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Jolinde Vlaeyen

@jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social
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PhD in Cognitive Science. Interested in social cognition across animals, specifically communication in primates ans cetaceans. She/her.

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 PhD position in human, nonhuman primate, and/or dog cognition! I am thrilled to be reviewing applicants this year for a new PhD student to join the Social & Cognitive Origins Group in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social 1/
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Jolinde Vlaeyen @jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Cedar Key Dolphin Project made it to NatGeo! Really cool to see Justin get recognition for something he knew was special - listen to your locals! More research coming soon! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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This Florida Angler Saw Dolphins as a Nuisance. Now They’re His Hunting Buddies.
Scientists have documented humans and dolphins teaming up to fish together in a handful of places around the world—and now, for the first time, in the United States.
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La Société Francophone de Primatologie @lasfdp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
C'est la rentrée! Le CA de la SFDP vous souhaite à tous.tes une bonne reprise! On en profite pour annoncer officiellement la distribution du nouveau bureau pour 2026-2027! Nous vous présenterons nos deux nouveaux membres dans les semaines à venir!
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Raphaela Heesen @heesenr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚨📢 New preprint w/ Dennis Papadopoulos & @marlenfroehlich.bsky.social A Joint Action Toolset framework for comparative research on joint action: osf.io/preprints/ps... 👇 Instead of asking if animals possess human forms of joint action, JAT quantifies species-specific coordination tools ⚒️
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Christoph Völter @christophvoelter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes: PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!
A chimp solving a puzzle box problem. Photo credit: MPI-EVA
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 27/07/2026
#ProcB in @bbc.co.uk | Reassuring body contact promotes social tolerance in bonobos and chimpanzees: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.
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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Another new paper out this week: A culturally transmitted foraging technique in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can be predicted by DNA-methylation levels royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
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A culturally transmitted foraging technique in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can be predicted by DNA-methylation levels
Abstract. Cultural repertoires can influence access to resources and fitness across species, impacting individuals' environmental niches and social network
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Erin Wessling @northernlimitpt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On the tail of the announcement of my new Behavioural Conservation group at @idiv-research.bsky.social, I can also say... I'm hiring! We're looking for a Project Assistant (60% FTE) to join our "Conserving Cultures" project. Job posting: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/1...
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Project Assistant (m/f/d/x)
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Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great apes reassure one another to maintain the peace Our new study shows that friendly touch before stressful events, like embracing, patting and even kissing, promotes tolerance and peace in chimpanzees and bonobos. Some BBC coverage 🙂 open-access paper below! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.
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Liran Samuni @lirsamuni.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🐒 Work with primates? Have you observed 3 or more individuals grooming together? Polyadic grooming is barely documented and we know little about its distribution. Please take 1–2 minutes to fill out this short survey and share: forms.gle/cLPB1mnwrjJo...
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Polyadic grooming in primates
survey about observations of polyadic grooming in primate species
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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🚨🐵 Paid primate work: We are seeking a new camp and research coordinator for the Born To Be Wild Project; Tazekka National Park, Morocco: Details here (sadly due to funding constraints only available for EU, and potentially UK applicants at a push): groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) | Research Groups | University of Exeter
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Jamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU
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Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
PhD Opportunity! 4-year funded PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social: “From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions”. Closes: 5 June 2026. Funding: @royalsociety.org (UK/Home students only). More info & to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 1/
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From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions, PhD (Funded) | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD studentship (UK fees), ideally commencing Sept 2026.
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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Job Alert 🚨 - please share! My brilliant friend and collaborator, Fumihiro Kano, is launching a new Ecological & Collective Cognition lab at Kyushu University, and has postdoc, grad, and tech openings! Lab video: youtu.be/rXT-yjQzJxU More details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The fact that our leaders can’t get together and say “hey, literally everyone (including the leaders at these companies!!) want this to happen more slowly so how about…you can’t build an AI data center unless it meets requirements including zero CO2” is embarrassing.
