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by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just to remind you that we have a BERG meeting this Wednesday (8 September) at 16:00. Our own Francesca Singleton will be talking about one of her PhD projects entitled "Do differences in stimuli contribute to contradictory findings concerning oral contraceptive users and facial masculinity preferences? Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the seminar is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a quick reminder we have a BERG meeting today (16:00) with Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) talking about her MSc project on sex differences in emotional expressions. Please find the abstract below this email. I hope to see you all later today! The link to the seminar is also below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Abstract: Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation Francesca Valdez Division of Psychology, University of Stirling A substantial amount of research has gone into discovering sex differences between male and females. Particularly in non verbal communication and emotional expressions. Previous research in this field supports the claim that females are perceived as smiling more often than males and also that males rate women who smile more as more attractive on average. However, the explanations for this phenomenon are unclear. It is the objective of this paper to determine if smiling during early courtship interactions can effect the perceived desirability of a potential partner. This could have implications relating smiling behavior as a mating adaptation that could be used to signal mate value and potentiality as a long term partner. Here we show that there are strong correlations between the number of times a female smiled during the course of a first date and their perceived: likeability, motherhood abilities, attractiveness, abilities as a long term partner, agreeableness, and interest from the opposite sex. These variables were also analyzed for the male dater as well. The data was also analyzed for sex differences in perception between male and female responses. It was found that the number of smiles from both males and females were strongly correlated to perceptions of: how well the date went, if there would be a second date, likeability, interest from the opposite sex, parenting abilities, agreeableness, and long term partner abilities. Attractiveness was also correlated to the number of smiles but only moderately. These findings show that the emotional expression, smiling, is highly correlated to the perceived outcome of a first date. Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 5 months

BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you had a great summer and that you are ready for the semester! This is just to kindly remind you that we have a BERG meeting this Wednesday (1 September) at 16:00. Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) is our first speaker this semester, and she will be talking about her MSc project entitled "Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation". Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the seminar as well as the list of the upcoming speakers is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Upcoming seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Topic 01/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Valdez University of Stirling Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation 08/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Singleton University of Stirling TBC 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel TBC 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Wild cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent TBC 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling TBC 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 TBC University of Stirling TBC 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 5 months

BERG seminars next semester

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you are all well and enjoying the summer. This is just to let you know that we will be resuming BERG meetings on the 1st of September, with the first set of speakers (September and October) shown below. The link to the sessions is below this email. I hope to see you all soon! Upcoming seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Topic 01/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Valdez University of Stirling TBC 08/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Singleton University of Stirling TBC 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel TBC 22/09/2021 16:00 Several speakers "Wild cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent TBC 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling TBC 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 TBC University of Stirling TBC 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 5 months

Fw: Tr : IPS Virtual symposia

by Sharon Kessler

Hi Bergers, Below is information on the virtual International Primatological Society Symposia occurring! Sharon -------------------------- 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.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology ________________________________ From: African Primatological Society <africanprimatesociety(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 6:00 PM Subject: Fwd: Tr : IPS Virtual symposia 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. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inza Koné, PhD Directeur Général Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire Tel : +225 27 23 47 27 90 E.mail : inza.kone(a)csrs.ci<mailto:inza.kone@csrs.ci> / URL : www.csrs.ch<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csrs.c…> [cid:17b0cf50ca4e834cf081] ---------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ De : Trudy Turner <peggweb(a)gmail.com<mailto:peggweb@gmail.com>> Envoyé : lundi 2 août 2021 16:19 À : Trudy Turner <trudy(a)uwm.edu<mailto:trudy@uwm.edu>> Objet : IPS Virtual symposia Dear PEGG members and friends, We received this from IPS. Dear colleagues from the Affiliated Societies, We would be very grateful if you would be able to share the following message about our online August symposium with your membership, either through email or social media. We have had a lot of interest in our online August symposium, which is free for IPS members, but we are keen to make sure that people who are not currently IPS members are aware of it. In particular, if you are a range country primatologist membership is free, and so you can attend this meeting for free if you become a member now and then register before the deadline. Registration deadline is August 10th. IPS Online Symposium August 16-19th. One symposium per day, times staggered each day to accommodate attendees in different timezones. Registration info and more details of each symposium can be found here: https://ipsquito.com/latest-news/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipsquito.…> Mon 16th: Sociality & Health in Primates. From phageome to microbiome, stress to parasites, immunity and endocrinology - come find out about all the latest ways in which health and sociality in primates intersect. Organisers: Tatiana Murillo, Virgile Manin, Simone Anzà and Baptiste Sadoughi Tues 17th: Voices from the Field: Assessing, Conserving, & Protecting Primate Populations. From primate diets and medicine, surviving in fragments, anthropogenic impacts, and undiscovered species. Organisers: Jennifer Cramer, Andrew Halloran, Stacy Lindshield, Paula Pebsworth, Jacob Willie, Inza Kone Wed 18th: Titi Monkey Ecology and Conservation. Distribution, social interactions, conservation, monogamy, ecology, activity budgets and more. Organisers: Adrian A Barnett, Sarah A Boyle & João Pedro Souza-Alves Thurs 19th: Round table discussion: Language and Conservation: Implications and Alternatives to New World/Old World and Other Terminology. Organisers: Karen B. Strier, Michelle Bezanson, and Liliana Cortes-Ortiz We hope that you are all safe and healthy with your beloved ones and that we can see everyone in January 2022 in Quito, Ecuador. All best wishes, Júlio César Bicca-Marques IPS, Secretary General ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 5 months

Fw: 2 phd positions

by Pawel Fedurek

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.

4 years, 6 months

Ape reasoning

by Peter Hancock

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.

4 years, 6 months

Fw: ASAB video workshop competition winners -- at least one BERGer!

by Sarah Kraemer

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.

4 years, 6 months

BERG - Research Culture Awards 2021

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

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.

4 years, 7 months

Study - Do you own an exotic bird pet?

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

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.

4 years, 7 months

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