportunities could compound into massive financial gains, giving women a distinct long-term economic advantage.
While these findings provide evidence of a female advantage in dealmaking, there are some limitations to consider. The experiments took place in highly structured, low-ambiguity environments where the rules and expectations were explicitly stated. In real-world situations where the appropriateness of negotiating is less obvious, the gender dynamics might operate differently.
Another potential misinterpretation is that prioritizing relationships always leads to equal financial success. In some contexts, focusing entirely on making the other person happy could cause a bargainer to settle for less money. The current data simply indicates that women manage to balance both, creating positive feelings without sacrificing their own economic interests.
Future research should explore these dynamics in high-stakes professional environments to see if the findings generalize beyond students and online participants. Scientists might also look into other specific behavioral differences beyond offer acceptance that contribute to a person’s subjective value. Exploring how reputation compounds over years of repeated business deals could shed more light on the long-term financial benefits of being a highly liked negotiator.
The study, “People prefer to negotiate with women, even when outcomes are identical and gender is unknown,” was authored by Charlotte H. Townsend, Laura J. Kray, and Solène Delecourt. It was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
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DATE: June 27, 2026 at 08:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: People prefer negotiating with women over men, study suggests
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
When engaging in negotiations, people tend to walk away more satisfied and eager for future interactions when their counterpart is a woman. Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that women achieve the same financial outcomes as men while simultaneously fostering better interpersonal relationships. These relational strengths provide evidence that women excel in the social aspects of dealmaking, which could lead to compounded economic advantages over time.
A negotiation is essentially a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement where parties might have conflicting or shared interests. These conversations happen everywhere, ranging from formal job salary discussions to everyday debates about how to divide household chores. Past literature in this area often focused on the idea that men are naturally better bargainers. Much of that early work pointed to women initiating fewer negotiations and sometimes walking away with less money.
However, the landscape of bargaining has shifted. Modern data indicates that women now negotiate just as often as men and achieve similar financial results. While the financial side of a deal is easy to measure, the social and emotional consequences of a negotiation are equally important for long-term success. Scientists refer to this concept as subjective value, which encompasses feelings of trust, rapport, and overall satisfaction with the interpersonal process.
High subjective value often predicts whether a person wants to do business with someone again. In ongoing business relationships, repeat interactions tend to generate more revenue than a single aggressive deal. The authors initiated the current research to examine whether there is a gender difference in how much subjective value a person creates during a bargaining session. They also wanted to determine if any differences stem from actual behaviors at the bargaining table or merely from social stereotypes about women being warmer and more communal.
In the first of five studies, the researchers analyzed feedback data from a business school course involving 231 master of business administration students. Over ten weeks, the students participated in face-to-face bargaining roleplays, resulting in over 2,000 unique observations. After each session, the students rated their randomly assigned partners on several aspects of subjective value, while independent coders calculated the exact financial outcome of every completed deal.
The authors found that people consistently rated women higher than men in areas like building trust, listening attentively, and satisfying their partner’s needs. Participants indicated they would want to work with their female partners again in 94.4 percent of cases, compared to 91.9 percent for male partners. Importantly, there was no measurable difference in the financial outcomes achieved by men and women.
To see if these effects persisted when participants could not see each other, the scientists examined a second dataset featuring 846 individuals engaging in anonymous online chat negotiations. In these text-based exercises, participants negotiated the distribution of fictional camping supplies to earn a real performance-based cash bonus. After the chat ended, the participants rated how much they liked their partner and how satisfied they were with the deal.
Even though the participants did not know the gender of the person on the other side of the screen, they reported liking female partners significantly more than male partners. This increased liking translated into higher overall satisfaction with the agreement. Just as in the first experiment, the economic outcomes for men and women were virtually identical. The researchers even ran a pretest with 180 undergraduate students, verifying that outside observers could not accurately guess the gender of the individuals based solely on reading the chat logs.
The third study aimed to separate actual behavior from perceived stereotypes. The authors recruited 773 participants from an online platform to read five randomly selected chat transcripts from the previous study. The participants were instructed to imagine they were one of the people in the chat. The researchers manipulated the experiment by either providing no gender information, labeling the partner as a man, or labeling the partner as a woman.
The actual gender of the person who originally typed the messages predicted how they were perceived. When reading transcripts written by women, the participants rated the partner as warmer and more competent, regardless of what gender label the scientists attached to the transcript. Participants reading women’s words also reported greater satisfaction and a higher desire to negotiate with that person in the future. This provides evidence that actual behavioral differences, rather than simple stereotyping, drive the preference for female negotiators.
A fourth experiment involving 371 online participants tested whether this preference extended to different types of future interactions. Using the same chat transcripts with no gender labels provided, the participants answered a comprehensive questionnaire designed to measure subjective value. The questionnaire assessed feelings about the relationship, the negotiation process, themselves, and the final outcome.
Once again, the transcripts belonging to women generated much higher subjective value scores across all categories. The participants expressed a stronger desire to have the female participants as teammates in the future. They also strongly preferred the women as counterparts in both cooperative, win-win scenarios and competitive, win-lose scenarios.
To identify exactly what women were doing differently to generate such positive feelings, the scientists used artificial intelligence software to code the specific behaviors in the chat transcripts. The software categorized every single sentence as a specific action, such as providing information, asking a question, or accepting an offer.
The analysis showed that women were significantly more likely to accept offers during the dialogue. Men, on the other hand, spent more time providing information. The statistical models revealed that the act of accepting offers was the primary behavior that made the female partners more likable and increased their counterpart’s satisfaction. Importantly, women were not accepting worse deals; they simply agreed to terms that worked for both sides, securing the same financial points as the men.
To demonstrate how this preference affects real life, the researchers ran a mathematical simulation based on their findings. The model suggested that because people want to work with women more often, female professionals would experience roughly 44.5 percent more future negotiation opportunities than men. Over time, these extra opportunities could compound into massive financial gains, giving women a distinct long-term economic advantage.
While these findings provide evidence of a female advantage in dealmaking, there are some limitations to consider. The experiments took place in highly structured, low-ambiguity environments where the rules and expectations were explicitly stated. In real-world situations where the appropriateness of negotiating is less obvious, the gender dynamics might operate differently.
Another potential misinterpretation is that prioritizing relationships always leads to equal financial success. In some contexts, focusing entirely on making the other person happy could cause a bargainer to settle for less money. The current data simply indicates that women manage to balance both, creating positive feelings without sacrificing their own economic interests.
Future research should explore these dynamics in high-stakes professional environments to see if the findings generalize beyond students and online participants. Scientists might also look into other specific behavioral differences beyond offer acceptance that contribute to a person’s subjective value. Exploring how reputation compounds over years of repeated business deals could shed more light on the long-term financial benefits of being a highly liked negotiator.
