Imagination in bonobos! I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko

Our new paper on overcoming the ‘dyadic default’ is out now in Child Development Perspectives! @patkanngiesser.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cdpers/advan...

Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

We received this dispatch from a @uop-ccep.bsky.social @uopcidd.bsky.social BTSCON viewing party. Look at all the Big Team Science FUN they're having! WE LOVE TO SEE IT!! (👀 @dremalt.bsky.social @manyprimates.bsky.social)

Want to take part in a science experiment on children’s development? Come and join us at Victorious festival today!

There is still time to apply for our 3yr postdoc looking at the role of group size and culture on social coordination in the Republic of Korea, Uganda and the UK! Drop me a message if interested 😊 mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...

We have a new paper out on co-representation in groups of up to 5 people, showing a possible limit of automatic task tracking beyond dyadic settings in UK adults. Let’s see what happens when we try it across cultures 😊 @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

A few more days left to apply for our 3 year postdoc on social coordination across cultures. Deadline 6/2/25!

You can now apply for our 3 year postdoc looking at the role of culture and group size in social coordination and collaboration in the UK, Uganda and Republic of Korea! Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email ([email protected]) mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...

Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on uncertainty in communicative interactions as indicators of affective valence. Supervised by Dr Jérôme Micheletta (@jmicheletta.bsky.social), Prof Bridget Waller and me. Get in touch if interested. See details here:

Together with @leanneproops.bsky.social and Cressida Bowyer, we are looking for PhD applicants for a project using human behaviour change theory to develop educational programmes promoting the conservation of crested macaques. More information here: www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...

More information about my upcoming Leverhulme project here. Postdoc adverts coming soon! www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Advertising for 2 fully funded PhD projects on cooperation in children, apes and across cultures. Co-supervised by Juliane Kaminski @comparativeminds.bsky.social and Esther Herrmann. See below for links. Message me if interested!

I’m very excited to have been awarded a Leverhulme Trust grant to study co-representation across 3 cultures (Uganda, Republic of Korea and UK) in dyads and groups. I’ll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc. More details to follow, but please drop me a message if you’re interested! 😊🌍

🚨Publication Alert!🚨 The ManyBabies4 paper is out! 37 labs around the world tested over 1,000 babies in the largest investigation of infants' social evaluation to date. doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on task co-representation across cultures! See details of the project and funding here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... Contact me for more information!