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Taï Chimpanzee Project

@taichimpproject.bsky.social
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Research on and conservation of wild chimpanzees in the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, since 1979. www.taichimpproject.org

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
First Annual Online Symposium of the IRL ChiMP4IC. Save the date: Oct 21, 2026 from 13:00 - 16:00 (GMT) Registration open soon: www.chimp4ic.org "Primate cultures, human evolution and conservation: building a collaborative research agenda for West Africa." www.taichimpproject.org/post/first-a...
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First Annual Symposium of the IRL ChiMP4IC - save the date Oct 21, 2026
The International Research Lab on Chimpanzee and Monkey Protection for Intact Cultures is starting an Annual Online Symposium Series. The 2026 theme is: Primate cultures, human evolution and conservat...
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day 2 of the Master’s of Bioacoustics field school. We launched a Motus Audio recorder. Then great lectures by David Reby, Tecumseh Fitch, and Nicolas Mathevon. Then field recording practice in the French countryside. Then an evening bioacoustic quiz. A great day! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
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Measuring Behavior @measuringbehavior.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
At the Measuring Behavior conference, we start each day with a keynote speech. We are happy to announce that our first keynote speaker has confirmed. Prof. Felix Wichmann will give a talk with the intriguing title “Estimating Internal Representations”. See www.measuringbehavior.org/keynote-spea...
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Keynote Speakers - Measuring Behavior
We start each day with a plenary keynote session in which a distinguished speaker gives a talk which is of interest to all delegates with all their different research disciplines. The first keynote sp...
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Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Please help us spread the word: Princeton University’s Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is hiring an Assistant Professor! I ❤️ this collegial and collaborative department full of inspiring people: eeb.princeton.edu/people Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193474
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ASAB @asab.org · 15/09/2026
Don't forget that grant applications (attendance, accessibility, childcare) for the joint #ASABWinter2026 meeting with PSGB 🐒 @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social are due in 2 weeks (⏰ October 1!) 🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰 More info: www.asab.org/conference-g...
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Conference Attendance Grants — ASAB
Conference Attendance Grants help PhD students and others with limited funds to attend ASAB conferences and workshops
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#CtenophoreCtuesday
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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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Auriane Le Floch @aurianelf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨Master's project on dog cognition🚨 Are you a Master's student? Into animal behaviour? Do you think dogs are cool? We've got a project for you. Check the flyer below 👇
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 10/09/2026
We have a new little paper out: an introduction to the philosophy of comparative psychology. If you're tired of artificial intelligences, you can read about biological ones instead.
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Erin Siracusa @erinsiracusa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Animals are known to prefer kin as social partners. But non-kin bonds are surprisingly common too. So, who forms them, how stable are they & what drives them? In our new @animbehsociety.bsky.social paper we tackle these overlooked questions in free-living rhesus macaques: tinyurl.com/mwsbkjve (1/5)
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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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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ce soir (18 h 30), conférence publique de Robert Seyfarth au Musée d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel, en Suisse, dans le cadre de l'exposition aux primates.
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Tomorrow in Neuchatel, CH: conference about Primates: in art and science. Come and join us in Neuchatel .... Great Apes everywhere ... museum-neuchatel.ch/evenements/#...
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Agenda - Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Neuchâtel
Retrouvez l'agenda complet du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Neuchâtel - Rendez-vous nature - Famille - Expositions
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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Interested in having a symposium at #Behaviour2027 ? We are officially open to proposals! Please carefully follow the guidelines below:
Call for Symposia
Behaviour 2027
23-27 August
Vienna, Austria
The Behaviour 2027 Scientific Committee invites proposals to organize
symposia from individual organizers or teams of two to three co-chairs.
Symposium format
• Each symposium must have at least one chair; the chair must be
registered for the conference and attend in person.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Format: 6 presentations of 12 + 3 minutes each (total 90 minutes);
an alternative format would be 1 invited talk of 25+5 minutes,
followed by contributed talks of 12 + 3 minutes (adjust the number
of contributed talks accordingly to fit within 90 minutes).
• All speakers must register for the conference and attend in person.
The committee reserves the right to propose suitable submissions to the
symposium chair if there is still space available in the symposium.
Proposal preparation
Please provide:
1. Names, affiliation and contact information of the primary chair
(contact person) and co-chairs.
2. Proposed symposium title.
3. A maximum 200-word abstract introducing the topic and justifying
why it merits a symposium at the conference.
4. Names of at least two confirmed speakers (please verify their
availability).
Financial arrangements
The Behaviour 2027 organizers cannot cover registration, travel, or
accommodation for symposium organizers or speakers. The conference
will provide the venue and standard audio-visual equipment.
Diversity and inclusivity
We strongly encourage conveners to assemble speaker line-ups that
reflect diversity in gender, nationality, geography, and career stage.