The study, “People prefer to negotiate with women, even when outcomes are identical and gender is unknown,” was authored by Charlotte H. Townsend, Laura J. Kray, and Solène Delecourt. It was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
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DATE: June 27, 2026 at 08:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: People prefer negotiating with women over men, study suggests
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
When engaging in negotiations, people tend to walk away more satisfied and eager for future interactions when their counterpart is a woman. Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that women achieve the same financial outcomes as men while simultaneously fostering better interpersonal relationships. These relational strengths provide evidence that women excel in the social aspects of dealmaking, which could lead to compounded economic advantages over time.
A negotiation is essentially a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement where parties might have conflicting or shared interests. These conversations happen everywhere, ranging from formal job salary discussions to everyday debates about how to divide household chores. Past literature in this area often focused on the idea that men are naturally better bargainers. Much of that early work pointed to women initiating fewer negotiations and sometimes walking away with less money.
However, the landscape of bargaining has shifted. Modern data indicates that women now negotiate just as often as men and achieve similar financial results. While the financial side of a deal is easy to measure, the social and emotional consequences of a negotiation are equally important for long-term success. Scientists refer to this concept as subjective value, which encompasses feelings of trust, rapport, and overall satisfaction with the interpersonal process.
High subjective value often predicts whether a person wants to do business with someone again. In ongoing business relationships, repeat interactions tend to generate more revenue than a single aggressive deal. The authors initiated the current research to examine whether there is a gender difference in how much subjective value a person creates during a bargaining session. They also wanted to determine if any differences stem from actual behaviors at the bargaining table or merely from social stereotypes about women being warmer and more communal.
In the first of five studies, the researchers analyzed feedback data from a business school course involving 231 master of business administration students. Over ten weeks, the students participated in face-to-face bargaining roleplays, resulting in over 2,000 unique observations. After each session, the students rated their randomly assigned partners on several aspects of subjective value, while independent coders calculated the exact financial outcome of every completed deal.
The authors found that people consistently rated women higher than men in areas like building trust, listening attentively, and satisfying their partner’s needs. Participants indicated they would want to work with their female partners again in 94.4 percent of cases, compared to 91.9 percent for male partners. Importantly, there was no measurable difference in the financial outcomes achieved by men and women.
To see if these effects persisted when participants could not see each other, the scientists examined a second dataset featuring 846 individuals engaging in anonymous online chat negotiations. In these text-based exercises, participants negotiated the distribution of fictional camping supplies to earn a real performance-based cash bonus. After the chat ended, the participants rated how much they liked their partner and how satisfied they were with the deal.
Even though the participants did not know the gender of the person on the other side of the screen, they reported liking female partners significantly more than male partners. This increased liking translated into higher overall satisfaction with the agreement. Just as in the first experiment, the economic outcomes for men and women were virtually identical. The researchers even ran a pretest with 180 undergraduate students, verifying that outside observers could not accurately guess the gender of the individuals based solely on reading the chat logs.
The third study aimed to separate actual behavior from perceived stereotypes. The authors recruited 773 participants from an online platform to read five randomly selected chat transcripts from the previous study. The participants were instructed to imagine they were one of the people in the chat. The researchers manipulated the experiment by either providing no gender information, labeling the partner as a man, or labeling the partner as a woman.
The actual gender of the person who originally typed the messages predicted how they were perceived. When reading transcripts written by women, the participants rated the partner as warmer and more competent, regardless of what gender label the scientists attached to the transcript. Participants reading women’s words also reported greater satisfaction and a higher desire to negotiate with that person in the future. This provides evidence that actual behavioral differences, rather than simple stereotyping, drive the preference for female negotiators.
A fourth experiment involving 371 online participants tested whether this preference extended to different types of future interactions. Using the same chat transcripts with no gender labels provided, the participants answered a comprehensive questionnaire designed to measure subjective value. The questionnaire assessed feelings about the relationship, the negotiation process, themselves, and the final outcome.
Once again, the transcripts belonging to women generated much higher subjective value scores across all categories. The participants expressed a stronger desire to have the female participants as teammates in the future. They also strongly preferred the women as counterparts in both cooperative, win-win scenarios and competitive, win-lose scenarios.
To identify exactly what women were doing differently to generate such positive feelings, the scientists used artificial intelligence software to code the specific behaviors in the chat transcripts. The software categorized every single sentence as a specific action, such as providing information, asking a question, or accepting an offer.
The analysis showed that women were significantly more likely to accept offers during the dialogue. Men, on the other hand, spent more time providing information. The statistical models revealed that the act of accepting offers was the primary behavior that made the female partners more likable and increased their counterpart’s satisfaction. Importantly, women were not accepting worse deals; they simply agreed to terms that worked for both sides, securing the same financial points as the men.
To demonstrate how this preference affects real life, the researchers ran a mathematical simulation based on their findings. The model suggested that because people want to work with women more often, female professionals would experience roughly 44.5 percent more future negotiation opportunities than men. Over time, these extra opportunities could compound into massive financial gains, giving women a distinct long-term economic advantage.
While these findings provide evidence of a female advantage in dealmaking, there are some limitations to consider. The experiments took place in highly structured, low-ambiguity environments where the rules and expectations were explicitly stated. In real-world situations where the appropriateness of negotiating is less obvious, the gender dynamics might operate differently.
Another potential misinterpretation is that prioritizing relationships always leads to equal financial success. In some contexts, focusing entirely on making the other person happy could cause a bargainer to settle for less money. The current data simply indicates that women manage to balance both, creating positive feelings without sacrificing their own economic interests.
Future research should explore these dynamics in high-stakes professional environments to see if the findings generalize beyond students and online participants. Scientists might also look into other specific behavioral differences beyond offer acceptance that contribute to a person’s subjective value. Exploring how reputation compounds over years of repeated business deals could shed more light on the long-term financial benefits of being a highly liked negotiator.
The study, “People prefer to negotiate with women, even when outcomes are identical and gender is unknown,” was authored by Charlotte H. Townsend, Laura J. Kray, and Solène Delecourt. It was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-prefer-negotiating-with-women-over-men-study-suggests/
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When an anti-Islam influencer was blocked from the UK, the internet's reaction wasn't outrage, but a quiet, almost indifferent shrug. This isn't just about border control; it's a chilling demonstration of how certain narratives, once amplified, can become so toxic they lose their power to provoke. We crave drama, but even the most incendiary v...
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When an anti-Islam influencer was blocked from the UK, the internet's reaction wasn't outrage, but a quiet, almost indifferent shrug. This isn't just about border control; it's a chilling demonstration of how certain narratives, once amplified, can become so toxic they lose their power to provoke. We crave drama, but even the most incendiary v...
