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Detailed study looking at support for women's empowerement: "women prioritized practical forms of support over men’s more...

Detailed study looking at support for women's empowerement: "women prioritized practical forms of support over men’s more abstract, rights-based rhetoric but limited actions to enact such support in daily life."

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1097184X251326192

The Linguistic Society of Amercia has released a "Statement Against Designating English as the Official...

The Linguistic Society of Amercia has released a "Statement Against Designating English as the Official Language"

https://www.lsadc.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=468

Very detailed information on the history and value of linguistic diversity

Interesting new study looks at how ice fishermen integrate personal and social information to decide where to...

Interesting new study looks at how ice fishermen integrate personal and social information to decide where to forage

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/qbvp9_v1

thread by first author: https://bsky.app/profile/alexschakowski.bsky.social/post/3ljdgqlslc22h

This looks potentially useful for #teaching: you can write & execute Python / R / Julia #code directly in a shareable...

This looks potentially useful for #teaching: you can write & execute Python / R / Julia #code directly in a shareable document:

https://colab.research.google.com/

could also be useful for research collaborations, though I'm not sure about using it with non-public data

H/T @sje

New article on 'Evolutionary drivers of caching behaviour in corvids'summary by author and link to...

New article on 'Evolutionary drivers of caching behaviour in corvids'

summary by author and link to article:
https://bsky.app/profile/wascherclaudia.bsky.social/post/3lj2uxc4l4s2b

Honest and important discussion on the benefits and challenges of working part-time in #academia...

Honest and important discussion on the benefits and challenges of working part-time in #academia

https://bsky.app/profile/englishse.bsky.social/post/3limcmcb3fk2i

includes suggestions on "what individual academics, universities and funders can do to encourage and support part-time working patterns"

Siphoning money out of academia..."Last year, Elsevier's publishing business had an operating profit of £1.17bn, growth of 5%, on...

Siphoning money out of academia...

"Last year, Elsevier's publishing business had an operating profit of £1.17bn, growth of 5%, on a revenue of £3.05bn, giving it an operating margin of 38.4%...article submissions growing very strongly, particularly in pay-to-publish."

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-2025-2-elsevier-parent-company-reports-10-rise-in-profit-to-3-2bn/

There is no reason to spend this money - see e.g. https://f1000research.com/articles/6-518/v2

"Leistet passiven Widerstand – wo immer Ihr auch seid!" - 'Put up passive resistance, wherever you are'Three members of...

"Leistet passiven Widerstand – wo immer Ihr auch seid!" - 'Put up passive resistance, wherever you are'

Three members of the "Weiße Rose" were executed #otd 22 Feb 1943

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose

'Die "Weiße Rose" und die Geschwister Scholl gelten vielen bis heute als Vorbilder und starke Symbole. Die Gefahr der Instrumentalisierung der studentischen Widerstandsgruppe besteht weiterhin;
https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/hintergrund-aktuell/518394/vor-80-jahren-ermordung-von-hans-und-sophie-scholl/

#otd #weißerose

#GehWählen - ich vermute, dass Leute die hier aktiv sind, das sowieso mache... Aber anscheinend sind 25% aller Personen immer noch...

#GehWählen - ich vermute, dass Leute die hier aktiv sind, das sowieso mache... Aber anscheinend sind 25% aller Personen immer noch unentschieden ob/wen sie wählen. Für das letztere hilft der #Wahlomat

https://www.wahl-o-mat.de/bundestagswahl2025/app/main_app.html

Mice react to unresponsive conspecifics similar to what we get taught as first aid - and their interventions speed up recovery.Described in...

Mice react to unresponsive conspecifics similar to what we get taught as first aid - and their interventions speed up recovery.

Described in two new articles:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq2677
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq2679

New #survey on "#European citizens’ knowledge and attitudes towards #science and...

New #survey on "#European citizens’ knowledge and attitudes towards #science and technology"

https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3227

Some key findings:
- 83% think that the influence of science/technology is positive

- 80% think that results of publicly funded research should be made available online free of charge #OpenScience

Call for Applications 2025: Lise Meitner #Research Groupshttps://www.mpg.de/lise-meitner-excellence-programProgramme by the...

Call for Applications 2025: Lise Meitner #Research Groups

https://www.mpg.de/lise-meitner-excellence-program

Programme by the @maxplanckgesellschaft designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female #scientists

deadline April 08th, 2025.
note that you should contact the institute you want to join beforehand to be sure you will be sponsored by them.

The #Cultural #Evolution Society published the recordings from their conference Sept 24 free to...

The #Cultural #Evolution Society published the recordings from their conference Sept 24 free to watch

https://underline.io/events/456/library/809

"Does #literature #evolve one funeral at a time?" Clever analysis of an impressive dataset suggests: yes...

"Does #literature #evolve one funeral at a time?"

Clever analysis of an impressive dataset suggests: yes
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.2033

🧵 by author: https://bsky.app/profile/sobchuk.bsky.social/post/3lhgt7gg7qk2b

"Nearly 20,000 live animals seized, 365 suspects arrested in largest-ever #wildlife and #forestry...

"Nearly 20,000 live animals seized, 365 suspects arrested in largest-ever #wildlife and #forestry operation"

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2025/Nearly-20-000-live-animals-seized-365-suspects-arrested-in-largest-ever-wildlife-and-forestry-operation

New study suggests that "while there is certainly scope for conflict in diverse societies, such adverse outcomes can probably be...

New study suggests that "while there is certainly scope for conflict in diverse societies, such adverse outcomes can probably be attenuated by minimising the structural biases that trigger perceptions of unequal status or unfair treatment."

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/evolutionary-human-sciences/article/perceived-inequality-and-variability-in-the-expression-of-parochial-altruism/B8A882DD29550F523413478D349B20C9

🧵 by author: https://bsky.app/profile/annepisor.bsky.social/post/3lhedoheors2l

"In just over a decade, India has doubled its #tiger population."https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9d4n1rgmo'"We think...

"In just over a decade, India has doubled its #tiger population."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9d4n1rgmo

'"We think human densities are detrimental to #conservation of large carnivores [like tigers]. But more than density it is the attitude of people that matters," Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, the study's lead author, told the BBC.'

Catching up on #fieldwork #research with #TheGrackleProject: the great-tailed grackles in California often foraged in the shade, however...

Catching up on #fieldwork #research with #TheGrackleProject: the great-tailed grackles in California often foraged in the shade, however limited the shade was.

Not sure whether they don't want to stare into the sun, are better hidden from predators, prefer the lower temperature,...?

The Cultural #Anthropology #Methods Program launches their international...

The Cultural #Anthropology #Methods Program launches their international #curriculum:
https://methods4all.org/camp-international/

"Spanning 15 methods modules, these 50 lectures offer the best methodological guidance"

Catching up on #fieldwork #research with #TheGrackleProject: this female great-tailed grackle in California wanted to make sure that we...

Catching up on #fieldwork #research with #TheGrackleProject: this female great-tailed grackle in California wanted to make sure that we collect the correct data...