I've had several people indicate that they'd like to have the BERG discussion on chimpanzee poaching be hybrid, so if you can't come in person, please join us via this link at 4pm tomorrow (Jan 25th):
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjI5NTVhOGItNWM0OC00Nz…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…>
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Sharon
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Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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Dear Bergers!
I'm delighted to announce that we have a full and varied schedule of seminar talks and discussions planned for this coming semester! The first seminar will be tomorrow, led by our very own Pawel Fedurek!
Pawel will be hosting a discussion titled, "Chimpanzee poaching and impact research." Please join us in person, Wednesday, January 25th at 4pm in 3A94: Psychology Common Room!
If you cannot attend in person and would like to join virtually, please email me (Sharon.Kessler(a)stir.ac.uk) and I will arrange it.
Below you can find the list of our speakers scheduled for future weeks and the MS Teams link for the online talks. I will of course resend the information and links before each seminar.
Looking forward to seeing you all for an exciting discussion tomorrow!
Sharon
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Title Location
Jan 25th 16:00 Pawel Fedurek University of Stirling Chimpanzee poaching and impact research - a discussion In - person: C3A94
Feb 1 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling Impact Discussion In - person: C3A94
Feb 8 16:00 Carrie Westgarth University of Liverpool “You see a dog - you read their story - you fall in love” Importing rescue dogs from overseas Online
Feb 15 16:00 Cécile Sarabian University of Hong Kong Risk perception and potential applications in wildlife management and conservation Online
Feb 22 16:00 Lucie Rigaill Université Rennes TBA Online
March 1 16:00 Elizabeth Marks University of Bath TBA Online
March 8 Reading Week
March 15 16:00 Arnaud Tognetti Karolinska Institutet TBA Online
March 22 16:00 Mike Radford University of Aberdeen TBA TBA
March 29 16:00 Maria Ojala Örebro University TBA Online
April 5 OPEN
April 12 OPEN
April 19th 16:00 Alexandra Horowitz Barnard College TBA Online
April 26th 16:00 Pawel Fedurek University of Stirling Sound Recording Workshop In - person: C3A94
Link for online BERG meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjI5NTVhOGItNWM0OC00Nz…
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear Bergers,
Clare Andrews, Lena Dominelli, and I are looking for a short-term RA to help us with a project on climate anxiety. Please check out the advert here and email me if you have any questions!
Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=3437&jobT…>
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
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Dear Bergers,
I am looking for someone to review the book Apes Set Free for the International Journal of Primatology. If you are interested I can provide you with a copy of the e-book. This book looks like it might be of interest to anyone who is interested in the history of primatology, integrating perspectives from animal behaviour and decolonisation. I am happy to recieve reviews from students too.
Link to the publishers website for this book here -
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Blurb about the book below
How did a random batch of chimpanzees come to populate a small island in Tanzania where apes had never lived before? Combining information gathered from fieldwork, laboratory and archival research, this book tells the unique story of chimpanzee babies taken from their forest homes in West-Central Africa and sold to European zoos and circuses, to then be shipped to Lake Victoria and set free on Rubondo Island. These founder animals learnt what to eat, how to build nests, to breed and raise young – ultimately forming a chimpanzee-typical fission–fusion society that today is thriving. The authors compare the ecology, behaviour and genetics of the Rubondo population with communities of wild chimpanzees, providing exciting insights into how our closest relatives adjust to changing environments. At the same time, a reconstruction of the historical context of the Rubondo experiment reflects on its chequered colonial heritage, and the introduction is viewed against current threats to the survival of apes in their natural habitats.
If you are interested, please email me (Sharon.Kessler(a)stir.ac.uk).
Best,
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Prof. Bennett Schwartz (Florida International University, USA) will be talking about metacognition. Please, see below the title and short abstract for his talk.
As I mentioned before, this meeting will be online (below is the teams link). However, I have booked the Psychology common room for all our meetings, so I will be there with my computer setting up the talk. You’re welcome to join me there.
Title: Comparative approaches and the natural ecology of metacognition
Abstract: Most cognitive scientists assume that our core cognitive abilities evolved through natural selection. However, we lack the ability to assess causality concerning the natural selection processes that shaped human cognition. As such, I advocate a comparative approach to understand the potential natural selection of cognition. In this talk, I consider metacognition, the experience and knowledge of one’s own cognitive system. I compare the methods used in humans and non-human primates with respect to both the cognitive mechanisms underlying metacognition and the accuracy of metacognition at predicting performance on an object-level task. I advocate for an approach to metacognition that makes hypotheses based on natural ecology and then applies those hypotheses to a wide range of species.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
21/09/2022
4pm
Jeff Martin (McGill University, Canada)
Canadian crows and planning
Online
28/09/2022
4pm
Jade Hooper (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
05/10/2022
4pm
Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA)
Metacognition in primates
Online
12/10/2022
4pm
Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
Bees and bats cognition
Online
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
07/12/2022
4pm
Gloria Sabbatini (Istc-CNR Unit of Cognitive Primatology & Primate Center, Italy)
Tool use in primates
Online
14/12/2022
3pm
Elias Garcia Pelegrin (University of Cambridge, UK)
Crows and understanding of magic tricks
Online
Link to the online meetings:
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