📰 Just as humans unconsciously pick up words, accents and speech habits from the people around them, marmoset monkeys make their calls sound more and more alike when they bond together! More in the article on our website 👇 evolvinglanguage.ch/marmoset-cou...

Marmoset couples gradually sound more alike - NCCR Evolving Language

Just as humans unconsciously pick up words, accents and speech habits from the people around them, marmoset monkeys make their calls sound more and more alike when they bond together. This curious dis...

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📣 job alert! Postdoc with the NCCR Evolving Language @nccrlanguage.bsky.social, conducting cross-cultural research on language processing and its relationship with other aspects of cognition, with a specific focus on syntax and event cognition. Details here: www.isle.uzh.ch/en/jobs/post...

📢 We are looking for applicants for a #postdoc #position in Zurich, in cross-cultural research on #language processing and its relationship with other aspects of #cognition. 👉 Check out the full job advertisement and application process here: www.isle.uzh.ch/en/jobs/post...

📢 We're looking for a Research Software Engineer (100%) in Geneva, working on the NCCR Evolving Language Task Library. 👉 Check out the full job advertisement and application process here: evolvinglanguage.ch/wp-content/u... Share widely with anyone who might be interested!

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NCCR Evolving Language@nccrlanguage.bsky.social · 2w ago

🎙️ Can we learn about language evolution by looking at how our ancestors made stone tools? In the new Polyvox podcast episode, Jovana Maksic @jomaksic.bsky.social talks about her PhD at the UZH, investigating brain activity during stone tool-making! 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/4bIl...

🎙️ Can we learn about language evolution by looking at how our ancestors made stone tools? In the new Polyvox podcast episode, Jovana Maksic @jomaksic.bsky.social talks about her PhD at the UZH, investigating brain activity during stone tool-making! 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/4bIl...

The brain processes behind stone toolmaking with Jovana Maksic - Polyvox Podcast

Polyvox Podcast · Episode

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📢 SPILLING THE REPRODUCIBILITEA: A DECADE ON & DECADES AHEAD 🗓️ Sept. 25, 2026 💻 Online via Zoom | Free Register here 👇 forms.gle/KgemQ3gM2fEe... #OpenScience #ReproducibiliTea #ResearchIntegrity #Reproducibility

☕ Thank you for the amazing response to our first-ever international ReproducibiliTea conference! Registrations are coming in fast, and spots are filling up quickly. Don't miss out!

Virtual Conference Registration: "Spilling the ReproducibiliTea: A decade on and decades ahead"

This registration for is to confirm your attendance at the virtual ReproducibiliTea conference "Spilling the ReproducibiliTea: A decade on and decades ahead", taking place online (Zoom) on September 2...

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Yes, there are still a few moving pieces, but the #SNL2026 program is almost locked in! And it’s already 100% worth securing your spot, booking your accommodation, and planning your trip👇🏼

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6 poster sessions, 3 slide sessions, 3 keynotes, 2 symposia, 2 educational courses, 1 panel discussion: something for all tastes at #SNL2026! Don't miss out - secure your spot before the early registration deadline: 2026.neurolang.org/meeting-regi...

🐺🔎 Leitwölfe achten besonders auf Urinmarkierungen von Tieren, die nicht zum Rudel gehören. Eine Studie will diese Art der Duftkommunikation entschlüsseln, um sie in Zukunft auszunutzen und Wölfe auf Abstand zu halten. Mehr dazu 👉 sohub.io/hhab

🐺🔎 Breeding wolves are particularly attentive to the urine of individuals from outside the pack. A study seeks to decipher this olfactory mode of communication. And potentially to take advantage of it to keep rival packs at bay. Read more 👉 sohub.io/1ayr

🐺🔎 Les louves et loups reproducteurs sont particulièrement attentifs à l’urine d’individus extérieurs à la meute. Une étude cherche à décrypter ce mode de communication olfactif. Pour peut-être en tirer profit afin de tenir les meutes à distance. Plus d'info 👉 sohub.io/nh58

Our preliminary program of talks is out!! 😎 sites.google.com/view/gene-cu... We accept registrations for online attendance until the 30th of June. You can register at geneculturecoevolution.com 🦩

Our new paper investigating the temporal dynamics of vocal accommodation in common marmosets is now published in Proceedings B! Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @evocoggroup.bsky.social @nccrlanguage.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

Dynamic vocal learning in adult marmoset monkeys

Abstract. Socially mediated vocal plasticity, such as vocal accommodation, is an important mechanism for maintaining social cohesion and coordination in gr

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📰 UNIGE scientists from the NCCR have discovered that children with autism exhibit different brain patterns depending on their language abilities. This discovery could improve prediction of their language development. www.unige.ch/medecine/en/...