#QuietCipher #InternetPsychology #CancelCulture #DigitalEchoChamber #InfluenceGame #SocialDynamics #UKPolitics #ViralAnalysis #DarkPatterns #Censorship -
When an anti-Islam influencer was blocked from the UK, the internet's reaction wasn't outrage, but a quiet, almost indifferent shrug. This isn't just about border control; it's a chilling demonstration of how certain narratives, once amplified, can become so toxic they lose their power to provoke. We crave drama, but even the most incendiary v...
#QuietCipher #InternetPsychology #CancelCulture #DigitalEchoChamber #InfluenceGame #SocialDynamics #UKPolitics #ViralAnalysis #DarkPatterns #Censorship -
DATE: June 24, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Gossiping and manipulation linked to higher fertility in new psychology study
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
Spreading rumors and intentionally excluding peers from social groups are behaviors often viewed as undesirable. A new study suggests that this type of covert hostility is linked to a higher likelihood of being in a romantic relationship and having more children. The research, published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, indicates that subtle forms of aggression might provide a reproductive advantage in modern populations.
Evolutionary psychologists track the number of children people have to measure evolutionary fitness. This metric reflects how successfully an individual passes down their genetic material to the next generation. If a specific heritable trait results in more offspring, its underlying genetics will become more common in the population over time. This process is the basic mechanism of natural selection.
Researchers study various psychological traits to see if they are actively being shaped by natural selection in the modern era. Characteristics like extroversion and neuroticism have already shown links to reproductive outcomes. Evolutionary theorists propose that aggressive behavior might also be an adaptive trait. Aggression can help individuals defend territory, secure limited resources, and compete for mating opportunities.
Human aggression is broadly divided into two categories based on how it is expressed. Direct aggression involves overt physical or verbal attacks, such as punching or yelling. Indirect aggression relies on covert tactics to inflict harm. A specific type of indirect aggression, known as relational aggression, focuses on damaging a victim’s social standing and interpersonal connections.
Relational aggression includes gossiping, withholding friendship, or manipulating others to isolate a rival. From an evolutionary perspective, direct physical aggression carries high risks. An overtly aggressive person could suffer physical injury, face social exile, or incur legal punishments. Relational aggression maximizes harm to the victim while keeping the aggressor relatively safe from physical retaliation or immediate blame.
Past research has struggled to directly link aggression to actual reproductive success in modern humans. Evolutionary studies often relied on proxies for reproduction, like the number of dating partners or a person’s age during their first sexual experience. When data on actual fertility was available, researchers frequently used biological proxies for aggression, such as upper body strength.
Marcin Moroń, a researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia in Poland, designed a study to test whether relational aggression offers quantifiable reproductive benefits in a contemporary society. By focusing on actual fertility rather than dating proxies, his work aimed to test the evolutionary adaptiveness of covert hostility.
Moroń analyzed data from 1,497 Polish adults who participated through an online survey platform. The participants ranged in age from eighteen to eighty-one, averaging about forty-eight years old. Just over half of the respondents were women. Participants completed demographic surveys asking about their socioeconomic status, relationship status, and the number of biological children they had.
The participants also answered a series of questions assessing their disposition toward relational aggression. The survey divided these hostile behaviors into two distinct categories. One category measured aggression directed at peers, asking if participants would try to embarrass someone or threaten to withdraw their friendship to get their way. The other category measured aggression directed at romantic partners, such as intentionally trying to make a spouse jealous.
Moroń used statistical models called Poisson regressions to examine the relationship between these aggressive tendencies and the number of children participants reported. These statistical models are specifically designed to analyze count data, like the number of offspring. The models accounted for demographic variables including age, sex, socioeconomic status, and whether the respondent was currently in a romantic relationship.
People who reported higher levels of peer-directed relational aggression were found to be involved in romantic relationships more frequently than those with lower levels. After adjusting for age and socioeconomic factors, higher peer-directed aggression was associated with a higher number of biological children. The data showed this positive association between covert peer aggression and fertility for both men and women.
The study then isolated the participants who were currently involved in romantic relationships. Within this specific group, higher levels of romantic partner-directed relational aggression were also linked to having more children. When looking at simple statistical correlations, this specific association appeared primarily among men.
The formal regression models, which evaluate all overlapping variables simultaneously, did not confirm a firm difference between the sexes in this regard. The interactions between sex and relational aggression were not statistically significant in the final models. Because these gender differences were not robust, Moroń noted that the proposed explanations for these behaviors could apply equally to men and women.
Relational aggression might function as an evolutionary strategy for competing with members of the same sex. Lowering the social rank of a romantic rival can increase a person’s chances of attracting a desired partner. This strategy is known in evolutionary biology as rival derogation. Improved mating success through these tactics could eventually lead to a higher number of offspring over a lifetime.
Within an established relationship, relational aggression might serve as a tactic to retain a mate. Behaviors meant to manipulate a partner or deter outside rivals might stabilize long-term relationships, which generally predicts higher fertility. Alternatively, these aggressive behaviors might push a partner away. This would lead the aggressive individual to break up, find new partners, and potentially have children across multiple relationships.
The results of the study are based on a cross-sectional design, meaning the data was collected at a single point in time. This type of observational data prevents researchers from determining simple cause and effect. It is possible that being in a relationship makes people more relationally aggressive as they attempt to guard their partner, rather than the aggression initially causing their romantic success.
The study also relied on self-reported questionnaires. People might underestimate or underreport how often they use manipulative tactics because they want to appear in a favorable light to researchers. Using reports from peers or partners could provide a more objective measure of a person’s aggressive tendencies in future studies.
The observed effect of relational aggression on fertility was relatively small in magnitude. Factors like a person’s age and relationship status played a much larger role in predicting how many children they had. The research also lacked data on variables like voluntary childlessness and the use of contraceptives. Tracking these factors would reveal exactly how aggressive individuals navigate modern family planning.
Future research will need to explore these social dynamics over a continuous timescale rather than a single snapshot. Longitudinal studies could track individuals from adolescence through their reproductive years to see how aggressive strategies shift over time. Despite the limitations, the current findings suggest that subtle, covert aggression might continue to play a role in human reproductive success.
The study, “Relational Aggression and Lifetime Offspring: A Preliminary Study in a Large Community-Based Sample of Polish Adults,” was authored by Marcin Moroń.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
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DATE: June 24, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Gossiping and manipulation linked to higher fertility in new psychology study
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
Spreading rumors and intentionally excluding peers from social groups are behaviors often viewed as undesirable. A new study suggests that this type of covert hostility is linked to a higher likelihood of being in a romantic relationship and having more children. The research, published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, indicates that subtle forms of aggression might provide a reproductive advantage in modern populations.
Evolutionary psychologists track the number of children people have to measure evolutionary fitness. This metric reflects how successfully an individual passes down their genetic material to the next generation. If a specific heritable trait results in more offspring, its underlying genetics will become more common in the population over time. This process is the basic mechanism of natural selection.
