Organisers are doing the final touches to the #RPPW20 we look forward to welcoming our colleagues to Jyväskylä next week @coe-mmbb.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

We are taking an exploratory approach to develop current understandings of what activities and behaviours are involved in romantic relationships. If you're interested in participating, please follow this link for more information: swanseachhs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

When did humans first begin to sing, and why? I had a crack at answering this question as part of @newscientist.com's LastWord series. www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg2... #musicscience @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

Why do we teach music? While debates about funding for the arts are ongoing, it's worth reflecting on what music does for society. In this short piece, we discuss some of the predominant theories about the role of music education. doi.org/10.57874/nsy... #musicscience

Something for all of us in the higher education sector to think about. With every action, we should always be asking: how does this serve the core mission of the university? academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

I’ve been adding groups to this starter pack for #musicscience labs as I’ve found them. If there are any that I’ve missed drop them in the comments! go.bsky.app/Eao5vcf

New online study looking at how people rate a musical rehearsal between two singers. It just takes 5-10 minutes and it'd be great if you could have a listen: oxfordanthropology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

What do fireflies, fish schools, and dancers have in common? They self-organize—and now, science has a model to explain it! New study by Petri Toiviainen and colleagues uses swarmalators to reveal the hidden physics of the dance floor. www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...

Finally, AI can now model how people behave at a silent disco! #musicscience

瑞蛇呈祥 Wishing everybody celebrating a happy, healthy and prosperous #LunarNewYear! 🐍 🎉 #ChineseNewYear | #YearOfTheSnake

Sad to say that my time as a postdoc at @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social is coming to an end... because next week I'll be starting as a Senior Lecturer! Very excited to be stepping into a new role at this great university out in the middle of the forest, doing #musicscience. 🎶👨‍🎓🌲

Nice to see our work discussed here!

Some of our research from the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain in The Guardian today! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

We're hiring! The University, in association with St Catherine's College, proposes to appoint an Associate Professor of Music with effect from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Nearly 20 years ago, I was on a family holiday/fieldtrip to the north-west coast of Australia, where we found a lizard that nobody could identify. It turned out to be an undescribed species and, finally, after all this time, it has now been described! Meet 𝐿𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎! doi.org/10.11646/zoo...

The 20th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop (RPPW 20) will take place at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland from the 16th to the 19th of June 2025. The portal for abstract submissions is now open here: www.rppw.org/rppw20 #musicscience

Where people live 8% Full democracy 37% Flawed democracy 18% Hybrid regime 37% Authoritarian regime According to: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index. The EIU classifies the US as a flawed democracy. www.visualcapitalist.com/state-of-dem...

For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

I've been playing around on Octopus, a novel platform that publishes modular scientific papers. Here's my first attempt at outlining some of the major research questions in the ethology of music. Welcome to add hypotheses or to collaborate on an updated version! 🐙🎵 doi.org/10.57874/9n3...

"An Active-Inference Approach to Second-Person Neuroscience" now officially published in Perspectives on Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social Together with @dimitrisbolis.bsky.social @mjdramstead.bsky.social @leoschilbach.bsky.social @kanske.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1745...

For all the newcomers, here is a starter pack of people to follow on #musicscience, music cognition and related topics. just comment below if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/4oZbDpj #musicskyence

What is the synchrony-bonding effect, and why did I move to Finland to watch people dancing in silent discos? Find out in my first ever article in @uk.theconversation.com 🎧🎶 #musicscience theconversation.com/silent-disco...

Douglas Adams gave us three rules to describe new technologies, which are as relevant now, in the age of AI, as ever: 🛢👇

Been a while since I checked in here... how's everything going on not-Twitter?

Bing apparently now denying the existence of Australia... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...