I'm so honored to have received this award in memory of Frans de Waal for my PhD thesis! His work (and briefly working with him) truly shaped my scientific thinking and research.
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
[CONFERENCE ALERT]
May 5-7, EMBODIED COGNITION AND COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
Invited speakers: Louise Barrett, Lucia Jacobs, Susana Monsó, Paco Calvo, Matt Sims & Aditya Ponkshe.
Check out the full program here: embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site/program
Thank you, Zoë! It’s been wonderful 🥰
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Definitely me crying because I’m giving a talk at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour and a bunch of scientists show up to listen to my silly little thoughts
Not me crying because I’m giving a talk at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour and a bunch of scientists show up to listen to my silly little thoughts
Congratulations!
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by Susana Monsó
How animals conceive of death and dying—and what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality.
@susanamonso.com's Playing Possum is out now in #paperback!
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#Philosophy
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A picture of a round black-framed mirror on a blue wall. A tiny woman emerges in the bottom third of the reflection, taking a selfie with the phone in front of her face.
You know you’re in Germany when you can barely see yourself in the hotel mirror.
For sure! Also: they understand these terms differently (in a much less demanding sense).
An interesting point of comparison: amongst comparative psychologists it’s generally uncontroversial that animals have beliefs and concepts, which many philosophers are sceptical about!
This 100%. Good science requires good philosophy.
Congratulations!!
New open access publication in Topoi! @kristinandrews.bsky.social and I explore the ethics of AI animal translation projects. 🖥️🐬Before we build it, we need to take stock of the ethical implications.
rdcu.be/fbZwv 🧵👇1/13
A screenshot of white lettering over a black background. It says: "Dear Dr Potts, I hope this email finds you well!"
I'm used to my name being misspelled but this one's new
💶🧿 Value illusions in insects 🐝🐜🦗
Insects make many of the same weird choices we do, and fall for many of the same marketing tricks - but not all!
A very short piece by Tanya Latty and me
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
Very cool!
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Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, Steve!
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by Susana Monsó. How animals conceive of death and dying—and what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality.
In Playing Possum, @susanamonso.com explores how animals conceive of death and dying—and what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality.
The #paperback edition arrives on 14 April!
Preorder yours here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#Philosophy
Thank you so much!
Muchas felicidades, Elisa!! Y mucha suerte en todo lo que vendrá ahora 🍀
The inimitable Amalia Bastos is accepting applications for PhD students, through @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
4-year funding is available for students with the right to work in the UK: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Awesome project, dreamy place, stellar mentor
The front cover of Playing Possum, with the blurbs "Remarkable" by Peter Singer and "A major contribution" by The New Yorker.
The back cover of Playing Possum with more praise.
The first page of Playing Possum with more praise.
The second page of Playing Possum with more praise.
The paperback arrived! And it's as cute as ever but now full of kind words 🥺♥️
Available for purchase from April 14: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Very happy to see this out in the world! A summary of one of my favourite publications, which I co-authored with the stellar @ldanon.bsky.social, so hopefully it will pique people's interest!
(You can read it or listen to a very cringeworthy recording by yours truly)
Gracias por proporcionar un nuevo sticker para el grupo de WhatsApp del departamento 😂
📕Próximo Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos-Metis.
👨🎓 Josep Gasol (UPCE) presentará "Animales silenciados: Injusticia epistémica hacia los animales no humanos".
🕓 Miércoles 18 de marzo 16:00-18:00h
📍 Sala 0.6, Edificio de Humanidades, UNED.
💻 Info www.biokoinos.org/seminario-do...
@josepgasol.com
I feel you. All the accounts of dogs eating their dead caretakers' faces that I had to research for my book were in forensic journals and included close-ups of said faces. Not a nice experience.
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