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Friends of Bonobos @friendsofbonobos.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! 🌍 Today, you can help give endangered bonobos the greatest gift of all — the wild. After years of care at Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary, a new group of bonobos is preparing to return to the rainforest. Donate today to help us reach our rewilding goal of $150,000 savebonobos.org/rewild
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Kathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📣ATTENTION!!! Postdoc position on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩 With the APE Group & Wildminds Lab @nakedprimate.bsky.social Come join us!!! ✨Please RT✨ @efprimatology.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
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Jolinde Vlaeyen @jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I am happy to share that, after 4.5 years, I successfully defended my PhD and I am now officially Dr. Jolinde Vlaeyen 🥳! This could not have been possible without all the help from my colleagues, friends and family, as well as my Advisory Committee - so grateful to everyone! #PhDone
Me with my PhD hat made by my colleagues, which is full of things I loveMe in the room with my first presentation slide open, the title being "development of independence and turn-taking in wild mother-infant bonobos"Group picture of the labGroup picture of my family
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Gasper Begus @begus.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New paper out in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: we apply linguistic tools to sperm whale vowels. The result: sperm whale vowels do not just look like human vowels. They also behave like them. We found several parallels. Like in Latin, whales have short and long vowels.
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Auriane Le Floch @aurianelf.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🐒 Second PhD chapter on sooty mangabeys out! The rule-based vocal sequences we first described? They might actually mean something! Females use specific combinations when handling others' infants, suggesting compositionality to signal benign intent 💞. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The. Rise. Of. Cognitive. Surrender. Study finds that people who use GenAI chatbots rely on them 80% of the time, and develop almost no capacity to recognize when a chatbot is feeding them faulty information. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Erin Wessling @northernlimitpt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🎉 New paper out in Biological Reviews! 🎉 With 19 brilliant co‑authors from the IUCN SGA's Working Group on Chimpanzee Cultures, led by Crickette Sanz and me, we provide a much needed toolkit on how animal cultures can be built into conservation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Identifying practical pathways from animal culture theory to conservation practice
Wildlife conservation has traditionally focused on the maintenance of population size, preserving genetic diversity and protecting habitats, with success typically measured through stable or increasi...
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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Do you love animal behavior & want to share that joy with younger folks? Write a short article on animal behavior for Frontiers for Young Minds (ages 8–15), co-authored with an undergrad! Part of an international ABS collection. Expression of interest due April 30. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Flyer advertising special collection of stories for Frontiers for Young Minds. We invite expressions of interest for a curated collection of short articles on animal behavior to be published in Frontiers for Young Minds, an open-access journal for readers ages 8–15.
This international collection, developed in collaboration with the Animal Behavior Society, will introduce young readers to how scientists explain behavior using Tinbergen’s four questions. Each article will be co-authored by a researcher and an undergraduate, with an emphasis on clear, engaging communication.
Articles will be ~1,500 words and designed for a broad student and classroom audience. Contributors will work with an undergraduate co-author and participate in iterative editorial development prior to submission.
We anticipate selecting approximately 10–12 articles, depending on the strength and diversity of submissions.
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Jolinde Vlaeyen @jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Curious how to apply turn-taking across taxa? Look no further! In our preprint, we present a toolkit on how to annotate data, to then assess if a species has similar turn-taking to humans or not! @filipaabreu.bsky.social @kaylakolff.bsky.social @monkeyologist.bsky.social
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Elliot Howard-Spink @ehowaspi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Our new preprint is out! Animal collocation analysis 2.0: improving statistical inference and applications for cohort comparisons. 🥳 Check it out here, or read our summary below: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Jolinde Vlaeyen @jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
#bonobos and #dolphins, best of both worlds!
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
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Dr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I feel like this is a kind of wild example, because we've been engaging in these discussions for while. But I've been meaning to give this a re-share anyway! Science has never been objective, and recognizing our situated perspectives leads to better science! www.prosocial.world/posts/harawa...
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From Objective Science to Situated Perspectives: The Impact of Haraway’s 'Primate Visions' on Understanding Gender and Sexuality in Primatology
Primatology must adopt queer and decolonial perspectives to fully understand how culture and power shape science, gender, and sexuality.
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Friends of Bonobos @friendsofbonobos.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
There’s never a dull moment at the Lola ya Bonobo nursery, and now you can join us in watching bonobos play and socialize LIVE! Check out our Live Cams now at explore.org/bonobos! 🎥 #LiveCams #BonobosConservation
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Pascal Mamassian @mamassian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A new Department of Cognitive Science is being created at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Here is the call for a cluster hire (for around 10 faculty) in all areas of cognitive science, at both junior and senior levels: www.unibocconi.it/en/faculty-a... Deadline: May 4th, 2026
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Open Rank Faculty Cluster Hire Search for the New Department of Cognitive Science at Bocconi - Bocconi University
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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
In one week I'll be talking about tips for reproducible R code and why science would love you to try these tips on your own code too 🧪😍🌏 It's an online talk, so feel free to watch comfortably from your couch. Hope to see you there! @sortee.bsky.social #rstats events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...