Researchers study various psychological traits to see if they are actively being shaped by natural selection in the modern era. Characteristics like extroversion and neuroticism have already shown links to reproductive outcomes. Evolutionary theorists propose that aggressive behavior might also be an adaptive trait. Aggression can help individuals defend territory, secure limited resources, and compete for mating opportunities.
Human aggression is broadly divided into two categories based on how it is expressed. Direct aggression involves overt physical or verbal attacks, such as punching or yelling. Indirect aggression relies on covert tactics to inflict harm. A specific type of indirect aggression, known as relational aggression, focuses on damaging a victim’s social standing and interpersonal connections.
Relational aggression includes gossiping, withholding friendship, or manipulating others to isolate a rival. From an evolutionary perspective, direct physical aggression carries high risks. An overtly aggressive person could suffer physical injury, face social exile, or incur legal punishments. Relational aggression maximizes harm to the victim while keeping the aggressor relatively safe from physical retaliation or immediate blame.
Past research has struggled to directly link aggression to actual reproductive success in modern humans. Evolutionary studies often relied on proxies for reproduction, like the number of dating partners or a person’s age during their first sexual experience. When data on actual fertility was available, researchers frequently used biological proxies for aggression, such as upper body strength.
Marcin Moroń, a researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia in Poland, designed a study to test whether relational aggression offers quantifiable reproductive benefits in a contemporary society. By focusing on actual fertility rather than dating proxies, his work aimed to test the evolutionary adaptiveness of covert hostility.
Moroń analyzed data from 1,497 Polish adults who participated through an online survey platform. The participants ranged in age from eighteen to eighty-one, averaging about forty-eight years old. Just over half of the respondents were women. Participants completed demographic surveys asking about their socioeconomic status, relationship status, and the number of biological children they had.
The participants also answered a series of questions assessing their disposition toward relational aggression. The survey divided these hostile behaviors into two distinct categories. One category measured aggression directed at peers, asking if participants would try to embarrass someone or threaten to withdraw their friendship to get their way. The other category measured aggression directed at romantic partners, such as intentionally trying to make a spouse jealous.
Moroń used statistical models called Poisson regressions to examine the relationship between these aggressive tendencies and the number of children participants reported. These statistical models are specifically designed to analyze count data, like the number of offspring. The models accounted for demographic variables including age, sex, socioeconomic status, and whether the respondent was currently in a romantic relationship.
People who reported higher levels of peer-directed relational aggression were found to be involved in romantic relationships more frequently than those with lower levels. After adjusting for age and socioeconomic factors, higher peer-directed aggression was associated with a higher number of biological children. The data showed this positive association between covert peer aggression and fertility for both men and women.
The study then isolated the participants who were currently involved in romantic relationships. Within this specific group, higher levels of romantic partner-directed relational aggression were also linked to having more children. When looking at simple statistical correlations, this specific association appeared primarily among men.
The formal regression models, which evaluate all overlapping variables simultaneously, did not confirm a firm difference between the sexes in this regard. The interactions between sex and relational aggression were not statistically significant in the final models. Because these gender differences were not robust, Moroń noted that the proposed explanations for these behaviors could apply equally to men and women.
Relational aggression might function as an evolutionary strategy for competing with members of the same sex. Lowering the social rank of a romantic rival can increase a person’s chances of attracting a desired partner. This strategy is known in evolutionary biology as rival derogation. Improved mating success through these tactics could eventually lead to a higher number of offspring over a lifetime.
Within an established relationship, relational aggression might serve as a tactic to retain a mate. Behaviors meant to manipulate a partner or deter outside rivals might stabilize long-term relationships, which generally predicts higher fertility. Alternatively, these aggressive behaviors might push a partner away. This would lead the aggressive individual to break up, find new partners, and potentially have children across multiple relationships.
The results of the study are based on a cross-sectional design, meaning the data was collected at a single point in time. This type of observational data prevents researchers from determining simple cause and effect. It is possible that being in a relationship makes people more relationally aggressive as they attempt to guard their partner, rather than the aggression initially causing their romantic success.
The study also relied on self-reported questionnaires. People might underestimate or underreport how often they use manipulative tactics because they want to appear in a favorable light to researchers. Using reports from peers or partners could provide a more objective measure of a person’s aggressive tendencies in future studies.
The observed effect of relational aggression on fertility was relatively small in magnitude. Factors like a person’s age and relationship status played a much larger role in predicting how many children they had. The research also lacked data on variables like voluntary childlessness and the use of contraceptives. Tracking these factors would reveal exactly how aggressive individuals navigate modern family planning.
Future research will need to explore these social dynamics over a continuous timescale rather than a single snapshot. Longitudinal studies could track individuals from adolescence through their reproductive years to see how aggressive strategies shift over time. Despite the limitations, the current findings suggest that subtle, covert aggression might continue to play a role in human reproductive success.
The study, “Relational Aggression and Lifetime Offspring: A Preliminary Study in a Large Community-Based Sample of Polish Adults,” was authored by Marcin Moroń.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
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DATE: June 24, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Gossiping and manipulation linked to higher fertility in new psychology study
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
Spreading rumors and intentionally excluding peers from social groups are behaviors often viewed as undesirable. A new study suggests that this type of covert hostility is linked to a higher likelihood of being in a romantic relationship and having more children. The research, published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, indicates that subtle forms of aggression might provide a reproductive advantage in modern populations.
Evolutionary psychologists track the number of children people have to measure evolutionary fitness. This metric reflects how successfully an individual passes down their genetic material to the next generation. If a specific heritable trait results in more offspring, its underlying genetics will become more common in the population over time. This process is the basic mechanism of natural selection.
Researchers study various psychological traits to see if they are actively being shaped by natural selection in the modern era. Characteristics like extroversion and neuroticism have already shown links to reproductive outcomes. Evolutionary theorists propose that aggressive behavior might also be an adaptive trait. Aggression can help individuals defend territory, secure limited resources, and compete for mating opportunities.
Human aggression is broadly divided into two categories based on how it is expressed. Direct aggression involves overt physical or verbal attacks, such as punching or yelling. Indirect aggression relies on covert tactics to inflict harm. A specific type of indirect aggression, known as relational aggression, focuses on damaging a victim’s social standing and interpersonal connections.
Relational aggression includes gossiping, withholding friendship, or manipulating others to isolate a rival. From an evolutionary perspective, direct physical aggression carries high risks. An overtly aggressive person could suffer physical injury, face social exile, or incur legal punishments. Relational aggression maximizes harm to the victim while keeping the aggressor relatively safe from physical retaliation or immediate blame.
Past research has struggled to directly link aggression to actual reproductive success in modern humans. Evolutionary studies often relied on proxies for reproduction, like the number of dating partners or a person’s age during their first sexual experience. When data on actual fertility was available, researchers frequently used biological proxies for aggression, such as upper body strength.
