Alberto Acerbi

@acerbialberto

Lecturer - cognitive anthropology / cultural evolution / computational social science - "Cultural Evolution in the Digital Age" (OUP)

Bristol
Joined October 2012

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 7

    I wrote some threads about the chapters of my book, "Cultural evolution in the digital age". If you are interested, they are collected here

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    3 hours ago

    Abstract submissions for on the theme ‘Evolutionary Perspectives on Culture’ are now open! We’ll be accepting abstracts for talks & posters up to 300 words until Friday 20th March. Poster submissions also have the option of a 5-minute lightning talk. 1/3

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 31

    Isn't it ironic that Brexiters will celebrate at 11pm, instead of the canonical midnight, because it's Brussels time the one that matters?

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    Jan 31

    Twitter, I may use some help: what are relatively recent (post-social learning tournament paper, 2010) notable models of advantages of social versus individual learning? Thank you!

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  5. Jan 31

    Another fine example of how general cognitive factors influence cultural evolution - of coins, in this case.

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  6. Jan 31

    Twitter, I may use some help: what are relatively recent (post-social learning tournament paper, 2010) notable models of advantages of social versus individual learning? Thank you!

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    Jan 30

    Looking to hire a Post-doctoral Researcher in Cross-Cultural Developmental Psychology. 36-mo position for at to explore the development of empathy in infants from Samoa & UK. Feel free to contact me! Please RT and share widely

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    Finally found 's new book on cultural evolution in my mailbox, after a long delay. Alberto is a helluva smart guy, as I'm sure this book will demonstrate (again). Of course, given the topic of the book, I had to spread the word online first.

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  10. Jan 30

    It's an interesting pair I found today in my mailbox...

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    Jan 29

    Cultural Evolutionists! What do we mean by 'evolution'? Much discussion has focused on the meaning of culture but do we actually agree on what we mean by evolution? Help us to figure it out in this survey🧡Enter for your chance to win🥳the latest CE books📚

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    Jan 29

    Looking forward to giving this a cheeky read.

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    Jan 28
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    Jan 28

    The Internet isn’t ruining us 1 “we do not find evidence that online/social media explain support for right-wing populist candidates and parties” h/t

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    Jan 28

    New evidence that social media do *not* create echo chambers. They break them. The article spins this as good news. But, in my opinion, this is exactly why social media can feel like such hostile places. They rip us out of our comfortable offline bubbles.

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  16. Jan 28

    We are not as gullible as we think o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ we are. Discover why in book!

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    Jan 27

    Deadlines for new jobs at the Centre for Culture and Evolution fast approaching. Come join a great group anthropologists, psychologists, and others interested in intersections of culture and evolution from multiple perspectives. We learn from each other, let us learn from you!

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  18. Jan 27

    "We find strong evidence that intermediaries foster more varied online news diets. The results call into question fears about the vanishing potential for incidental news exposure in digital media environments"

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    Jan 25

    🚨 New preprint with & Nicolas Claidière on rumor diffusion 🚨 We explain why so many rumors (like the ones below) are attributed to a credible friend of a friend. Pre-print: 1/5

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    Jan 24

    What is cultural transmission like in the Internet age? Find the answer(s) in Alberto Acerbi's book . Just got my copy. Great stuff!

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  21. Jan 24

    If you are a non-UK person and you want to do a postdoc in a UK institution (, for example?) a Newton Fellowship is an excellent opportunity - slim application and lot of freedom (I did it myself I can share my experience). Deadline end of March

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