Excited about new @cam.ac.uk Professorship that will soon be advertised for a behavioural change expert to address challenges affecting biodiversity, conservation and sustainability

The Society of Systematic Biologists is looking for a new editor for the Bulletin! The Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists is the Society’s diamond OA journal. Are you interested? Or know someone who might be? See 👇 www.systbio.org/eicbssb.htm

Delighted to be hosting the latest edition of the LGBTQ+ STEMinar at Queen Mary later this year. Abstract submissions are still open – we really want to hear from you, so don’t miss out!

LGBTQ+ STEM@lgbtqstem.bsky.social · 2w ago

Final countdown for Abstract Submissions! Submit your abstracts for your presentations for the STEMinar! Deadline 31 July! Find all the registration forms here: sites.google.com/view/lgbtqst...

Registration and abstract submission for the joint ASAB-PSGB winter meeting in Edinburgh (December 8th - 10th) will be opening on the 1st of July! The theme is Social Learning and Culture. More details about the meeting and registration at: asabpsgbwinter.github.io//2026/

Join us in shaping the future of ornithological collections and research! We're looking for a Curator of Ornithology in Hamburg to help advance collection-based biodiversity science, research infrastructure, and long-term knowledge on birds worldwide 🐦🌍

Mariella Herberstein (she/her) 🌈@mherberstein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are hiring a curator for the ornithology section at the @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg. Please apply or share: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/careers/j...

For "Science against Fascism" week @wigefa.bsky.social I'll be giving a lecture @tuda.bsky.social (& on zoom) about the unique role of Cognitive Science in guiding the future of AI away from fascism and towards empowering democracy wissenschaft-gegen-faschismus.de/index.php/ev...

It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop

Really looking forward to speaking about corvid cognition at the upcoming “Nature of Intelligence: Bridging Animal and Artificial Intelligence” Theo Murphy meeting (21–22 September 2026, Bristol, UK). Thanks to the organisers for an exciting programme and @royalsociety.org for support.

HaDi MaBouDi@maboudi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I am very pleased to announce our upcoming Theo Murphy meeting at the Royal Society: Nature of Intelligence: Bridging Animal and Artificial Intelligence 21–22 September 2026 - Bristol, UK Registration deadline: 1 July Register here: lnkd.in/eGDAux-M #AI #AnimalCognition #Neuroscience

Contribute to research on cross-cultural variation in taste, voting, decision-making! it's #Eurovision #ESC final night and my queer half-Austrian dual-scientist household is excited to replace homemade scorecards with this #CitizenScience 🧪 rating app 12points.science ✨🪩❤️‍🔥👯❤️‍🔥🪩✨ @eurovision.tv

Pantelis P. Analytis@pantelispa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My team, Minsu Park and I just launched 12points.science. It’s a citizen science platform and app where you can rate, rank, and comment on Eurovision entries with your friends. There is a deeper research goal behind the glitter 🎤🧪 #Eurovision #OpenData

New blog post!!🚨 Michael Chimento gives an overview of the new R package STbayes, designed for creating, fitting and understanding Bayesian models of social transmission 🌍 🧪 Read the blog here 👇

Studying social transmission using STbayes

Post provided by Michael Chimento. When studying animal culture, it’s important to establish whether novel behaviours or information have spread through social contact, or are rather innovated or p…

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We're advertising a PhD project on how social isolation influences aggression in flies. Based at Durham, co-supervised by @clarahowcroft.bsky.social . Despite what the ad says, this is also open to international applicants! Any questions, shoot me a msg! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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See also Richard Frye:

LymeScience@lymescience.org · 10mo ago

MDPI is a predatory publisher that became a vanity publisher for cranks. Autism quack Richard Frye, MD has been editor of 7 MDPI special issues! And of the 52 articles published in these issues so far, Frye is a co-author of 24 articles, or 46%!

Please, quote also the original article and their authors, active here, which for sure could benefit from your posts: The study here arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 By @paolocrosetto.bsky.social @pagomba.bsky.social And @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self

The recent exceptional growth in the number of special issues has led to the largest delegation of editorial power in the history of scientific publishing. Has this power been used responsibly? In thi...

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True, very true. That is why I will have nothing to do with MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. Quote: "Now, even the most mediocre researchers receive a flood of invitations to edit one of these countless special issues, which have become a multi-million dollar business" 🧪

Elisabeth Bik@elisabethbik.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thousands of scientists inflate their CVs with self-published studies that cost millions of dollars of public money 1 in 8 'special issues' is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI @manuelansede.bsky.social english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Thank you so much for the invitation!!! I am taking requests! What would you like to hear in a plenary????

