Sandra E. Smith Aguilar
@sandrateles-esmag.bsky.social
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Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez
16 days ago
๐๐ง New paper in npj Complexity: complementary information sharing in fission-fusion dynamics. Video explainer:
youtu.be/PIAhcLWqsO8?...
Full paper (open access):
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Higher-order spatial networks enable distributed foraging knowledge in heterogeneous environments. ๐
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Uncovering complementary information sharing in spider monkey collective foraging
YouTube video by Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
https://youtu.be/PIAhcLWqsO8?si=wLlQ3uKx1uZY9Mzk
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Friends Of Midway Atoll (FOMA)
2 months ago
#Wisdom
is back! The worldโs oldest known living banded bird, Mลlฤซ (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll).
#Birds
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NetSci 2026
2 months ago
๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ will give their first-ever ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ at NetSci 2026! Their groundbreaking work has shaped how we understand networks, & this session will be a highlight of NetSciโs 20th anniversary. Call for abstracts:
tinyurl.com/3tbj2v83
Call for satellites:
tinyurl.com/42sru6kz
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Elizabeth Hobson
2 months ago
In an increasingly divided world, how do strangers become friends? Parakeets might have something to teach us! New paper on formation of affiliative relationships, led by Dr. Claire OโConnell
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
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Richard McElreath ๐โโฌ
2 months ago
Behavioral data can be very detailed but are usually aggregated and normalized in ways that smother the dynamics. Ben wrote a continuous-time Markov model to improve on this, and also wrote simulations for exploring and validating pipelines. All the code is here:
github.com/BenKawam/ASN...
add a skeleton here at some point
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Many Minds podcast
6 months ago
New episode!! ๐๏ธ๐ฃ A conversation with
@manvir.bsky.social
about the many faces of shamanism. Shamanism is not a relic of the past or a curio from far-off landsโit's alive and well, all around the world. The roots of shamanism, after all, lie within us. Listen:
disi.org/the-shaman-w..
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Richard McElreath ๐โโฌ
8 months ago
Reasonable, minimal collective action for a better scholarly publishing ecosystem
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Andrew King
8 months ago
New paper in
@behavecol.bsky.social
(link:
academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...
) led by PhD student
@marcofele.bsky.social
using hard-won data from our amazing baboon team. Our
@swanseauni.bsky.social
press release:
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
We introduce the idea of a "social spandrel".....
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Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds
Researchers at Swansea University have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends.
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/06/baboons-walk-in-line-for-friendship-not-survival-new-study-finds.php
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Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez
9 months ago
๐งชNew preprint: โUncovering complementary information sharing in spider monkey collective foraging using higher-order spatial networksโ in collaboration with Ross Walker,
@mattjsilk.bsky.social
, Denis Boyer and
@sandrateles-esmag.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2505.01167
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Uncovering complementary information sharing in spider monkey collective foraging using higher-order spatial networks
Collectives are often able to process information in a distributed fashion, surpassing each individual member's processing capacity. In fission-fusion dynamics, where group members come together and s...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01167
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Frontiers in Social Evolution Seminar FINE
11 months ago
Great talk by Hal Whitehead about sperm whale clans yesterday. If you missed it, then watch it here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbA...
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25 February 2025 Hal Whitehead
YouTube video by Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbAAmiRmF0
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Wisdom๐ฆ
over 1 year ago
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion. Bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge. Rumi, Sufi scholar and poet (1207โ1273)
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