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giligg.bsky.social
Evolutionary psychology, humor research, psychology of magic. פסיכולוג אבולוציוני, חוקר הומור והפסיכולוגיה של קסמים וקוסמים.
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Had the pleasure to visit Shrewsbury School and get a wonderful tour at their ancient libary. Charles Darwin attended this boarding school as a kid at the ages of 9-15. Among the amazing books in the library there is this original copy of the first edition of The Origin of Species.

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A skeptical look at the health benefits of humor and laughter. My article in @psychmag.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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Cracking the joke… Dr @giligg.bsky.social rethinks the health benefits of humour and laughter. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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I was surprised to see an incorrect definition of sex in the @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social in London. Sex is defined by gamete size—not physical appearances, chromosomes, or hormones, which are derivatives of the definition.

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Cool article on the evolution of kissing: "evidence supports that kissing isn't a derived signal of affection in humans, it instead represents a surviving devolved, vestigial form of primate grooming that conserved its ancestral form, context, and function." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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For those interested in humor research, a nice interview with me and other humor researchers for science cafe Wales: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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