A bird putting ants in his feathers. A wasp pounding a burrow closed. A macaque flossing with human hair. Has the category of animal "tool use" gotten too broad? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, with @auersperga.bsky.social! manymindspodcast.substack.com/p/island-of-...

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📣🎓 Open #PhD Position (3.5 years) 🎓📣 Want to come work with me on culture and social bonds in apes? 🐵 Apply to join my new group in the @livingingroups.bsky.social at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social. Full job posting: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/131133/cultu... Deadline 📅 23 October 2026 Please share widely!

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[Recording of the first] Applied Cultural Evolution Brownbag discussion What is (uniquely) applied cultural evolution? lead by Caroline Graf, U. Zurich www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhRb... For more, join the ace-network listserv timwaring.info/network/

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New paper @oikosjournal.bsky.social! Wild #guppies become twice as social in response to ephemeral food resources, helping individuals find these fleeting foraging opportunities. doi.org/10.1002/oik.... With @ralfkurvers.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social @igb-berlin.de @gedragsbiologie.bsky.social

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Research points seems like a good improvement, but with >12 months decision times, they should really expire 12 months before the end of a grant, not at the end, to allow for continuity (in a world where funding rates would allow this)

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