Very good to arrive back at @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social today - smooth flight from Shetland & spectacular skies

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Looking forward to representing @manyprimates.bsky.social at @btscon.bsky.social this year. We will be sharing some initial insights into the ManyPrimates 2 project on delay of gratification. Schedule and registration info: bigteamscienceconference.github.io

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My PhD thesis (submitted 6 days ago) started with a quote from Jane Goodall, 1986: “I do not personally find it necessary to justify the study of chimpanzees by suggesting that the results will help us in our long search to comprehend human behavior—although I happen to believe that this is true."

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Much better to be honest with ourselves, have clarity over the realities, and plan accordingly. With that in mind, imv funders such as ERC should filter hard for anything above a threshold, and use lotteries after that. With rules that limit the winners of those lotteries from playing again too soon

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“The fight for the humanities and social sciences must be reframed not as a defense of elite academic privilege but as a common good essential for a democratic society: an infrastructure that builds collective knowledge against authoritarian rule and corporate extraction.”

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