Fall 2025
Meetings take place every second Tuesday, according to the calendar below (*changes may occur).
Starting time: 15:15 (unless specified otherwise).
Location: Hybrid (OsloMet, Pilestredet 38, room W011 and ZOOM – please sign up to our Lab´s newsletter to receive the meeting link and other updates).
19 August
Welcome to the Lab!
Presentation of members and projects.
2 September
Luiza presents an overview of the lab research metrics and topics.
Camilla presents her projects in Brazil and her plan of research at OsloMet.
Discussion of a paper (to be announced).
16 September
TBA
30 September
Symposium on Multi-Level Selection and PROSOCIAL: this is not a regular lab meeting, but rather a full-day symposium arranged by the master’s program in Behavioral Science at OsloMet lasts from 8:30 to 15: 30. More information below (please sign up to receive the Zoom meeting link (NB. We will not be using the usual meeting link on this day).
Multi-level Selection Theory offers a solution to the conundrums of altruism and cooperation, phenomena that the New Synthesis in biology have had some problems explaining.
Prosocial is a systematic way of using knowledge from behavior analysis, MLS theory, behavior economics, and political science, to build and maintain skills for working well together in groups. (It also a part of the course in relational skills – a golden opportunity to acquaint yourself with important required readings, MALK students).
The symposium is a part of a course in the master’s program in Behavioral Science.
Physical attendance – P32 N020.025, Campus Pilestredet. For those who find it difficult to attend, it is possible to attend on Zoom.
Some recommended readings:
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/522809
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2218222120
Atkins, P. W. B., Wilson, D. S., & Hayes, S. C. (2019). Prosocial. Using evolutionary science to build protective, equitable, and collaborative groups. Context Press.
14 October
Luiza Caldas (Universidade de Brasilia, UnB/OsloMet), Marilia Pacheco (Universidade de São Carlos, UFSCar) and Professor Vivianni Veloso (Universidade Federal do Pará, UFPA) present their work developed with professors Mauro Silva Junior and Laércia Vasconcelos (Universidade de Brasilia, Unb) on Perspectives on Cooperation in Behavior Analysis and Evolutionary Psychology.
Paper discussion: (link)
28 October
TBA
11 November
Library presentation by Lilia, possibly also discussing a paper on network analysis that uses a literature review as its method (Network Analysis of Academic Production on Metacontingencies).
Paper discussion: (link)
25 November
Karin Kobber and Gunnar present their work and reflections on rule governance.
Paper discussion: (link)
9 December
Birthe L. Høier presents her work on “System measures for comprehensive health services in the event of recurrent suicidal behavior” as an emergency services redesign project.
Paper discussion: (link)
This is the last meeting for this semester. Happy holidays and see you back in January!