Marcin Moroń, a researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia in Poland, designed a study to test whether relational aggression offers quantifiable reproductive benefits in a contemporary society. By focusing on actual fertility rather than dating proxies, his work aimed to test the evolutionary adaptiveness of covert hostility.
Moroń analyzed data from 1,497 Polish adults who participated through an online survey platform. The participants ranged in age from eighteen to eighty-one, averaging about forty-eight years old. Just over half of the respondents were women. Participants completed demographic surveys asking about their socioeconomic status, relationship status, and the number of biological children they had.
The participants also answered a series of questions assessing their disposition toward relational aggression. The survey divided these hostile behaviors into two distinct categories. One category measured aggression directed at peers, asking if participants would try to embarrass someone or threaten to withdraw their friendship to get their way. The other category measured aggression directed at romantic partners, such as intentionally trying to make a spouse jealous.
Moroń used statistical models called Poisson regressions to examine the relationship between these aggressive tendencies and the number of children participants reported. These statistical models are specifically designed to analyze count data, like the number of offspring. The models accounted for demographic variables including age, sex, socioeconomic status, and whether the respondent was currently in a romantic relationship.
People who reported higher levels of peer-directed relational aggression were found to be involved in romantic relationships more frequently than those with lower levels. After adjusting for age and socioeconomic factors, higher peer-directed aggression was associated with a higher number of biological children. The data showed this positive association between covert peer aggression and fertility for both men and women.
The study then isolated the participants who were currently involved in romantic relationships. Within this specific group, higher levels of romantic partner-directed relational aggression were also linked to having more children. When looking at simple statistical correlations, this specific association appeared primarily among men.
The formal regression models, which evaluate all overlapping variables simultaneously, did not confirm a firm difference between the sexes in this regard. The interactions between sex and relational aggression were not statistically significant in the final models. Because these gender differences were not robust, Moroń noted that the proposed explanations for these behaviors could apply equally to men and women.
Relational aggression might function as an evolutionary strategy for competing with members of the same sex. Lowering the social rank of a romantic rival can increase a person’s chances of attracting a desired partner. This strategy is known in evolutionary biology as rival derogation. Improved mating success through these tactics could eventually lead to a higher number of offspring over a lifetime.
Within an established relationship, relational aggression might serve as a tactic to retain a mate. Behaviors meant to manipulate a partner or deter outside rivals might stabilize long-term relationships, which generally predicts higher fertility. Alternatively, these aggressive behaviors might push a partner away. This would lead the aggressive individual to break up, find new partners, and potentially have children across multiple relationships.
The results of the study are based on a cross-sectional design, meaning the data was collected at a single point in time. This type of observational data prevents researchers from determining simple cause and effect. It is possible that being in a relationship makes people more relationally aggressive as they attempt to guard their partner, rather than the aggression initially causing their romantic success.
The study also relied on self-reported questionnaires. People might underestimate or underreport how often they use manipulative tactics because they want to appear in a favorable light to researchers. Using reports from peers or partners could provide a more objective measure of a person’s aggressive tendencies in future studies.
The observed effect of relational aggression on fertility was relatively small in magnitude. Factors like a person’s age and relationship status played a much larger role in predicting how many children they had. The research also lacked data on variables like voluntary childlessness and the use of contraceptives. Tracking these factors would reveal exactly how aggressive individuals navigate modern family planning.
Future research will need to explore these social dynamics over a continuous timescale rather than a single snapshot. Longitudinal studies could track individuals from adolescence through their reproductive years to see how aggressive strategies shift over time. Despite the limitations, the current findings suggest that subtle, covert aggression might continue to play a role in human reproductive success.
The study, “Relational Aggression and Lifetime Offspring: A Preliminary Study in a Large Community-Based Sample of Polish Adults,” was authored by Marcin Moroń.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/covert-hostility-may-offer-reproductive-benefits-in-modern-humans/
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I’d love to hear your thoughts. Are we seeing "exploitation," or are we seeing a desperate reaction to a system that fails to prioritize the vulnerable?
#SocialDynamics #TamilNadu #PublicPolicy #Parenting #Infrastructure #Chennai #Sociology
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Talkative guide disrupts romantic nature walk, prompting advice on handling future encounters
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Talkative guide disrupts romantic nature walk, prompting advice on handling future encounters
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Talkative guide disrupts romantic nature walk, prompting advice on handling future encounters
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Talkative guide disrupts romantic nature walk, prompting advice on handling future encounters
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl/116625052489615080
This post highlights a striking social reality regarding safety and public perception. The strategy of manufacturing a male companion to avoid harassment demonstrates that systemic respect is still frequently tied to a woman's perceived relationship status rather than her individual autonomy. It is a vital conversation on modern safety dynamics.
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl/116625052489615080
This post highlights a striking social reality regarding safety and public perception. The strategy of manufacturing a male companion to avoid harassment demonstrates that systemic respect is still frequently tied to a woman's perceived relationship status rather than her individual autonomy. It is a vital conversation on modern safety dynamics.