Fostering diversity and inclusivity is a core priority of Behaviour 2027
Evaluation criteria
Our criteria include originality, interest, and relevance to Behaviour 2027,
and balance across gender, nationality, and career stage of invited
speakers.
If accepted, the chair, in consultation with the Symposium Committee, will
finalize the speaker list and order of appearance. Chairs are requested to
provide a brief introduction at the start and lead the entire session.
Evaluation timeline
Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Notifications will
be sent end of November 2026.
Proposal Submission
Please submit your proposal online via email to
behaviour2027@univie.ac.at by 1 November 2026. Later submissions will
not be considered.
Abstract submission
Upon selection, the chair is responsible for ensuring that speakers submit
their abstracts and register on time to be considered for inclusion in the
symposium.
Decision about contributions submitted to accepted symposia will be
evaluated by the session chairs.
Contact
Questions? Please contact behaviour2027@univie.ac.at
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
To end this 🧵on Reach Lode, for your enjoyment, in the beautifully clear water, among White Water-lilies & Whorled Water-Milfoil, gorgeous shoals of Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) with Roach (Rutilus rutilus), European Bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) & young Common Bream (Abramis brama). #fish #fen
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Gibraltar Macaques Project @gibmacproj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dr Sylvain Lemoine @cam-archaeology.bsky.social closed the Symposium on "Primates in the Anthropocene: the ecology of adaptive behavioural responses" @ecbb2026.bsky.social with a talk on behavioural adaptive traditions in the Gibraltar Barbary macaques #macaques #anthropocene #Gibraltar #ECBB2026
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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🔥 100 days of protest to protect nature in Albania! Where are we at? When bulldozers entered the protected Vjosa Delta this May, thousands of people took to the streets of Albania to protest and demand protection for one of their most precious protected landscapes.
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Support the Wildlife Rangers of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in the Tai National Park protecting the famous nut-cracking chimpanzees in the largest primary rainforest block remaining in West Africa. They count on you! wildlife.rangerchallenge.org/campaigns/wi...
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Wild Chimpanzee Foundation - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2026
Our eco-guards and eco-guides are joining forces for WRC 2026. Together, they protect the rich biodiversity of Côte d'Ivoire's largest forest block. Support our frontline teams today to strengthen con...
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#Devon's coast in June was superb for Comb Jellies (Ctenophores); had my 1st encounter with 3 species of these harmless beauties. At Blackpool Sands here's the amazing living disco ball that is Common Northern Comb Jelly (Bolinopsis infundibulum), with its distinctive pair of fringed tentacles. 🧵
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yearly workshop of the Evolution of Brain Connectivity Project in Lyon @isc-mj.bsky.social. Fab new results and excellent discussions to move the project forward. Thanks to all who travelled to Lyon to join us.
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📣New review alert📣: Here, we provide a quantitative and comparative framework that can distinguish combinatorial systems from simpler ones. We offer testable hypotheses for combinatorial transitions as part of the evolutionary trajectory of complex communication systems. dx.doi.org/10.1002/brv....
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Utterance evolution: the road to generative, combinatorial communicators
Language has long been considered uniquely complex in the animal kingdom; however, animal research over the last decade has begun to challenge some long-standing premises about exactly which language...
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Research stay of Alphonse Bi Zah Blaiore ends with solar eclipse. After 3 months of intense scientific work, including a talk at EFP in Montpellier and writing a first draft of a paper (👏 Alphonse), we gave Alphonse our farewell while watching the solar eclipse. www.chimp4ic.org/post/researc...
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Oisin Mac Aodha @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Job opening for Lecturer/Associate Professor of AI for Biodiversity Science at University College London (UCL). www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The result of 10+ years of fieldwork & analysis of 1000s of data points is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com... and on the cover! Mongoose pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Cover of Nature Ecology & Evolution August 2026 issue featuring a dwarf mongoose
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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A reminder that Animal Cognition is always looking for exciting Special Collections (link.springer.com/journal/1007...)! If you have an idea for a topic and are interested in guest editing, please get in touch #AnimalCognition #ComparativeCognition
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Animal Cognition
Animal Cognition is an interdisciplinary journal offering current research on all aspects of animal (and human) cognition in an evolutionary ...
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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Three videos on forest fires. The challenges of managing forests in the Rockies youtu.be/s9RIvwfwRhA?... then old videos on whether pine forests burn youtu.be/SrNRfLV201k?... and how fires determine the balance between eucalyptus forest and rainforest youtu.be/3oK2OEPJHvM?...
