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IAEA is an organization of researchers who use scientific methods to investigate aesthetic valuation, experience and behavior. IAEA hosts a bi-annual conference and has an affiliated journal, Empirical Studies of the Arts. https://iaea-aesthetics.org

Big shout to everyone who attended IAEA 2026 in Jena! Amazing science, lovely people. Feel free to post your highlights here. @iaea-jena2026.bsky.social

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2026 IAEA Awards 🏆 Anjan Chatterjee - Fechner Award Edward A. Vessel - Washburn Award Aenne Brielmann - Baumgarten Award Katherine Cotter - Baumgarten Award Congratulations! 🎉 Award winners will be honored at IAEA2026 in Jena and deliver an address

@iaea-jena2026.bsky.social @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social @edwardvessel.bsky.social @aennebrielmann.bsky.social @kncotter.bsky.social #empiricalaesthetics #neuroaesthetics

We’re excited to announce: The full IAEA 2026 programme is now online - check it out on our website! iaea-jena2026.org/program/

If you have some time outside the conference, take the chance to explore Jena! Whether you want to catch amazing views over the city, explore the city center, or enjoy a bit of nature, Jena has the perfect spot for you ✨

Such a pleasure to be part of this! Here is a snapshot of our co-writing session. The Lorentz Center was perfectly set up for this type of co-creating.

📣 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝐀𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be guest editing a special issue of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 (JPS) with Michael Quinn, at the invitation of editor @lauradol4.bsky.social Abstracts due September 11, 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/41Zxmoh

Happy to be presenting our work on #image #compostition and its effect on #aesthetic #appreciation @iaea-jena2026.bsky.social this week! So grateful to the @iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social for granting me a student travel award to attend what will be an engaging and collaborative conference!

My group at the MPI for Empirical Aesthetics now has a name: Cultural Evolution of the Arts! You can read a bit more about the idea behind the group at the group's web page: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/research/... And here's the obligatory door nameplate :)

Have you registered for SfNC 2026 yet? Early bird pricing ends soon 👀 This quick video walks you through exactly how to sign up - don't miss it! May 1 is the last day to do it before prices rise. Sign up here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-lib...