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SORTEE Webinar: On what makes good sharable and reproducible R code, how to do it, and why it’s good for science
For this month's SORTEE webinar, Dr. Dax Kellie from the Atlas of Living Australia will present on good, sharable, and reproducible R code in science
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Emile Bryon @emilebryon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Yet, that doesn't mean these sister species distribute aggression equally... 👀 Read to find out more as we discuss the significance of these results in light of evolutionary explanations of aggression in the Pan species and our own! ⬇️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Photo credit: Jake S. Brooker
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Chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos but target sexes differently
Chimpanzees and bonobos differ in aggression distribution but not magnitude.
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Fichtel-Kappeler-Lab @kirindy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Fully funded PhD position on primate parochialism! Study how cooperation within groups and conflict between groups evolve in red-fronted lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. @kirindy.bsky.social & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu
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Auriane Le Floch @aurianelf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🐒 My first PhD chapter is out! We describe the vocal sequence repertoire of wild sooty mangabeys and show that they use combinatorial rules. Follow-up paper coming soon 👀 @taichimpproject.bsky.social @cogcompneuch.bsky.social @tozbu.bsky.social 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Two PhD positions in dolphin genomics and behavioral ecology are available at the University of Zurich, starting May/June 2026. Applicants must have relevant degrees and experience. More info: www.michaelkruetzenlab.org. #phd
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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Imagination in bonobos! I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko
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Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine
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Mélissa Berthet @berthetmelissa.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨New animal linguistics paper🚨 Together with @geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social and @maelmleroux.bsky.social, we tried to finally answer this question: Do titi monkeys have complex syntactic skills? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The As and Bs of titi monkey linguistics: why emotional communication is not the enemy
The alarm call sequences of titi monkeys (genera Plecturocebus, Callicebus and Cheracebus) have sparked important debates over whether they exhibit parallels with human language. Some researchers con...
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Adrian Soldati @adriansoldati.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
New paper out👂📢🐒! We highlight the remarkable expertise of local field assistants at BCFS (Uganda) in interpreting chimpanzee pant-hoot calls—identifying who is calling, their age, sex, and context—revealing scientific knowledge built through years of experience. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Jolinde Vlaeyen @jolindevlaeyen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
My first PhD paper is published! 🎉 We compared how wild bonobo and chimpanzee infants (0-5.5y) become independent from their mothers. Here is the open-access link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🧵(1/5)
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Great Ape Childhoods: Social and Spatial Pathways to Independence in Bonobo and Chimpanzee Infants
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Lauren Vane @laurenvane.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Very happy to have presented my poster today on vocal regulation of cooperation in meerkats at #ASABWinter2025 come chat to me tomorrow if you’re interested! 🤓
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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Commissions for 2026 are now open! Researchers, labs, institutions: I’m taking new projects. If you need scientific illustrations for figures, posters or presentations, contact me at lazaroillustration@gmail.com Let’s bring your research to life with detailed, engaging art! #SciArt
Scientific illustration of a seaweed life cycle #art Illustration of two bats occupying a bird nest #art #batsIllustration of a sword-tailed newt #art #salamanderIllustrationj of two hyenas #art #mammals #hyaena
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Jacinta Beehner @jbeehner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Not all sexual swellings signal fertility. Some signal strategy. In our new Current Biology paper, we show how gelada females “fake it” during male takeovers—and why it works. authors.elsevier.com/a/1m7%7E93QW...
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Bridget Waller @bridgetwaller.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Fixed-term Research Assistant post in primate behaviour, likely desk based but good experience before applying for PhD funding. Join us at NTU! @ntupsychology.bsky.social vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour:City Campus
Join us as a Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour! Gain excellent experience and skills working with a range of primatologists across NTU. A great stepping stone before embarking on a PhD!
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
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Riccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.eurosky.social · 15/10/2025
Conversational turn-taking feels effortless, but it's a complex dance. We find social context—who you're talking to and what you're talking about—fundamentally changes conversational dynamics in both autistic & TD children. 1/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
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Social Context Matters for Turn‐Taking Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Autistic and Typically Developing Children
Engaging in fluent conversation is a surprisingly complex task that requires interlocutors to promptly respond to each other in a way that is appropriate to the social context. In this study, we dise...
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Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
WIJ ZIJN MET MEER❗ #RodeLijn
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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 01/10/2025
“Jane Goodall was an amazing scientist who inspired people to see the natural world in a new way. She helped us to look at the animal kingdom with fresh eyes and with greater respect.
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