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Forest fires: lessons from the Rockies
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This weekend, such a privilege to explore the wondrous main channel of a River Test tributary in Hampshire. A highlight of this chalk stream was the abundant, exquisite Grayling parr, here energetically feeding with Minnows youtu.be/vZ360iCMro4?.... #MySwim #Rivers #Fish #teamfish #ukwildlife 1/25
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Perky European Grayling parr feeding with Minnows in a chalk stream tributary of the River Test
YouTube video by Nicola Crockford
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/07/2026
A new study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes. scim.ag/4vG6p5f
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Chimps and bonobos hug and hold hands just like us
New study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes
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Urban Vervet Project @urbanvervetproject.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨🐒Join the Urban Vervet Project! We are currently looking for a research assistant to strengthen our on-site team at the beautiful Simbithi Eco Estate in South Africa. More info below 👇 @sofiaforss.bsky.social
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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Horizon MSCA Postdoc fellowship deadline is approaching: url-shortener.me/OLZ3 If ur a postdoc interested in endangered primate (Barbary macaque) genomics, we (www.plasticprimateslab.com) have a lot data ready to go + more samples on the way! Pls get in touch before 10 August if interested.
Barbary macaque infant reaching out while being groomed
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
👏Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social on a fantastic new #TREE review from #NERC funded postdoc. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... #OpenAccess; please share. 💬If you're at #ISBE2026 & interested in #pre-emptive behaviour and/or intergroup #conflict, seek Josh out for a chat. @isbe2026.bsky.social
Meerkat acting as a sentinel looking out for danger, including rival groups.
Green woodhoopoe exiting roost hole that is the key resource defended against rival groups. Photo by Warwick Tarboten.
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#2026MMM www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
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River otters are hunting and drowning pelicans in a Bay Area lagoon
"It's a lot of bang for their buck."
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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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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Humans prepare for warfare in various ways, but we're not alone. Read how other species, from ants to apes, also exhibit behavioural flexibility in anticipation of encounters with rival groups in our NEW @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social review. Led by @josharbon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Redirecting
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Jacinta Beehner @jbeehner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I so love this project and this team! Congrats to Fede Sánchez Vargas and Marcela Benitez! In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/s...
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In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.
CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.
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Xeno-canto @xeno-canto.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
BBC coverage of the xeno-cantified Science paper: bbc.com/news/article... #bioacoustics
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Secrets of birdsongs' 'spectacular diversity' revealed
A scientific study has revealed the acoustic secret that connects all birdsong - and it is surprisingly simple
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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
11/ Paper: "The global biogeography of passerine songs" by Quentin Bacquelé, Jean-Yves Barnagaud, Cyrille Violle, Frédéric Theunissen and Nicolas Mathevon. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239. Listen to the 8 motifs and explore the map: acoustic-biogeography.vercel.app
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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:
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MPI-EVA Leipzig @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The lost golden age of #language diversity. Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - their decline began well before European colonial expansion. Study @science.org led by @damianblasi.bsky.social. See: tinyurl.com/84j9nezy & www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The lost golden age of language diversity
Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - and their decline began well before European colonial expansion
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Incredible densities of Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) adorned the River Lark up from Barton Mills a week ago. Caddisfly larvae of Brown Sedge (Anabolia nervosa) under stones. The stem of an ancient clay pipe, among the chalky gravel, reminds of long human use of this chalk stream. 10/10
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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Fine-scale habitat requirements of the pigmy hippopotamus and its implications for the rainforest conservation in West Africa. Low human disturbance, structurally complex undergrowth, and reliable access to water are key factors affecting hippo density in TNP. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Zoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Would chimpanzees or bonobos huddle before a penalty shootout in the World Cup? 🐵⚽ In both species, reassuring body contact promotes social tolerance, read more in our new study led by Jake Brooker out now in @royalsociety.org Proc B. (doi.org/10.1098/rspb...) A thread of the main findings 🧵 (1/10)
Examples of bonobo and chimpanzee reassurance behaviours. Top panels depict bonobos engaging in genital touching (left) and hand grasping (right) taken by Z. Clay at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary. Bottom panels depict chimpanzees engaging in mouth-to-body contact (left) and embracing (right) taken by J.S. Brooker at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust.
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We're hiring a Research Assistant (Dutch, 32h/wk) in Nijmegen! • Lab exp. (VR, EEG, Motion Capture) • Annotating multimodal speech & gesture data • Starts between 1 Nov 2026 and 31 Jan 2027 • Ideal for grads in Psych, Ling, CogSci & related fields Apply by 15 Sep: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...
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Phyllis Lee @pili-scotland.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
An interesting question but the framework of the paper tries very hard to sustain human uniqueness.
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 23/07/2026
Songbirds such as finches perform a surprisingly skilled task when feeding: they remove the hard husk of seeds using precise movements of the beak and tongue. This #ProcB study examines whether this behaviour is associated with changes in the brain. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Evolution #Neuroscience
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Jan Gogarten @jangogarten.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What a great place to land and what a cool group to join - sounds like exciting things afoot and that there are options for positions :) check it out!
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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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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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