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Mélissa Berthet

@berthetmelissa.bsky.social

Researcher in primatology 🐒 and animal linguistics 🎤🙊 Titi monkeys, bonobos and gorillas ❤️🦍 Postdoc at the University of Milan, Italy She/Her https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-berthet

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Federico Rossano@federicorossano.bsky.social · 4w ago

UCSD Cognitive Science Department is hiring an Assistant Professor incorporating novel computational approaches in the study of biological and/or artificial intelligence. I have had the privilege of working in this department for 10 years and the intellectual environment really is unique. 1/3

Thom Scott-Phillips@thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 4w ago

Put simply, letters of recommendation institutionalise major asymmetries of power Yet at the institutions asking for these letters will also say they are serious about mitigating these asymmetries This is not true. If it was they wouldn't be asking for all these letters. Hypocrites

Thom Scott-Phillips@thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 4w ago

I just saw a prestigious postdoc scheme that needs *three* letters of recommendation just to apply Imv this is deeply unethical. This is why PhDs don't speak out about bad practice and malfeasance from their advisors three letters = speaking out loses your career chances

Mélissa Berthet@berthetmelissa.bsky.social · last mo.

Incredibly honoured to have been appointed President of the French-speaking Society of Primatology! With my amazing colleagues, we’ll build on the legacy of the previous boards by continuing to promote collaboration, ethics, and inclusivity within the French-speaking community of primatologists!

Map of the countries where French is the main or a national language.
La Société Francophone de Primatologie@lasfdp.bsky.social · last mo.

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!

Mélissa Berthet@berthetmelissa.bsky.social · last mo.

After 8 years of postdoc in 3 different countries, constant instability, endless sleepless nights from stress, countless questions about my career (Do I need a plan B?), and around 40 international applications for just 3 job interviews, I am very proud — and MUCH RELIEVED — to announce...

Luca Pedruzzi@lucapedruzzi.bsky.social · last mo.

New paper🚨 Wild geladas exchange multimodal signal sequences after conflicts, with complexity increasing according to the aggressor-victim social, genetic, and hierarchical relationship! (1/3) Big efforts for this one 🙌🏽 @geladasbridges.bsky.social @ceec-research.bsky.social Read it OA here:

NYAS Publications

Geladas combine vocal−visual signals and tactile patterns to resolve conflicts. Reconciliation is rapid, mainly aggressor-initiated, and shaped by relationship value, risk, emotion, and audience cont...

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Small World of Words@smallworldofwords.bsky.social · last mo.

It took us more than ten years, but the new Small World of Words website is now live with better feedback and comparisons across languages. Play a game of word associations and learn what you share with others. smallworldofwords.org

Small World of Words — Play the word association game

Type the first words that come to mind and help build a living human dictionary — a five-minute word game powering the world's largest open word-association study.

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