But it is a cult - taking out the cult leader will hopefully help break the spell....

how much for a gun on one meeting?

I remember it being awesome - maybe it was actually mega-awesome

anyone that recognised that this is a heron - well done. Anyone who noticed that and didn't say anything - better done.

Had a great time chatting to Eddie Jones on The Applied Mind podcast

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New paper out on the decision strategies of bumblebees. When using visual cues to make flower choices, they switch strategy with sensory context, learning as much as necessary, but as little as possible. Based on their training time, we propose a mechanism for this switch. tinyurl.com/2r9d4jrs 🌸🐝🧠

What behavioral relevance is (not) We are thankful for the thoughtful commentaries of our colleagues. In our discussion article, we argued for a course correction to how the field approaches the organization of visual function in oc...

Our reply to 11 commentaries on our article ("Rethinking category-selectivity in human visual cortex") is out in Cognitive Neuroscience! Thanks to @susanwardle.bsky.social @maryamvaziri.bsky.social Dwight Kravitz @cibaker.bsky.social and all who contributed! 1/x www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Confirmed: a study of more than 2,400 genomes reveals that the first humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago... and that they may have coexisted with prehistoric “hobbits” Genetic study confirms humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have crossed paths with hobbits.

Confirmed: a study of more than 2,400 genomes reveals that the first humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago... and that they may have coexisted with prehistoric “hobbits” share.google/2ZlPQgqvWRGl...

I am diametrically opposed to all forms of apartheid ...... except with respect to Play-Doh.

🚨JOB alert🚨

We have three (yes, THREE) 🌟lectureships🌟 advertised in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol.

Broad remit, including #AnimalBehaviour & #GlobalChangeBiology

⏱️Deadline: 8th March 2026
🙏Please circulate widely

😊Come join us!

Full #job details: tinyurl.com/y3us95rc

Do you have a 2:1 Bachelor (Honours) degree or international equivalent in a non-psychology subject but an interest in studying psychology?

Consider joining us at Durham University - UK Times 2026 University of the Year - for a one-year MSc Psychology (Conversion).

#AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd

Fossil study suggests that early vertebrates had four eyes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Many, like we mammals, through evolution reduced to just two eyes and shifted from the pineal gland system. Meanwhile, some organisms like the tuatara lizard have maintained a third, pineal eye.

whaaaat!? That's awesome!

Australia is awesome!
Let's celebrate it on a day that doesn't mark the start of the dispossession and murder of aboriginal people.
Here's my great grandmother's family at the "Black's camp" outside Taree, and on a list of kids at a nearby aboriginal school. And my family were the lucky ones.

more than kinda!

Aussie Xmas decoration.

I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )

Please share !!

www.eifwooster.org/opportunities

🚨SAVE THE DATE ASSAB 2026🚨
The ASSAB 2026 conference will be held in Adelaide in 2026!
Keep an eye out on the ASSAB website and social media for more information! We will see you there!

Excited to get this paper published! 🌟

We argue that men exaggerate patriarchal beliefs in an effort to signal conformity to others, which in turn fuels misperceptions about peers - making patriarchal norms resistant to change.

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How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

New PhD position available! For applicants keen to combine evolutionary ecology, neuroscience and animal cognition. Based at UCL with me, @maxreuter.bsky.social, @fcamus.bsky.social and Tamara Boto (Bristol). Directly funded, see here for details and eligibility: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).

Ella holds a fluffy and sleepy looking toutouwai chick during banding and fits an orange band to its leg

PhD scholarship alert! Are you interested in cognitive evolution? Do you want to know how development influences cognitive traits? Do you love hanging out with birds in the forest? If the answer to these questions is yes, please apply to work with us! 1/2 🧪
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...

Honestly, the worst Bond film ever…

Australia - possums at the pub

The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees

New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?

Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.

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Please tell me this isn't true.

These worms can jump up to 20 times their body length—the equivalent of a human jumping the height of an 11-story building—by riding on electrostatic charges 🪱⚡😮

An incredible example of how important electrostatic forces are for many insects & plants (eg pollination)

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Abstract submission for #CO32026 is now open, join us next April in Montreal 🎉🍁🦫 Submit for a symposium by November 14th, or for an individual talk or poster by December 12th.
Information on the conference and a link to the member portal where you can submit: comparativecognition.org/conference.php

isn't "Disrespectful and disconnected from reality" the new Republican motto?