Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. I consider myself a multidisciplinary human scientist. I’m interested in how cultures and technologies evolve, and how people — past and present, across cultural boundaries — have solved everyday problems.
My work sits at the intersection of cognitive science, (cognitive) anthropology, cultural evolution, complexity science, and sustainability science. Regarding the latter, I (try to) apply my research to help preserve a more ecologically and culturally diverse world. I am a part of the Past Present Sustainability Research Unit (PAES).
I am interested in the broad methodological palette, ranging from computational methods to ethnographic research.
Fields of Science
- 5142 Social policy
- Environmental Policy
- 6162 Cognitive science
- 515 Psychology
- Ecological Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
- Ecological Rationality
- 1172 Environmental sciences
- 611 Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Environmental Philosophy
- Philosophy of Psychology
- 6160 Other humanities
- Cultural Evolution
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All Intelligence is Collective Intelligence
J. Benjamin, F., Kaaronen, R. O., Moser, C., Rorot, W., Tan, J., Varma, V., Williams, T. & Youngblood, M., 2023, In: Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience. 2, 1, p. 169-191Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Applying Cultural Evolution to Address Climate and Environmental Challenges
Kaaronen, R. O., Waring, T. M. & Borgerhoff Mulder, M., 2023, The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Body-based units of measure in cultural evolution
Kaaronen, R. O., Manninen, M. A. & Eronen, J. T., 1 Jun 2023, In: Science. 380, 6648, p. 948-954 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cultural niche construction as a framework for reorienting human-environment relations
Nagatsu, M., Kaaronen, R. O., Salmela, M. & MacLeod, M., Jul 2023, In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 15, 3, p. 413-432 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Earth Systems to Anthropocene Systems: An Evolutionary, System-of-Systems, Convergence Paradigm for Interdependent Societal Challenges
Little, J. C., Kaaronen, R. O., Hukkinen, J. I., Xiao, S., Sharpee, T., Farid, A. M., Nilchiani, R. & Barton, C. M., 31 Mar 2023, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 57, 14, p. 5504–5520 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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H-DOUBT: Heuristics of Doubt: Information Foraging in Digital Media Environments
Gritsenko, D. & Kaaronen, R. O.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2024
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Ajattelua ympäristön kanssa: nyrkkisäännöt ja ihmisen adaptaatio holoseenista antroposeeniin
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Postdoctoral Researcher
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Multi-method synergies for studying human decision-making
Gritsenko, D., Kaaronen, R. O. & Nagatsu, M.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
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LONGRISK: Decision support to manage the long-term growth of environmentally induced multi-hazard risks in urban areas (LONGRISK)
Eronen, J. T., Hukkinen, J. I., Lehtonen, T., Pulliainen, J., Gustafson, K. A., Kaaronen, R. O., Laine, E. J., Parviainen, T., Salomaa, A. & Suutarinen, I. M.
SUOMEN AKATEMIA Vähäkylä Leena
21/08/2020 → 30/11/2023
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
Prizes
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Honorable Mention for exceptional effort at the 2019 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) at IIASA
Kaaronen, Roope Oskari (Recipient), 13 Jan 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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The University of Helsinki doctoral dissertation award
Kaaronen, Roope Oskari (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Roope Oskari Kaaronen (Visiting researcher)
5 Mar 2023 → 11 Mar 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Mycological rationality: Heuristics and problem solving in mushroom foraging
Roope Oskari Kaaronen (Speaker)
29 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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EAA Annual Meeting 2023
Mikael A. Manninen (Speaker: Presenter), Jussi T. Eronen (Attendee), Roope Oskari Kaaronen (Attendee) & Miikka Tallavaara (Attendee)
1 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Body-based units of measure in cultural evolution
Roope Oskari Kaaronen (Speaker)
Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Risk management for the Anthropocene - what can we learn from the past?
Roope Oskari Kaaronen (Speaker) & Mikael A. Manninen (Speaker)
22 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Mittayksiköt: Vaaksa, kyynärä ja syli tunnetaan kaikkialla
Roope Oskari Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen & Jussi T. Eronen
09/06/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Vaaksaa, kyynärää ja syltä käytettiin ja käytetään kaikkialla – vieläpä yllättävän samalla tavalla
Roope Oskari Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen & Jussi T. Eronen
09/06/2023
1 Media contribution
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Pé, palmo, polegada: como surgiram as medidas baseadas no corpo humano?
Roope Oskari Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen & Jussi T. Eronen
09/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Prise, Elle und Co. bewähren sich seit Jahrtausenden
Roope Oskari Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen & Jussi T. Eronen
08/06/2023
1 Media contribution
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Why Do We Still Measure Distances In Feet And Other Body Parts?
Roope Oskari Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen & Jussi T. Eronen
06/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
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