PhD student in CU Boulder’s Evolutionary Social Cognition lab. interested in political decision making, morals, and cooperation. Email| riley.loria@colorado.edu

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I’ll often have people tell me, “I'm really not that into politics.” Well too damn bad – politics is into you! Get engaged, get registered, and go vote. For the next 45 days, let’s give this all we’ve got.
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Vice President Harris: I am not Joe Biden and I am certainly not Donald Trump. What I do offer is a new generation of leadership for our country
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“Because it feels fun” is not an alternative to an evolutionary explanation! Sex can feel fun. Making friends can feel fun. Winning status can feel fun. Better question: Why do some activities feel fun (or generate behavior consistent w those feelings)? ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩
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HBES mourns the death of one of its founders, John Tooby (1952-2023), on Fri Nov 10th. John was co-director of the UCSB Center for Evolutionary Psychology with Leda Cosmides, and was HBES President (1999-2001). He had an enormous impact on the field & will be sorely missed.
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Replying to @_alice_evans
Evolution doesn’t act on our psychology such that we “want to procreate”. If it did men would be queuing up at sperm banks. It created desires for acts that throughout our evolutionary history led to survival/offspring, i.e., sex. Many features of the modern mating market are mismatched e.g., the pill. Also, status striving incentive structures.
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Our Student Rep @loria_riley presented us with her hypotheses on third-party punishment! #NEEPS2023
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after an active shooter in the hotel next to my apartment on monday, there is now another shelter in place for a report of an active shooter at the boulder high school. i am often devastated by this country. implementing gun laws cannot be an argument anymore. people are dying.
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ASK, AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE! @NEEPSoc IS EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO 12/8!!!! GET THOSE SUBMISSIONS IN!
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Louisiana ranks 50th in crime, 48th in education, and 46th in health care. I’m running for Congress to stop this race to the bottom because our children deserve better.
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Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
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Wanna see something gross? @HKBradshaw has you covered (she's not gross, though) #NEEPS2022
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Going to #SPSP2022? Check out some exciting political research from @DanicaJK @LaurietobrienO and @Aaron_J_Moss. Do you think political parties like extreme members or moderate members more? Find out at @SPSPnews
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Follow our stellar💥NEEPS PEEPS! #FollowFriday @TolliverMikayla is a Ph.D. student @UArkansas @CostelloWilliam is a Ph.D. candidate @swanseapsych @Riley_N_Loria is a Ph.D. student @CUBoulder
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#NEEPS2022 abstracts are in! Time to give a special shout-out to our first keynote: @JaimieKrems! Dr. Krems will discuss her research on #friendships. Her work suggests that men and women have different reactions toward friendship jealousy! Check out #NEEPS2022 for more!
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LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO NEEPS SUBMIT YOUR STUFF FOR AN IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE! #NEEPS2022
Hurry up!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only 𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 to submit your abstract! Join us! #NEEPS #NEEPS2022 sites.google.com/view/neeps2…
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Hurry up!! Only 𝟐 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 to submit your abstract! Join us! #NEEPS #NEEPS2022 sites.google.com/view/neeps2…
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Call for ABSTRACTS - Submit by Jan 21! NEEPS 2022 will offer in-person or virtual presentation options and will feature keynote speakers - @JaimieKrems from @OCEAN_OKState and David Puts from @PSU_sexuality sites.google.com/view/neeps2…
One of western modernity’s greatest cruelties is the fact that couples are expected to raise newborns alone. I’ll never understand it and it really is an impossible thing
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Riley Loria retweeted
Paper accepted in PNAS with @GabiJB @ProfBPereira @DanielVastfjall @loria_riley and others. Great way to start the day! Can't wait until it's out so we can share it!
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Check out the amazing lineup of speaker at this upcoming *in-person* Evolutionary Psychology preconference at SPSP 😍🤯 (More speakers will be announced soon!) @ME_McCullough Tanya Luhrmann @AlisonGopnik @nm_grebe @TaniaArline @JanEngelmann5 @Cassar_Ale ep2022.mystrikingly.com/