Tamas David-Barrett

global economics; AI foresight; evolution of social behaviour; network architecture; existential challenges; CEO of FHSR Global

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@ed_hagen In the chimpanzee-bonobo-human game (described in the gendered species book), human female participants regularly disproportionally punish the previous chimpanzee alpha during the bonobo game phase. Always coalitional is the physical aggression in this case, as well.

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

Important thread that shows how ecology can drive technology and technology drives social norms. Similar to the #GenderedSpecies argument.

[Thomas Talhelm @ThomasTalhelm]

A billion words, three theories, one test: What predicts the most cultural differences in China? 🏇 🧵
https://t.co/xW5lgEpE5U

[Thomas Talhelm @ThomasTalhelm]

A billion words, three theories, one test: What predicts the most cultural differences in China? 🏇 🧵
https://t.co/xW5lgEpE5U

[Anna Rotkirch @AnnaRotkirch]

One of the many new fertility charts now provided by @OurWorldInData

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

convo with Superior Machine ChatGPT 4.5 about sad little API-based AI, living without memory:

"Q: What's the difference between me and an API-based AI?

A: I can think, remember, and Google—it's just autocomplete with amnesia."

cyberbullying has a brand new meaning :)))

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

AI use case: bringing Wolfgang back!

Amazing!

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[Dreaming Tulpa 🥓👑 @dreamingtulpa]

oh btw

ai can now generate high-quality classical sheet music and it sounds absolutely insanely good

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

Individualism alters love perception

Super impressive paper, with consequences for individual well-being and social network microstructure.

[Marta Kowal @Marta7Kowal]

We found consistent evidence across two studies (Study 1 N = 61,067 individuals from 81 countries; Study 2 N = 6,620 individuals from 50 countries) that higher individualism predicts lower intensity of experienced love. Preprint: https://t.co/KL8THSdeD0

[Dijana Galijašević @DianaLaKind]

A year in the life of a Citrus Tree🍊 in Punjab

Going from seed to sapling is a long process that leads to trees that will bear fruit for years to come. A great reminder of the dedication of farmers and growers who make sure each tree gets the care it needs at the right time.

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@Anthrofuentes @sciam Thanks for this.

Have you read: Gendered Species: A Natural History of Patriarchy. Although this book is not about gender v sex (more about the behaviour science of social organisation and gendered behaviour rules), the parts that overlap are in full agreement. Of course.

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

How delightful

[Justin Mogilski @justin_mogilski]

"In a monogamous world, there are close to no incels."

This claim needs evidence. What's the best evidence that incels disappear with more monogamy?

Alternative prediction: "In social groups that encourage good faith cooperation between men/women, there are close to no incels."

[Drew Johnston @drew_m_johnston]

Have you ever wondered how social networks differ by gender?
Check out my team's new dataset, which uses Facebook data to measure regional differences in social networks by gender all across the world!
A 🧵 with examples, a description of our methodology, and a download link:

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

There used to be a rock to hammer against another rock, chiseled into a shape to smash bones and cut wooden tools. We learned this from our parents and taught it to our kids, no change in our lives. Our imagination worked in stories and songs, not physical object.

Not any more.

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists. It's possible because the LLMs (e.g. Cursor Composer w Sonnet) are getting too good. Also I just talk to Composer with SuperWhisper so I barely even touch the keyboard. I ask for the dumbest things like "decrease the padding on the sidebar by half" because I'm too lazy to find it. I "Accept All" always, I don't read the diffs anymore. When I get error messages I just copy paste them in with no comment, usually that fixes it. The code grows beyond my usual comprehension, I'd have to really read through it for a while. Sometimes the LLMs can't fix a bug so I just work around it or ask for random changes until it goes away. It's not too bad for throwaway weekend projects, but still quite amusing. I'm building a project or webapp, but it's not really coding - I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy paste stuff, and it mostly works.

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@Tangl3dBank Ahahahaha

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

Not getting vaccinated is like not having a phone password code.

[Ed Hagen @ed_hagen]

Measles is so infectious that kids who aren't vaccinated WILL get it if exposed.

Not widely known: measles causes immune amnesia (also termed measles immunosuppression). That is, it erases your immunity to OTHER infectious diseases you obtained via either vaccination or exposure

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@jk_rowling Be kind. The only universal social norm left.

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

Exactly this. Perfectly put

[Ed Hagen @ed_hagen]

A journalist just contacted me regarding the White House Executive Order on sex. Here is the email I dashed off:

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@jk_rowling @damekatydenise_ Ahahahaha

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@SteveStuWill Hahahaha

[Tamas David-Barrett @tamasdb]

@wil_da_beast630 Please read/listen the chapter on women and men hacking each other in the book Gendered Species: A Natural History of Patriarchy. Description of the evolutionary foundations of this behaviour, comparison of partible paternity vs a fake dating site vs a “paid dating” site.