Brilliant news to share! Just heard from OUP that our proposal has been accepted to co-edit an "Oxford Handbook of Animal Politics" featuring over 40 commissioned chapters surveying the field. Co-editors @drsvg.bsky.social, @stevecooke.org, @joshmilburn.bsky.social, Alasdair Cochrane & Angie Pepper

His new book, The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game, C. Thi Nguyen argues that games are the defining art form of our era, and that the scoring systems that make them so joyful turn quietly destructive when institutions and apps wield them instead. podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/t...

Absolutely the best thing you will ever read on #AI. Share widely!

Day 1 at the Embodied Cognition And Comparative Psychology Conference at the Universidad de Murcia with keynote speakers Louise Barrett and Lucia F. Jacobs. What a fantastic opportunity to be here! 🐙🦇🐬

Imagine citizens' assemblies, but with nonhuman animals and even plants included... Multispecies assemblies. Philosopher, artist, writer and musician Eva Meijer joins me on @sentientism.bsky.social episode 245. Find our full conversation on the #Sentientism YouTube and Podcast. #sentientistpolitics

Ayer hablé en @avivirser.bsky.social @cadenaser.com de las fantásticas criaturas que estudiamos en el Goffin Lab, las cacatúas de Tanimbar (y también un poco de Verónika, claro) Lo podéis escuchar aquí cadenaser.com/audio/177780...

It’s the other way around : brains are made of cells so brains learn the same way as cells learn 😎 www.frontiersin.org/journals/int... Fantastic work ! Way to go !

Are these not the coolest eyeballs in the animal kingdom?!? This is a mother peacock mantis shrimp, holding her clutch of red eggs. #stomatopod #mantisshrimp #muckdiving #underwater #scubadiving

Hello, my new book, Beauty of the Beasts, was released in the US today! And it is VERY excited to meet its readers. Pick up a copy now and discover if 🦈 have friends, why 🐍 like to cuddle, how 🪳 are sometime cute, how 🐝 keep our gardens pest-free and much more! @chiffchat.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered if insects have a concept of beauty? 🦋

Cephalopods deserve higher welfare standards in research www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Wondering when the next Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behavior Association meeting will be? PAMBA 2027 will be at the University of Warwick on April 27-29, 2027. Confirmed keynotes: Steve Butterfill, Marta Halina, Susana Monsó @martahalina.bsky.social @susanamonso.com Stay tuned for CFP!

This was one of the hardest stories to write. When people fail to spay/neuter, or buy a dog instead of adopting, the animals pay the price — and so do shelter workers and animal control officers. Performing euthanasia, responding to cruelty cases, & more, is a huge burden.

Next week I will be keynoting at this. My wonderful PhD students @miguelborrajo.bsky.social, @isanchezmoreno.bsky.social, and @josepgasol.com will also be presenting. Fun times!

@chrislhayes.bsky.social ICYMI, a piece that reminded me of Twilight Of The Elites, for obvious reasons. "a world with universal basic income is more meritocratic than a world without one" www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...

Have you ever seen a bee egg? Let me show you! 🐝🥚

Chimpanzees can remember old friends for decades. When presented with stronger evidence, chimps also rationally revise their previously held beliefs. Bonobos can play make believe. My latest feature for @theguardian.com explores the amazing minds of great apes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I'm already exhausted from all the stupid fake AI videos of animal behavior, like the fake viral octopus one. It's so harmful to everything those of us who document the real, far more fascinating, behaviors of animals, do to see and help animals. #AI #FakeAI #animals #nature #octopus

Beyond all the bad things happening in the world right now, today on my way out of the office I came across a common blackbird (Turdus merula, I think?) singing beautifully. I've been thinking about your recent posts related to birdsongs @stevecooke.org

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)…avian architects … they use their beaks to sew plant leafs together with plant fibers, spider silk, or insect cocoons…tropical Asia. #birds #nature #wildlife #photo #ecology

I've been interviewed by Laura Camón on her podcast “Otras Maneras de Ser” (in Spanish). It was a relaxed conversation, and I think we covered some interesting topics. You'll hear me talking about cockatoos and looking like I haven't gotten much sleep (!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blye...

Read more here for my new Earth Day story (gift link): www.vox.com/climate/4863...

How do we define and measure #Emotion and #Personality in #Animals? From #Bonobo behavior to human perceptions of #Dog emotion, this session explores how we identify, interpret, and standardize #IndividualDifferences across species. #CO32026 🧪

Ed Winters interviewed me for his podcast and we spent over 1he covering sentience, why it matters for ethics, how to manage uncertainty, and what to think about the idea of sentient AI. He's good at this - I have to admit the preview image encapsulates me very well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLPF...