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When cute turns yuck: Inside the sudden ‘ick’ reaction https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/psychology-of-the-ick-social-discomfort-lh4cdm91?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TheIck #Psychology #HumanBehaviour #ModernLife #SocialDynamics
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When cute turns yuck: Inside the sudden ‘ick’ reaction https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/psychology-of-the-ick-social-discomfort-lh4cdm91?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TheIck #Psychology #HumanBehaviour #ModernLife #SocialDynamics
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When cute turns yuck: Inside the sudden ‘ick’ reaction https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/psychology-of-the-ick-social-discomfort-lh4cdm91?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TheIck #Psychology #HumanBehaviour #ModernLife #SocialDynamics
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When cute turns yuck: Inside the sudden ‘ick’ reaction https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/psychology-of-the-ick-social-discomfort-lh4cdm91?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TheIck #Psychology #HumanBehaviour #ModernLife #SocialDynamics
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🚨 ALERT 🚨: Tim Bray just discovered that wealth inequality exists! 💥 Groundbreaking insights like "War is bad" and "Don't start one" will surely revolutionize our understanding of social dynamics. For more dazzling revelations, check out Wikipedia because apparently, that's where the real #journalism lives now. 📉😴
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime #wealthinequality #groundbreakinginsights #socialdynamics #TimBray #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 ALERT 🚨: Tim Bray just discovered that wealth inequality exists! 💥 Groundbreaking insights like "War is bad" and "Don't start one" will surely revolutionize our understanding of social dynamics. For more dazzling revelations, check out Wikipedia because apparently, that's where the real #journalism lives now. 📉😴
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime #wealthinequality #groundbreakinginsights #socialdynamics #TimBray #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 ALERT 🚨: Tim Bray just discovered that wealth inequality exists! 💥 Groundbreaking insights like "War is bad" and "Don't start one" will surely revolutionize our understanding of social dynamics. For more dazzling revelations, check out Wikipedia because apparently, that's where the real #journalism lives now. 📉😴
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime #wealthinequality #groundbreakinginsights #socialdynamics #TimBray #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 ALERT 🚨: Tim Bray just discovered that wealth inequality exists! 💥 Groundbreaking insights like "War is bad" and "Don't start one" will surely revolutionize our understanding of social dynamics. For more dazzling revelations, check out Wikipedia because apparently, that's where the real #journalism lives now. 📉😴
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime #wealthinequality #groundbreakinginsights #socialdynamics #TimBray #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 ALERT 🚨: Tim Bray just discovered that wealth inequality exists! 💥 Groundbreaking insights like "War is bad" and "Don't start one" will surely revolutionize our understanding of social dynamics. For more dazzling revelations, check out Wikipedia because apparently, that's where the real #journalism lives now. 📉😴
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime #wealthinequality #groundbreakinginsights #socialdynamics #TimBray #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that apps are not unlike high school cliques, orbiting around their "popular" nucleus nouns. Because, as we all know, what the world needed was a linguistic hierarchy for its beloved apps. 🚀🔬
https://ben-mini.com/2026/nucleus-nouns #appHierarchy #appCulture #socialDynamics #techTrends #linguisticInsights #highSchoolCliques #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that apps are not unlike high school cliques, orbiting around their "popular" nucleus nouns. Because, as we all know, what the world needed was a linguistic hierarchy for its beloved apps. 🚀🔬
https://ben-mini.com/2026/nucleus-nouns #appHierarchy #appCulture #socialDynamics #techTrends #linguisticInsights #highSchoolCliques #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that apps are not unlike high school cliques, orbiting around their "popular" nucleus nouns. Because, as we all know, what the world needed was a linguistic hierarchy for its beloved apps. 🚀🔬
https://ben-mini.com/2026/nucleus-nouns #appHierarchy #appCulture #socialDynamics #techTrends #linguisticInsights #highSchoolCliques #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that apps are not unlike high school cliques, orbiting around their "popular" nucleus nouns. Because, as we all know, what the world needed was a linguistic hierarchy for its beloved apps. 🚀🔬
https://ben-mini.com/2026/nucleus-nouns #appHierarchy #appCulture #socialDynamics #techTrends #linguisticInsights #highSchoolCliques #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that apps are not unlike high school cliques, orbiting around their "popular" nucleus nouns. Because, as we all know, what the world needed was a linguistic hierarchy for its beloved apps. 🚀🔬
https://ben-mini.com/2026/nucleus-nouns #appHierarchy #appCulture #socialDynamics #techTrends #linguisticInsights #highSchoolCliques #HackerNews #ngated -
AI Systems Probe Social Dynamics, Map Everyday Interactions
Researchers are using advanced AI to map 20,000 types of daily social interactions, revealing how situations affect people. Findings help understand behavior.
#AISocialScience, #LLMResearch, #HumanBehavior, #SocialDynamics, #TechInnovation
https://newsletter.tf/ai-maps-20000-social-interactions-using-llms/
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AI can now identify about 20,000 different social situations, which is a huge step from earlier AI that could only understand a few. This helps us understand how we act around others.
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I can’t show people how I do it — I just have to be the guy who does it.
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I can’t show people how I do it — I just have to be the guy who does it.
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I can’t show people how I do it — I just have to be the guy who does it.
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I can’t show people how I do it — I just have to be the guy who does it.
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I can’t show people how I do it — I just have to be the guy who does it.
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“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero”*…
To the extent that evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers has been in the news over the last decade, it has been for his entanglement with and highly-questionable defense of Jeffrey Epstein. But as Lionel Page reminds us, two decades before that– well before he could have known the execrable “financier”– Trivers made hugely important contributions to his field…
Steve Stewart-Williams announced… that Robert Trivers passed away.
Trivers was one of the most—perhaps the most—influential evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. His work should be much more widely known in social and behavioural sciences, in particular in economics, as Trivers’ intellectual approach is very much in line with a game theoretic understanding of social interactions.
It is hard to overstate the importance of his work. Einstein famously published four groundbreaking papers in 1905, a year often referred to as his “Annus mirabilis”, during which he revolutionised physics. Trivers might be said to have had a “Quinquennium Mirabile” for the five years between 1971 and 1976, during which he produced a series of ideas that revolutionised evolutionary biology…
[Page unpacks four of those contributions: Reciprocal Alturism, Parental Investment, Parental Offspring Conflict, and Self-Deception, each fascinating…]
… Trivers has been one of the most influential evolutionary biologists, and his papers are still worth reading today. His insights, published more than 50 years ago, are fascinating. They often align very well with economic theories of behaviour, and it is therefore regrettable that his ideas are not more well-known in economics, and in particular in behavioural economics.
A key feature of Trivers’ take across these contributions was to see that beneath the world of social interactions we observe, there are deep structures in terms of incentives that shape the game we play. Understanding these games and their structures helps us make sense of the seemingly endless complexity of human psychology and social dynamics. In several key contributions, Trivers helped lift the veil on the underlying logic of human behaviour…
From cooperation to conflict: the evolutionary grammar of social interactions: “The fascinating insights of Robert Trivers” from @lionelpage.bsky.social.
For more on Trivers and the controversies in his life (Epstein, but also the Black Panthers and a Rutgers set-to), all of which followed the burst of productivity described above, see here.
And for some thoughts on how one might reconcile appreciation for a scientist’s work with abhorence of his later sins, see “Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us. We Can Put Them to Rest.“
* Bertolt Brecht (through the mouth of Galileo, in The Life of Galileo)
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As we linger over legacies, we might send material birthday greetings to a man who helped lay the groundwork for the field to which Trivers contributed, Ludwig Büchner; he was born on this date in 1824. A philosopher, physiologist, and physician, he became one of the leading exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Büchner was an early champion of Darwin’s theory of evolution, endorsing it within a decade of its first issuance, then did much to spread it by citing and building on it in his own books.
As far as we know, Büchner’s life was free of the scandal and conflict that plagued Trivers. He taught at the University of Tübingen and published dozens of books and papers. Later in his life he founded he “German Freethinkers League” (“Deutsche Freidenkerbund”) and served as a member of the second chamber of the Landstände of the Grand Duchy of Hesse as a representative of the German Free-minded Party from 1884 to 1890. He was the younger brother of Georg Büchner, a famous revolutionary playwright, and Luise Büchner, a women’s rights advocate; and he was the uncle of Ernst Büchner, inventor of the Büchner flask.
#culture #Darwin #evolution #evolutionaryBiology #history #humanBehavior #LudwigBüchner #LudwigBuchner #Materialism #ParentalInvestment #ParentalOffspringConflict #Psychology #ReciprocalAlturism #RobertTrivers #Science #scientificMaterialism #SelfDeception #socialDynamics #sociobiology #theoryOfEvolution -
“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero”*…
To the extent that evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers has been in the news over the last decade, it has been for his entanglement with and highly-questionable defense of Jeffrey Epstein. But as Lionel Page reminds us, two decades before that– well before he could have known the execrable “financier”– Trivers made hugely important contributions to his field…
Steve Stewart-Williams announced… that Robert Trivers passed away.
