I should be en route to Auckland, but my physiology conspired against me and I am grounded for the foreseeable future. My plenary talk will at least be on video, but gutted that I cannot attend in person. #ornithology #SAPE2026 #neuroethology

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Great episode on animal tool use by @auersperga.bsky.social! This is a topic we care deeply about. In a recent 📄, we propose a taxonomy of different forms of tool use, and discuss how the ‘tooling’ framework fits with traditional accounts: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #evobio 🐋🌱🧪

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Thread for bangers from The Dialectical Biologist

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Shetland Day 3: arrived Fair Isle mid morning. Good day round island with highlights of superbly confiding Little Bunting, funky 'North-western' Redpoll, Short-toed Lark, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, Hen Harrier and plenty of migrating geese and Whooper Swans

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This has been a really fun project to be a part of, and now we have a cool cover! My co-editors are Alison McConwell, Michael Dietrich, John Beatty, with authors from across biology, history, and philosophy (including one from me). It's due out in June 2027 -- can't wait! 🌱🐋

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