Our recent paper discussing why children might care more about animals. A joy to write with @lmcguire.bsky.social @nadirafaber.bsky.social Jared Piazza and Katja Liebal. academic.oup.com/cdpers/advan...

The development of humans' moral views of other animals

Abstract. Humans' moral views of animals vary in important ways across development. In many cases, adults display anthropocentric moral judgments that rela

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Luke McGuire@lmcguire.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...

Earlier today I saw @robinince.bsky.social at Fringe. Such a nice change of pace to see a show focused on awe and joy and celebrating wonderful people. And, of course, books! www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Recent interview on Knowing Animals w @joshmilburn.bsky.social. We discuss my new paper on children's moral circles, coauthored w @juliamarshall.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social @luciuscaviola.bsky.social Podcast: knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-240-... Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Knowing Animals: Episode 240: Children's moral circles with Matti Wilks

Dr Matti Wilks is a social and developmental psychologist who is a reader in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Her work explores people’s moral motivation and actions. This includes lots of w...

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Josh Milburn@joshmilburn.bsky.social · last yr.

On the latest episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to @mattiwilks.bsky.social of the University of Edinburgh about her work on children's conceptions of the moral circle. The podcast is available for free below or in all the usual podcast places. Tune in! knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-240-...

Very late to the party but 3 weeks ago we hosted the @phair-society.bsky.social conference here in Edinburgh. What an amazing few days catching up with colleagues, learning about new research, and talking all things animal advocacy 🐷🐶 #phair2025

🚨We're hiring! The Mind & Morality Lab is seeking a Lab Manager to start this September. Excited about research on social cognitive development? Apply here: forms.gle/4rKXD2x1vmkD.... Learn more about us: sites.brown.edu/mindmorality.... ⏳ We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis—apply early!

What beings are in your #moralCircle? The 1st keynote by @mattiwilks.bsky.social reported that - kids, effective altruists (EAs), and vegetarians showed less #speciesism, #anthropocentrism - EAs performed better on cognitive tests Follow Dr. Wilks on #gScholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

It's just one month until the @phair-society.bsky.social Animal Advocacy Conference in Edinburgh! I caught up with @marikasbell.bsky.social and Luke McGuire to talk all things conference on the Deal with Animals Podcast! www.thedealwithanimals.com/post/what-sp... phair2025.co.uk

What Sparks Change in Our View of Animals? PHAIR 2025 with Dr. Matti Wilks and Dr Luke McGuire

This discussion reiterates the critical intersection where psychology meets animal advocacy. This knowledge is not just for academics but for anyone eager to contribute to a world where compassion ext...

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Very excited to finally have this in print! @juliamarshall.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social @nathumbehav.nature.com

Julia Marshall@juliamarshall.bsky.social · last yr.

🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola

My student @jmepedersen.bsky.social is launching a new project and we are looking for pilot participants for a couple of short surveys. If you have a few minutes free: s1917169.ppls.ed.ac.uk/Pilot_1A/mai... s1917169.ppls.ed.ac.uk/Pilot_1B/mai... (Laptops/tablets preferable for formatting)

Last month I was lucky enough to join @briancoxtalks.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social Jo Brand and Prof Steve Jones on the Infinite Monkey Cage to chat about altruism. Definitely a career highlight! Link below: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Worth reading this alongside @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's analysis of our finances, which paints a rather different picture, highlighting financial mismanagement: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/3fzpaa5...

No Compulsory Redundancies at The University Of Edinburgh! — UCU Edinburgh

Management Is Manufacturing a ‘Financial Crisis’ to Impose Staff Cuts

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How selfish are we really? Why organisms help one another? How has society necessitated altruism? Listen as PPLS Psychology lecturer @mattiwilks.bsky.social joins @profbriancox.bsky.social, @robinince.bsky.social, Jo Brand and Steve Jones from University College London. Listen here: edin.ac/4kc8txo

The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 32 - How selfish are we really? - Jo Brand, Matti Wilks and Steve Jones - BBC Sounds

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are on their best behaviour as they explore altruism.

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The Infinite Monkey Cage How selfish are we really? - Jo Brand, @mattiwilks.bsky.social and Steve Jones Thursday 11:00 BBC Radio 4 @profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social are on their best behaviour as they explore altruism. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 32, How selfish are we really? - Jo Brand, Matti Wilks and Steve Jones

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are on their best behaviour as they explore altruism.

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Next week: "What Have Survey Experiments Taught Us About Decisions to Use Nuclear Weapons?" with Rose McDermott, @pslovic.bsky.social and Sharon Weiner. RSVP here⤵️ cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/what-...

What Have Survey Experiments Taught Us About Decisions to Use Nuclear

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Reminder of the call for abstracts! Deadline approaching: Basel-Oxford-NUS Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Summit 2025 | hosted at the University of Basel, keynotes by Edmond Awad and Matti Wilks

Basel-Oxford-NUS BioXPhi Summit 2025 | Institute for Biomedical Ethics | University of Basel

Institute for Biomedical Ethics

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We've extended submissions until February 6, just over a week left to submit to the @phair-society.bsky.social conference. Come and join us in Edinburgh, July 2-5. phair2025.co.uk

Matti Wilks@mattiwilks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just over a week left to submit to the 2025 PHAIR animal advocacy conference. Come hang out with us in Edinburgh! @phair-society.bsky.social Phair2025.co.uk

Just over a week left to submit to the 2025 PHAIR animal advocacy conference. Come hang out with us in Edinburgh! @phair-society.bsky.social Phair2025.co.uk

PHAIR@phair-society.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reminder! 🚨 You have until 30th January to submit a proposal for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 🗓️ For further information and to submit a proposal: phair2025.co.uk

Welcome to the Society for the Psychology of Human Animal Intergroup Relations (PHAIR) BlueSky page! 💙 Here we aim to advance and promote scientific research on moral and social psychology, diet and health, human-animal relationships, sustainability and environmental psychology. 🌱 phairsociety.org

As always, can strongly recommend applying for a postdoc with @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social 👇

Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social · 2y ago

Moral psychology postdoc opportunity at the University of Toronto! Please repost, and pass on to anyone you think might be interested.

Happy to release a pre-print 5 years in the making! "A two-wave longitudinal study of children’s prosocial behavior during Christmas." It's currently under review at Current Research in Behavioral Sciences. Watch this space. osf.io/preprints/os...

Excited to share our new preprint! In a meta-analysis of 66 randomised controlled trials (9,978 students), we found that education is effective in improving students' ethical and moral outcomes. osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xv536

This summer, a team of economists put out a paper analyzing what tens of thousands of households bought at the grocery store from 2005 to 2020. What they found caught my eye: Rates of vegetarian grocery purchasing is up by a lot, but so is meat purchasing: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Americans are eating less meat. And more meat. How?

The growing chasm in American meat consumption, explained.

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