Trivers was one of the most—perhaps the most—influential evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. His work should be much more widely known in social and behavioural sciences, in particular in economics, as Trivers’ intellectual approach is very much in line with a game theoretic understanding of social interactions.
It is hard to overstate the importance of his work. Einstein famously published four groundbreaking papers in 1905, a year often referred to as his “Annus mirabilis”, during which he revolutionised physics. Trivers might be said to have had a “Quinquennium Mirabile” for the five years between 1971 and 1976, during which he produced a series of ideas that revolutionised evolutionary biology…
[Page unpacks four of those contributions: Reciprocal Alturism, Parental Investment, Parental Offspring Conflict, and Self-Deception, each fascinating…]
… Trivers has been one of the most influential evolutionary biologists, and his papers are still worth reading today. His insights, published more than 50 years ago, are fascinating. They often align very well with economic theories of behaviour, and it is therefore regrettable that his ideas are not more well-known in economics, and in particular in behavioural economics.
A key feature of Trivers’ take across these contributions was to see that beneath the world of social interactions we observe, there are deep structures in terms of incentives that shape the game we play. Understanding these games and their structures helps us make sense of the seemingly endless complexity of human psychology and social dynamics. In several key contributions, Trivers helped lift the veil on the underlying logic of human behaviour…
From cooperation to conflict: the evolutionary grammar of social interactions: “The fascinating insights of Robert Trivers” from @lionelpage.bsky.social.
For more on Trivers and the controversies in his life (Epstein, but also the Black Panthers and a Rutgers set-to), all of which followed the burst of productivity described above, see here.
And for some thoughts on how one might reconcile appreciation for a scientist’s work with abhorence of his later sins, see “Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us. We Can Put Them to Rest.“
* Bertolt Brecht (through the mouth of Galileo, in The Life of Galileo)
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As we linger over legacies, we might send material birthday greetings to a man who helped lay the groundwork for the field to which Trivers contributed, Ludwig Büchner; he was born on this date in 1824. A philosopher, physiologist, and physician, he became one of the leading exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Büchner was an early champion of Darwin’s theory of evolution, endorsing it within a decade of its first issuance, then did much to spread it by citing and building on it in his own books.
As far as we know, Büchner’s life was free of the scandal and conflict that plagued Trivers. He taught at the University of Tübingen and published dozens of books and papers. Later in his life he founded he “German Freethinkers League” (“Deutsche Freidenkerbund”) and served as a member of the second chamber of the Landstände of the Grand Duchy of Hesse as a representative of the German Free-minded Party from 1884 to 1890. He was the younger brother of Georg Büchner, a famous revolutionary playwright, and Luise Büchner, a women’s rights advocate; and he was the uncle of Ernst Büchner, inventor of the Büchner flask.
#culture #Darwin #evolution #evolutionaryBiology #history #humanBehavior #LudwigBüchner #LudwigBuchner #Materialism #ParentalInvestment #ParentalOffspringConflict #Psychology #ReciprocalAlturism #RobertTrivers #Science #scientificMaterialism #SelfDeception #socialDynamics #sociobiology #theoryOfEvolution -
“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero”*…
To the extent that evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers has been in the news over the last decade, it has been for his entanglement with and highly-questionable defense of Jeffrey Epstein. But as Lionel Page reminds us, two decades before that– well before he could have known the execrable “financier”– Trivers made hugely important contributions to his field…
Steve Stewart-Williams announced… that Robert Trivers passed away.
Trivers was one of the most—perhaps the most—influential evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. His work should be much more widely known in social and behavioural sciences, in particular in economics, as Trivers’ intellectual approach is very much in line with a game theoretic understanding of social interactions.
It is hard to overstate the importance of his work. Einstein famously published four groundbreaking papers in 1905, a year often referred to as his “Annus mirabilis”, during which he revolutionised physics. Trivers might be said to have had a “Quinquennium Mirabile” for the five years between 1971 and 1976, during which he produced a series of ideas that revolutionised evolutionary biology…
[Page unpacks four of those contributions: Reciprocal Alturism, Parental Investment, Parental Offspring Conflict, and Self-Deception, each fascinating…]
… Trivers has been one of the most influential evolutionary biologists, and his papers are still worth reading today. His insights, published more than 50 years ago, are fascinating. They often align very well with economic theories of behaviour, and it is therefore regrettable that his ideas are not more well-known in economics, and in particular in behavioural economics.
A key feature of Trivers’ take across these contributions was to see that beneath the world of social interactions we observe, there are deep structures in terms of incentives that shape the game we play. Understanding these games and their structures helps us make sense of the seemingly endless complexity of human psychology and social dynamics. In several key contributions, Trivers helped lift the veil on the underlying logic of human behaviour…
From cooperation to conflict: the evolutionary grammar of social interactions: “The fascinating insights of Robert Trivers” from @lionelpage.bsky.social.
For more on Trivers and the controversies in his life (Epstein, but also the Black Panthers and a Rutgers set-to), all of which followed the burst of productivity described above, see here.
And for some thoughts on how one might reconcile appreciation for a scientist’s work with abhorence of his later sins, see “Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us. We Can Put Them to Rest.“
* Bertolt Brecht (through the mouth of Galileo, in The Life of Galileo)
###
As we linger over legacies, we might send material birthday greetings to a man who helped lay the groundwork for the field to which Trivers contributed, Ludwig Büchner; he was born on this date in 1824. A philosopher, physiologist, and physician, he became one of the leading exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Büchner was an early champion of Darwin’s theory of evolution, endorsing it within a decade of its first issuance, then did much to spread it by citing and building on it in his own books.
As far as we know, Büchner’s life was free of the scandal and conflict that plagued Trivers. He taught at the University of Tübingen and published dozens of books and papers. Later in his life he founded he “German Freethinkers League” (“Deutsche Freidenkerbund”) and served as a member of the second chamber of the Landstände of the Grand Duchy of Hesse as a representative of the German Free-minded Party from 1884 to 1890. He was the younger brother of Georg Büchner, a famous revolutionary playwright, and Luise Büchner, a women’s rights advocate; and he was the uncle of Ernst Büchner, inventor of the Büchner flask.
#culture #Darwin #evolution #evolutionaryBiology #history #humanBehavior #LudwigBüchner #LudwigBuchner #Materialism #ParentalInvestment #ParentalOffspringConflict #Psychology #ReciprocalAlturism #RobertTrivers #Science #scientificMaterialism #SelfDeception #socialDynamics #sociobiology #theoryOfEvolution -
“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero”*…
To the extent that evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers has been in the news over the last decade, it has been for his entanglement with and highly-questionable defense of Jeffrey Epstein. But as Lionel Page reminds us, two decades before that– well before he could have known the execrable “financier”– Trivers made hugely important contributions to his field…
Steve Stewart-Williams announced… that Robert Trivers passed away.