European Conference on Behavioural Biology@ecbb2026.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social

If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition for #ECBB2026, and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch with us at ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk #academicconference #academicsky #animalbehaviour

With ten days to go to submit your symposia proposal, we're here to answer your most burning question: What is the registration cost? #AcademicTwitter #Conferencechatter #ECBB2026

Very nice modeling work by a great team: @drelenamiu.bsky.social @ndersen.bsky.social @sheinalew.bsky.social @felixthehauskat.bsky.social 👇

Elena Miu@elenamiu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"The relationship between childhood exploration and population-level innovation in cultural evolution" with @ndersen.bsky.social @sheinalew.bsky.social @felixthehauskat.bsky.social out in Proc B royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Really great new paper using agent-based modelling to show how an exploratory childhood can lead to innovation in the population at large. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

The relationship between childhood exploration and population-level innovation in cultural evolution

Abstract. The societal effects of children’s learning in cultural evolution have been underexplored. Here, we investigate using agent-based models how a pr

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Are you using #preprints? How do you pick where to host? 🧪 It’s more than a technical detail about subject fit: preprint servers differ in who funds and governs them, which can affect long-term stability and ethical commitments food for thought 👇

Claudia Wascher@wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🧵 Preprint servers, sustainability, and values When I first started posting preprints, my main criterion was topical fit. I mostly use bioRxiv and EcoEvoRxiv. But preprint infrastructure isn’t neutral — and it isn’t guaranteed to last (1/7) #Preprints #OpenScience #ScholarlyInfrastructure

🎄 New paper! 🎁 Since the 20s it's been said that "the Hadza don't use traps". Except sporadic snaring, none have been reported. So I was excited to find baited cage traps in use. More exciting, this was cross-cultural transmission — seldom seen in action! 1/​5 tinyurl.com/cagetrap

(PDF) First recorded use of cage traps by the Tanzanian Hadza: A case of cross-cultural transmission

PDF | While hunting is a critical subsistence strategy for the Tanzanian Hadza, reports of trapping have traditionally been minimal. Snare trapping of... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

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I've used Liverpool University Press's green open access policy to share this research but here's the journal link from Hunter Gatherer Research. Please consider submitting special interest papers like this to HGR! We really do have great editors. 6/5 tinyurl.com/mt8a5p9z

First recorded use of cage traps by the Tanzanian Hadza: A case of cross-cultural transmission: Hunter Gatherer Research: Vol 0, No 0

While hunting is a critical subsistence strategy for the Tanzanian Hadza, reports of trapping have traditionally been minimal. Snare trapping of small ungulates and terrestrial birds is noted in rare cases, but most meat is acquired through encounter ...

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Registrations are now open 📢 Want to join the conference and/or the workshop? Head to our website: culture-conference.com/registration/ As every year, attendance at the conference is free 🎉 (the workshop has a small fee). Reminder: Abstract submission closes soon—submit yours before Monday!

Registration

Registrations for the conference and the pre-conference workshop are now OPEN! Register for the conference (26-27/02): Culture Conference 2026 – Registration form Register for the workshop (2…

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Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity. Apply here no later than February 11 2026: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity

The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar

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Save the date! 🗓️ On the 14th of Jan 2026, we will hold our first online meeting after a prolonged hiatus 💻🌍. This will be a friendly, informal gathering for members to meet and learn about ESLR activities for 2026 including our upcoming skill sharing sessions. 🛠️💡 More information will follow soon!

Join us for the @ecbb2026.bsky.social at @angliaruskin.bsky.social in September! @asab.org meeting secretary @viveknityananda.bsky.social advertising our conference at #asabwinter2025

the ✨new✨ @ehbea.bsky.social website www.ehbea.org is live and looking great! The (opt-in!) member directory is a fantastic addition, such a nice way to find people and connect!

Academics talk a lot about sustainability, but not always in ways practitioners can use. We spent 3 days with NGOs, businesses & community organizers to understand what actually works. New paper in Phil Trans B: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article... #AcademicSky #ScienceCommunication 🧪

A transdisciplinary approach to growing an applied science of cultural evolution for a sustainable future

Abstract. Addressing sustainability challenges requires an integrative approach that bridges scientific research with practical application. The field of c

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editors usually request cover art image submissions from authors or use stock imagery (journal publishers don't usually pay artists for cover art which is weird) Tecumseh Fitch, the editor of this special issue, chose to generate AI slop instead. He should know better

Anyone looking for a Australia-based postdoc? Like animal behaviour / coding / birds? My fantastic collaborator, Iliana Medina, is advertising a position researching bird nests: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex...