Jac Davis

Always testing and learning

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

A new meta-analysis suggests that psychological support, not economics, is the critical factor in farmers' decision to switch to sustainable agriculture:

https://t.co/cMYbD6Hp06

#climate #agriculture #Farmers

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Worried about the increased rain in Brisbane? Keep an eye on your local river levels using this tool. https://t.co/8ZjoAPkpTc #brisbanefloods #brisbaneriver

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Watch the river monitoring stations nearest you. This interactive map shows BOM stations across Brisbane with links to the river levels: https://t.co/8ZjoAPkpTc #qldfloods #qldflood #brisbanefloods #brisbaneriver

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Links are working for the "alert" stations

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Wondering what the river levels are now? This interactive map shows BOM stations across Brisbane with links to the river levels: https://t.co/8ZjoAPkpTc #qldfloods

[Lisa-Marie Hemerijckx @LMHemerijckx]

New paper out on on the urban food (in)accessibility of different socioeconomic groups in Kampala. The dietary diversity and food security of urban dwellers depend on more than income alone. @SamVanEmelen @Samdekahembo @jactopsy @DLwasa @Anton_Van_Romp https://t.co/vw7nimEXYC

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Academic controversy over children's gender-related toy preferences! An interesting and accurate summary by Stephen Johnson at Big Think: https://t.co/HWsJOkvTuO

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

@R__INDEX Yes, neonatal imitation has a small effect size overall, and it absolutely could be due to publication bias. Check out Figures 3 and 4 in the full-text: https://t.co/DYGIDUT94v

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Open Access version available here: https://t.co/VPuTouDYM1

[Jean Decety 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 @Decety]

Does neonatal imitation exist? Findings are inconsistant. The only significant predictor
of neonatal imitation was researcher affiliation, with
some research groups consistently finding neonatal imitation and others consistently not finding it https://t.co/95E0L92RnL

[Forager Child Studies @ForagerChildren]

[Paper Spotlight] Davis et al. investigate the cultural components of sex differences in color preference among children 4-11 years old in three small-scale societies. Online now in Child Development! https://t.co/Fb3d1WQvOu

[Jean Decety 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 @Decety]

Does neonatal imitation exist? Findings are inconsistant. The only significant predictor
of neonatal imitation was researcher affiliation, with
some research groups consistently finding neonatal imitation and others consistently not finding it https://t.co/95E0L92RnL

[Gates Cambridge @Gates_Cambridge]

A new study led by @jactopsy finds young children in remote villages have no gendered colour preference while those in big cities do - https://t.co/2YtYrpBvSy @GatesAlumni @camalumni @ClareCollege @CambTweetPBS

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

New study on children's colour preferences in the remote Amazon jungle, South Pacific Islands, and African foragers shows that the pairing of pink and female is likely a cultural phenomenon and is not innate https://t.co/ShzWiARF7v

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Using statistics to estimate the impacts of climate change on jaguar populations. See the paper here: https://t.co/4TRNfBwHPf

[Earth.com @EarthDotCom]

Today’s Video of the Day from the Queensland University of Technology describes how climate change may impact the jaguar, the dominant predator of Central and South America. #jaguar #climatechange #extremeweather #bigcats #earthdotcom
https://t.co/xRUg2xQA6M

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

Cool new review of the evolution of ritual - did Neanderthals use rituals too?

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

@Psycasm Glorious map! That looks like a fun world. I miss D&D...

[Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies @acwfs_VU]

The #coronavirus pandemic is going to have lasting and widespread effects on the global economy and #foodsecurity. That's why we're opening an internship call to students who would like to be on the #coronavirusresearch forefront. Check out the call and share! 🫁🌍🍎🥦🐟

[Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies @acwfs_VU]

We're thrilled that Jac Davis @jactopsy is the most recent addition to our ACWFS team! Jac is a postdoctoral research fellow in food systems and gender currently coordinating the international consortium project Food4Cities. Check out her website here: https://t.co/PS3xaoxv82

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

@Hojo_Rojo @SteveStuWill Maybe - or maybe they learn early on which behaviours and preferences their culture expects them to have. Or it could be a combination of biology and culture. What do you think?

[Jac Davis @jactopsy]

@chrisgrezo @Berninha4 @SteveStuWill Hi Chris, good insight (and thanks for reading the paper!). A cross-cultural study would be very interesting.