Today's highlighted talk is by Maurico Gonzalez-Ferrero @mauriciogforero.bsky.social, talking about evolutionary expansion of the human brain @royalsocietypublishing.org youtu.be/vhqKSSYMPaQ

Spandrel brain? Human brain expansion as a means to another end

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Next up is co-organizer Alex Thornton @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social talking about social drivers of cognitive evolution @royalsocietypublishing.org. youtu.be/yb4iSyPPaaI?...

Social drivers of cognitive evolution: the importance of strategic decisions

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Selection shapes diverse animal minds: We recorded the talks at our @royalsocietypublishing.org discussion meeting last year to share with those who couldn’t be there. Our first speaker is Stephen Montgomery (Bristol University) @ebablab.bsky.social. youtu.be/BzmRZlhTcrc?...

A circuit view of evolving cognition by Dr Stephen Montgomery

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Well done to MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social, amazing achievement to be featured in the Natural History Museum’s brand new Fixing Our Broken Planet exhibition!

Wonderful to see work by @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumna @alexmcgoran.bsky.social and current MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social presented at the newly opened Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery @nhm-london.bsky.social!

Mine and @bennyhawksbee.bsky.social’s episode of the Our Plant Stories podcast is here! 🌱 Listen and read more about our morning spent meeting bees and celebrating weeds in a London community garden at www.ourplantstories.com/episodes/luc... @theorchardproject.bsky.social @rhulbiology.bsky.social

Have you come across the Our Plant Stories podcast yet? It's well worth a listen 😃 The latest episode is with Lucy Houliston, who's currently working with us to research biodiversity in London's orchards. www.ourplantstories.com

The night lumps get my vote! Nominate @batconservation.bsky.social to receive a £5,000 donation 🦇

Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · 2y ago

🦇 Please nominate us to receive £5,000! The more nominations we get, the more chances we have of winning this much needed donation for #bats! Deadline to nominate is 23 Feb! All our info is already filled out so all you have to do is click on the image and add your details Please share widely.

This interview was so much fun! Thanks to Claire at @batconservation.bsky.social for turning my ramblings into something meaningful, and to the bats for being iconically and unashamedly odd (I think we should all be a little bit more bat, don’t you?). NightWatch is a brilliant project to be part of!

NightWatch, bats and urban wildlife: Lucy Houliston interview - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Find out how BCT works with communities through projects like NightWatch in this interview with Lucy, our Survey Assistant. Lucy also explains why it’s the wildlife in the UK’s cities which excites he...

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Well—this is exciting… I can’t wait to share more about this soon! 🤐

Natural History Museum, London@nhm-london.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 We're opening a new permanent gallery! 🌍 Fixing Our Broken Planet combines scientific research, climate advice and practical ideas to find your role in fixing the planet. It’s free to visit from Thursday 3 April – we hope to see you there! 🌱

Why studying zoology matters? @lucyhouliston.bsky.social talks about her BSc and MSc experience at @royalholloway.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsal...

Why Studying Zoology Matters | Royal Holloway, University of London

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Hey there! We're Reserva, a bunch of kids and young people from 30+ countries working to create protected areas in biodiversity hotspots. We mostly meet virtually to plan fundraisers for our projects, but we've gotten to know each other at school talks, social meetups, conferences, and expeditions!