July 2021 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Fw: 2 phd positions
by Pawel Fedurek 09 Jul '21

09 Jul '21

Dear BERGers, Some of you might be interested - please see below. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: judith.burkart(a)aim.uzh.ch <judith.burkart(a)aim.uzh.ch> Sent: 09 July 2021 07:36 To: judith.burkart(a)aim.uzh.ch <judith.burkart(a)aim.uzh.ch> Subject: 2 phd positions CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear colleagues we are looking for two phd students to work on marmoset behavior and communication. Please share with anyone who might be interested! Thanks a lot Judith _________________________ Prof. Dr. Judith Burkart Evolutionary Cognition Group Department of Anthropology University of Zürich Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zürich ++41 44 635 54 02 http://www.aim.uzh.ch/de/research/ecg.html<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aim.uz…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Ape reasoning
by Peter Hancock 05 Jul '21

05 Jul '21

Dear Bergers, there’s a talk at the EPS meeting next Friday that might be of interest: 15:15 Josep Call (University of St Andrews) Ape inferential reasoning. Full program and joining links here: https://eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/ Peter Knowledge about the spatial and temporal continuity of objects as well as their relations with other objects play a crucial role in inferential reasoning. Comparative approaches have mainly focused on distinguishing inference from non-inferential processes, most notably heuristics based on attentional, perceptual or motor predispositions, or heuristics acquired via associative processes. Comparative researchers have devoted far less research attention to distinguishing weak from strong inferences, an aspect that Susan Carey and her colleagues brought to my attention a few years ago. In this talk I will classify the empirical evidence available in nonhuman primates regarding spatio-temporal inferences (e.g., inference by exclusion) in terms of their strength. I will then use this evidence to identify the gaps in our knowledge in this area and the connections that one can establish between inference by exclusion and other areas of cognitive research such as probability estimation and intuitive statistics from a comparative perspective. ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Fw: ASAB video workshop competition winners -- at least one BERGer!
by Sarah Kraemer 05 Jul '21

05 Jul '21

Dear BERGers, A group of early career researchers and myself recently submitted a new Sci-Comm video to ASAB for their second video competition, and I am thrilled to say we placed second! The winning video is in this ASAB newsletter (below), and you can see ours amongst the other three on the website 🙂. The title is "Paradigmal Activity: Ghost Control Paradigms in Social Learning Research." Hopefully it succeeds in giving you both thrills and chills! 👻 https://www.asab.org/videos Eerily yours, -Sarah Sarah B. Kraemer PhD Student | Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group [BERG<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…>] Scottish Primate Research Group [SPRG<http://living-links.org/about/scottish-primate-research-group/>] University of Stirling, UK ________________________________ From: ASAB Communications Officer <asabwebeditor(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 9:11 AM To: Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: ASAB video workshop competition winners CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Congratulations to the winners of the ASAB video workshop competition for their video "Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos" 🎥 View this email in your browser<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/4ceafeebfd6d45f2d231efb07/video_thumbnails_new/a6…] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Winner of the ASAB video workshop competition: "Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos", by Alexander Nunns, Jennifer Colbourne, Katrin Herzhauser and Poppy Lambert Dear ASAB members, I hope this finds you well. The organisers of the 2021 Easter meeting at Bristol are delighted to announce the winners of the video entries submitted as part of the film-making workshop. And the winners are (drumroll please).... Alexander Nunns, Jennifer Colbourne, Katrin Herzhauser and Poppy Lambert for their film titled... Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos Congratulations all of you! Your prize money will be winging its way to you soon. A massive thank you to all of you who entered the competition. The quality of the videos was fantastic. All submissions are available to watch here, on the ASAB website<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. Warm regards, Martin, Bex and Christos Conference organisers at ASAB Easter 2021 [Twitter]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Facebook]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Website]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Copyright © 2021 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, All rights reserved. You are a member of ASAB Our mailing address is: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ United Kingdom Add us to your address book<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> or unsubscribe from this list<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mailch…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG - Research Culture Awards 2021
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

BERGers - please find a nice message from the Institute of Advanced Studies below, congratulating all BERGers (and with special credit to Pawel for the BERG seminar organisation). And thank you also to those who nominated all the BERG folk - much appreciated. From: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias(a)stir.ac.uk> Sent: 28 June 2021 11:53 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Research Culture Awards 2021 Dear BERG members, Congratulations again on your nomination in this year’s Research Culture Awards and thank you for the valuable work that you do for your colleagues and the University. In attachment, please find your Research Culture 2021 e-certificate and e-badge. With best wishes, The Festival Team ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Study - Do you own an exotic bird pet?
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

Please help if you can - by completing the survey or sharing with someone you know who keeps an exotic bird pet. This is the link: https://tinyurl.com/exoticbirdsurvey21 Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management<https://tinyurl.com/exoticbirdsurvey21> The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. tinyurl.com [Image.jpeg] Get Outlook for iOS<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2F…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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