Coverage in the Guardian of our latest publication in Royal Society Open Science, with fantastic collaborators Alan McElligott (@amcell.bsky.social), Christian Nawroth (@goatswhostare.bsky.social), Federico Rossano and Simon Townsend. Paper threaded below! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Goats can find food by following a human voice, study finds

Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher

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1 year Master-position* @evocoggroup.bsky.social at UZH (@nccrlanguage.bsky.social). *Unpaid position Via @elenabelli.bsky.social

📰 A team from the University of Geneva, Pasteur Institute and the NCCR Evolving Language shows that virtually all animal species have been vocalizing in a common rhythm for hundreds of millions of years. New article on our website. evolvinglanguage.ch/the-universa...

The universal tempo of animal communication - NCCR Evolving Language

A team from the University of Geneva, Pasteur Institute and the NCCR Evolving Language shows that virtually all animal species have been vocalizing in a common rhythm for hundreds of millions of years...

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We’re looking for a MSc student based in Zurich (UZH or ETH) to join a computational project at the intersection of human population genetics and linguistics. #UZH #ETH #Genomics #Linguistics #Switzerland @nccrlanguage.bsky.social @lifesciencezurich.bsky.social

🎙️ In der neuen Episode des Polyvox Podcasts spricht Forscher Giuachin Kreiliger über seine Doktorarbeit an der Universität Zürich, die sich mit der Analyse von Wiederholungen in der Sprache von Babys befasst. open.spotify.com/episode/2r0p...

Wiederholung in der Baby-Sprache mit Giuachin Kreiliger - Polyvox Podcast

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I am looking for a MSc student to conduct their thesis within my PhD project on multimodal communication in common marmosets! 🐒🌞 You will be part of the Evolutionary Cognition Group at UZH (@nccrlanguage.bsky.social). Unpaid position (funding options would need to be applied for by the candidate).

📍 The SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene–Culture Co-Evolution: Molecular Perspectives on Human History and Diversity, sponsored by NCCR, will take place on the 21-23rd of September 2026 at the University of Cagliari. 🔗 For more information: sites.google.com/view/gene-cu...

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A SMBE Satellite Meeting open to Interdisciplinarity:

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👨‍🔬 Come and join the researchers from the NCCR Evolving Language in Neuchâtel and Geneva for this year's edition of the international science festival Pint of Science, between the 18th and 20th of May! #pint26 More information: pintofscience.ch

Pint of Science CH

Bringing researchers to your local bar to share the latest happenings in the world of science.

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Klassische Hörtests bilden reale Hörsituationen kaum ab. Das Projekt SpiN3D simuliert auf Basis dreidimensionaler Audiotechnologien ökologisch valide Alltagsszenarien im Labor. Mehr erfahren im Video: www.dizh.uzh.ch/2026/05/05/h... Ein Projekt der @zhdk.bsky.social und UZH.

Hörtests unter realen Bedingungen - DIZH

Viele Menschen haben Mühe, Sprache in lauten oder akustisch komplexen Umgebungen zu verstehen, etwa in einer Bahnhofshalle, einem Restaurant oder bei einem Konzert. Klassische Hörtests stossen hier an...

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💬 Languages are diverse: thousands are spoken worldwide, and they differ widely in the structures they use. 🧬 Human DNA variation preserves the history of populations and individuals. 🤝 Are these two dimensions of human diversity related? 🔗 evolvinglanguage.ch/isolated-hum...

Isolated human groups speak more diversified languages - NCCR Evolving Language

Languages are diverse: thousands are spoken worldwide, and they differ widely in the structures they use. Human DNA variation preserves the history of populations and individuals. Are these two dimens...

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Check out our new paper! (1/5) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @err-ring.bsky.social @kkshimizu1.bsky.social @markstoneking.bsky.social @balthasarbickel.bsky.social @chiarabarbieri.bsky.social @isle-uzh.bsky.social @nccrlanguage.bsky.social

An inverse correlation between structural linguistic and human genetic diversity | PNAS

Linguistic structures show uneven global distributions, but it remains unknown to what extent such distributions are driven by human population his...

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Théophane Piette, chercheur en neuroétologie, nous parle de son projet doctoral à l'Université de Genève, à la recherche de l'origine du rythme dans la communication des animaux. open.spotify.com/episode/49YW...

Le rythme de la communication avec Théophane Piette - Polyvox Podcast

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Like most men my age, I'm becoming a podcast host 🥳 (here at @nccrlanguage.bsky.social ) ->

NCCR Evolving Language@nccrlanguage.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎙️Welcome to the Polyvox Podcast, a podcast where researchers from the ⁠NCCR Evolving Language⁠ talk about their discoveries and work in linguistics, neurosciences, animal cognition, and more. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/18x9... 🙋 Stay tuned for the first episode, next week, with Theophane Piette.

🎙️Welcome to the Polyvox Podcast, a podcast where researchers from the ⁠NCCR Evolving Language⁠ talk about their discoveries and work in linguistics, neurosciences, animal cognition, and more. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/18x9... 🙋 Stay tuned for the first episode, next week, with Theophane Piette.

Welcome to the Polyvox Podcast! - Trailer

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The Department of Basic Neurosciences of the Faculté de médecine - UNIGE and the NCCR Evolving Language are looking for an Assistant Professor with Tenure Track or Associate Professor in Computational Neuroscience. Apply before May 26th! Full details here: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...