Martin Gregus Jr. captured a pod of narwhals on film: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

My new paper 'Mapping profiles of animal affect' is now out in Biology and Philosophy. In it, I explore why understanding species-specific “affect profiles” matters for animal welfare research, and sketch some possible ways we might begin to map them. Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Got the squid communication 🦑🦑🦑🦑 #caribbeanreefsquid #reefsquid #cephalopodsofcoralcity #squid #coralcitycamera

📣New Lecture! Humans are often seen as an apex species, but is this accurate? Join @christinewebb.bsky.social for “Scientific Speciesism: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism in Primatology and Beyond.” 📅Saturday, 25 April 🕓4 PM GMT |12 PM EST |9 AM PST 📍Online 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/fsYpx

New paper out in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: we apply linguistic tools to sperm whale vowels. The result: sperm whale vowels do not just look like human vowels. They also behave like them. We found several parallels. Like in Latin, whales have short and long vowels.

🚨 This looks super interesting! I'm really looking forward to applying and seeing if I can present my work there later this year. 🔝🌱🐾

In 2019, scientists velcro'd 3D glasses to European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) They didn't do this just to make them look cool as fuck, but in order to study their vision. Using a 3D theatre made for the cuttlefish, they were able to test if cuttlefish have stereo vision (they do!)

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo not happy with a Lace Monitor - at Royal National Park, just south of Sydney #Australia #birding #nature #wildlife

In a decades-long study, researchers have documented what appears to be the first observed “civil war” in wild chimpanzees. The findings demonstrate that shifting social ties alone can fracture a once unified group and ignite sustained, deadly conflict among former allies. https://scim.ag/47QE8Qw

I'm so happy our paper on the ethics of decoding animal signals using AI is out! First conceived for a talk at Princeton's Center for Human Values conf AI and Animals in 2023 (talk 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/4vrdyeem) we argue against decoding without first having a robust ethical commitment to listening.

📢Próximo Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS 💬Irene Adán (UCM): "Agencia epistémica y dinámicas sociales: Perspectivas Filosóficas en la era de la IA" 🕓8 de abril 16:00-18:00h 📍Seminario 30 Filosofía UCM Edificio A 3.ª Planta 💻+Info www.biokoinos.org/seminario-do... @irene-adansi.bsky.social

✨ THIS THURSDAY ✨ is the first of 3️⃣ panels covering key themes of #JaneGoodall 's legacy, "bringing together panelists spanning across different regions and generations, all doing inspiring and transformational work connected to Dr. Jane Goodall’s life message." #animalwelfare #cognition #sentience

Pablo Villar et al discover male octopus mating arms are sensory organs used to find females, navigate internally to the oviduct & deliver sperm. From behavior to structure, these findings offer a framework for how sensory systems shape reproduction & species barriers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New #OpenAccess educational resource: "Teaching Animal Mobilities: (How to) Move Animals into Your Classroom" 🐛🪼 🐘 Modules include historical sources, discussion questions, assignment ideas, and readings to explore key themes in animal mobility. 🔗 animalmobilities.org #HistSci #AnimalMobilities

Next talk in our new European Environmental Philosophy Series (EEPS)! "Framing animals" by Dr. Silvia Caprioglio Panizza 15 May 2026, 1pm-2:30pm CET Register here for receiving the zoom-link: forms.gle/cbyrSAKLdaXi... Further info here: cetep.eu/european-env...

🎙️ New Meet the P.I. podcast episode with Anna Stöckl @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social is out! From vision to interdisciplinary science, navigating new fields, dealing with rejection, and finding your own path ✨ 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1DGh... 📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemB...

1/7 The birth of a sperm whale is a social event that crosses the boundaries between groups. Individuals from another lineage came in to help in a coordinated way, keeping the calf afloat and protecting it from possible dangers. (paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Back home after two weeks in Madrid. It's been a fantastic experience attending talks & learning about the fascinating work of colleagues. I'm really looking forward to seeing the upcoming projects that came out of many interesting conversations! Some snaps from these past few days. 🐭🌱🍕 #philsky

New OA paper @royalsocietypublishing.org: What can we learn from bonobos and bottlenose dolphins about the evolution of between-group cooperation? royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... Lovely collab with @lirsamuni.bsky.social Martin Surbeck and Richard Connor.

Octopus playing Now You See Me, Now You Don't: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

📢 METIS seminar #20 Today Ali Boyle (LSE) will talk about "Mental Time Travel and the Harm of Death'' 🕚 11:30-13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Humanities Building, Room B 💻 Attend online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/

2026. Moby Dick 'ship sinking' sperm whales caught headbutting on camera phys.org/news/2026-03...

Grupo de ativistas invade e ateia fogo em fábrica de armas israelense na República Tcheca. Ativistas de grupo internacional "Earthquake Faction" invadiram e colocaram fogo no "Centro de Excelência" da Elbit Systems, maior fabricante de armas israelense, em Pardubice, República Tcheca. 1/2⤵️

It was a real pleasure to present my work at the @biokoinos.bsky.social & @metisuned.bsky.social seminar this week. I received many interesting comments, suggestions, and questions that helped me to improve my work. Thank you again for all the warm support and help! 🫂✨ 📷 @irenekoe97.bsky.social Thx!