Trivers was one of the most—perhaps the most—influential evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. His work should be much more widely known in social and behavioural sciences, in particular in economics, as Trivers’ intellectual approach is very much in line with a game theoretic understanding of social interactions.
It is hard to overstate the importance of his work. Einstein famously published four groundbreaking papers in 1905, a year often referred to as his “Annus mirabilis”, during which he revolutionised physics. Trivers might be said to have had a “Quinquennium Mirabile” for the five years between 1971 and 1976, during which he produced a series of ideas that revolutionised evolutionary biology…
[Page unpacks four of those contributions: Reciprocal Alturism, Parental Investment, Parental Offspring Conflict, and Self-Deception, each fascinating…]
… Trivers has been one of the most influential evolutionary biologists, and his papers are still worth reading today. His insights, published more than 50 years ago, are fascinating. They often align very well with economic theories of behaviour, and it is therefore regrettable that his ideas are not more well-known in economics, and in particular in behavioural economics.
A key feature of Trivers’ take across these contributions was to see that beneath the world of social interactions we observe, there are deep structures in terms of incentives that shape the game we play. Understanding these games and their structures helps us make sense of the seemingly endless complexity of human psychology and social dynamics. In several key contributions, Trivers helped lift the veil on the underlying logic of human behaviour…
From cooperation to conflict: the evolutionary grammar of social interactions: “The fascinating insights of Robert Trivers” from @lionelpage.bsky.social.
For more on Trivers and the controversies in his life (Epstein, but also the Black Panthers and a Rutgers set-to), all of which followed the burst of productivity described above, see here.
And for some thoughts on how one might reconcile appreciation for a scientist’s work with abhorence of his later sins, see “Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us. We Can Put Them to Rest.“
* Bertolt Brecht (through the mouth of Galileo, in The Life of Galileo)
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As we linger over legacies, we might send material birthday greetings to a man who helped lay the groundwork for the field to which Trivers contributed, Ludwig Büchner; he was born on this date in 1824. A philosopher, physiologist, and physician, he became one of the leading exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Büchner was an early champion of Darwin’s theory of evolution, endorsing it within a decade of its first issuance, then did much to spread it by citing and building on it in his own books.
As far as we know, Büchner’s life was free of the scandal and conflict that plagued Trivers. He taught at the University of Tübingen and published dozens of books and papers. Later in his life he founded he “German Freethinkers League” (“Deutsche Freidenkerbund”) and served as a member of the second chamber of the Landstände of the Grand Duchy of Hesse as a representative of the German Free-minded Party from 1884 to 1890. He was the younger brother of Georg Büchner, a famous revolutionary playwright, and Luise Büchner, a women’s rights advocate; and he was the uncle of Ernst Büchner, inventor of the Büchner flask.
#culture #Darwin #evolution #evolutionaryBiology #history #humanBehavior #LudwigBüchner #LudwigBuchner #Materialism #ParentalInvestment #ParentalOffspringConflict #Psychology #ReciprocalAlturism #RobertTrivers #Science #scientificMaterialism #SelfDeception #socialDynamics #sociobiology #theoryOfEvolution -
“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero”*…
To the extent that evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert Trivers has been in the news over the last decade, it has been for his entanglement with and highly-questionable defense of Jeffrey Epstein. But as Lionel Page reminds us, two decades before that– well before he could have known the execrable “financier”– Trivers made hugely important contributions to his field…
Steve Stewart-Williams announced… that Robert Trivers passed away.
Trivers was one of the most—perhaps the most—influential evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. His work should be much more widely known in social and behavioural sciences, in particular in economics, as Trivers’ intellectual approach is very much in line with a game theoretic understanding of social interactions.
It is hard to overstate the importance of his work. Einstein famously published four groundbreaking papers in 1905, a year often referred to as his “Annus mirabilis”, during which he revolutionised physics. Trivers might be said to have had a “Quinquennium Mirabile” for the five years between 1971 and 1976, during which he produced a series of ideas that revolutionised evolutionary biology…
[Page unpacks four of those contributions: Reciprocal Alturism, Parental Investment, Parental Offspring Conflict, and Self-Deception, each fascinating…]
… Trivers has been one of the most influential evolutionary biologists, and his papers are still worth reading today. His insights, published more than 50 years ago, are fascinating. They often align very well with economic theories of behaviour, and it is therefore regrettable that his ideas are not more well-known in economics, and in particular in behavioural economics.
A key feature of Trivers’ take across these contributions was to see that beneath the world of social interactions we observe, there are deep structures in terms of incentives that shape the game we play. Understanding these games and their structures helps us make sense of the seemingly endless complexity of human psychology and social dynamics. In several key contributions, Trivers helped lift the veil on the underlying logic of human behaviour…
From cooperation to conflict: the evolutionary grammar of social interactions: “The fascinating insights of Robert Trivers” from @lionelpage.bsky.social.
For more on Trivers and the controversies in his life (Epstein, but also the Black Panthers and a Rutgers set-to), all of which followed the burst of productivity described above, see here.
And for some thoughts on how one might reconcile appreciation for a scientist’s work with abhorence of his later sins, see “Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us. We Can Put Them to Rest.“
* Bertolt Brecht (through the mouth of Galileo, in The Life of Galileo)
###
As we linger over legacies, we might send material birthday greetings to a man who helped lay the groundwork for the field to which Trivers contributed, Ludwig Büchner; he was born on this date in 1824. A philosopher, physiologist, and physician, he became one of the leading exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Büchner was an early champion of Darwin’s theory of evolution, endorsing it within a decade of its first issuance, then did much to spread it by citing and building on it in his own books.
As far as we know, Büchner’s life was free of the scandal and conflict that plagued Trivers. He taught at the University of Tübingen and published dozens of books and papers. Later in his life he founded he “German Freethinkers League” (“Deutsche Freidenkerbund”) and served as a member of the second chamber of the Landstände of the Grand Duchy of Hesse as a representative of the German Free-minded Party from 1884 to 1890. He was the younger brother of Georg Büchner, a famous revolutionary playwright, and Luise Büchner, a women’s rights advocate; and he was the uncle of Ernst Büchner, inventor of the Büchner flask.
#culture #Darwin #evolution #evolutionaryBiology #history #humanBehavior #LudwigBüchner #LudwigBuchner #Materialism #ParentalInvestment #ParentalOffspringConflict #Psychology #ReciprocalAlturism #RobertTrivers #Science #scientificMaterialism #SelfDeception #socialDynamics #sociobiology #theoryOfEvolution -
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