Dear BERGers,
For our final BERG of the semester we have Lesley Craig giving a talk entitled:
Impact of Interpretation on Attitudes to Great Ape Conservation and Welfare.
Research has examined the impact of zoo interpretation (enclosure design and signage) on visitor perception and attitudes, however, there has been less consideration of the potential impact of the form of information provided, in terms of type of context and contextual framing. Previous research suggests that as social animals, human beings are more interested in social relationships than physical information (Dunbar, 2011). There has been no research investigating whether providing information regarding non-human primate social behaviour in interpretation impacts visitor attitudes to conservation.
This talk will be dedicated to the life of Blossom (pictured) who sadly passed away recently and is greatly missed.
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There will be drinks and nibbles, and we will be going for drinks/food afterwards at No 2 Baker Street in town – all welcome! Looking forward to seeing you all.
Best wishes,
Donna
Dear BERGers,
This week we will have Janica Niven discussing her UFAW project entitled:
"What is most enriching about learning; novelty and challenge, or achievement and control?"
She will be talking about which phase of learning (training or mastery) provides more welfare benefits to Squirrel monkeys.
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Snacks and drinks as usual, see you all there!
Best wishes,
Donna
Dear BERGers,
I’ve been asked to circulate the details of an excellent new (& fully funded!) summer opportunity for researchers interested in mind, cognition, and intelligence. Please see below for information and contact details.
Best,
Donna
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From: Erica Cartmill [mailto:cartmill@anthro.ucla.edu]
Sent: 04 December 2017 07:06
To: Luke Rendell
Subject: A new interdisciplinary summer institute!
Dear Luke,
I hope you’ve had a terrific 2017. It's been far too long since we've had a
chance to chat! I wanted to share some exciting news. In 2018, I will be
launching a new summer program, the Diverse Intelligences Summer
Institute (DISI for short), with my colleague Jacob Foster, a computational
sociologist at UCLA. The basic idea is to bring together promising graduate
students and postdocs interested in the study of mind, cognition, and
intelligence for two weeks of transdisciplinary exploration. Participants and
faculty will fall roughly into three sub-themes: Recognizing Intelligences (i.e.,
non-human biological intelligences); Shaping Human Intelligences (how
development, culture, technology, etc. shape human capacities); and
Programming Intelligences (artificial intelligence and its social/philosophical
implications). We’ve already assembled an outstanding international faculty,
and anticipate stimulating discussion and debate across a range of cutting-
edge topics. In addition to attending lectures and engaging in discussions,
participants will have the opportunity to develop collaborative
interdisciplinary research projects with guidance from DISI faculty and staff.
We’ll be holding the Summer Institute at the University of St Andrews from
July 29 to August 12.
I’ve attached a flyer advertising the Institute, and included a link to our
website below. I would be grateful if you could forward this to talented
graduate students, postdocs, and other early career researchers who might
be interested. We are looking for creative, open-minded participants who
want to take intellectual risks and break down disciplinary barriers in the spirit
of dialogue and discovery. We’ll begin reviewing applications on February 1,
2018. We anticipate selecting and fully funding 40-45 participants.
If potential applicants have any questions, they can reach out to our
wonderful Program Administrator, Dr. Stephanie Meredith, at
disicontact(a)gmail.com<mailto:disicontact@gmail.com>.
Thanks so much for helping us build an exciting new intellectual community!
www.diverseintelligencessummer.com<http://www.diverseintelligencessummer.com>
<http://www.diverseintelligencessummer.com/>
All the best,
Erica
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Erica Cartmill
Assistant Professor
341 Haines Hall
Department of Anthropology
Department of Psychology
UCLA
