Animal Inventiveness Research Project

The aim of the Animal Inventiveness RP is to explore how & why non-human animals invent by studying their playful behaviours @LeverhulmeTrust @UCLanthropology

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

Some fresh news from us!
@mathildetahar will share the preliminary results of our research:
- at the ISAE regional conference 21 April (Nottingham)
- at the Common Ground on Animal Ethics Workshop 30 April (London, LSE)
https://t.co/uvhcord4qq

We are looking forward to it ! 🐒

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

@will share the preliminary results of our research:
- at the ISAE regional conference 21 April (Nottingham)
- at the Common Ground on Animal Ethics Workshop 30 April (London, LSE)
https://t.co/uvhcord4qq

We are looking forward to it ! 🐒 🐜

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

The next session of our transdisciplinary (biology-philosophy) seminar on Agency will take place this Wednesday on Zoom !

@DesmondHugh will talk about agency and cognitive capacities!

More info on how to join us here: https://t.co/cEMCvCKKWA

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

The next session of our transdisciplinary (biology-philosophy) seminar on Agency will take place next Wednesday. Marek Špinka will talk about play in nonhuman animals !!

More info here :
https://t.co/cEMCvCKKWA

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

Our seminar on animal agency, between biology and philosophy, is back !
Check out the programme for the next sessions here !
We meet on the second Wednesday of each month, on Zoom, from 4 to 5 PM (UK time).
You’re very welcome to join ! :)

https://t.co/cEMCvCKKWA

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

By our @mathildetahar (in French again)🐒 🐦‍⬛ 🐳

https://t.co/CXnjk9ZBjE

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

In April, our very own Mathilde Tahar discussed animal consciousness in Paris with Florian Moullard. And it is now a podcast!
(Available in French though… for now?)

[Dr Mathilde Tahar @mathildetahar]

Notre discussion avec Florian Moullard sur la conscience animale, guidée par Fabien Trécourt, est désormais disponible en podcast ! On y a parlé du jeu des poulpes 🐙, des collaborations entre les loups et les corbeaux 🐺 🐦‍⬛ Et des chauve-souris 🦇 !
https://t.co/2MYWrew1Vb

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

Next session is tomorrow !!!
It will be on the limits of agency and will be led by Robin Bianchi !
Feel free to join us :)

https://t.co/okfBwnwiOd

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

A new piece by @mathildetahar just got out on @aeonmag !! It explores the link between inventiveness and play in our fellow nonhuman animals.
We hope you enjoy reading it!

[Dr Mathilde Tahar @mathildetahar]

I am happy to share this piece, exploring the link between inventiveness and play in nonhuman animals. It was written with a sincere desire to convey what science and philosophy can teach us about this fascinating topic.
I hope you enjoy reading it!

https://t.co/LvtM3mjyTH

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

@mathildetahar will speak about animal’s cognition and imagination with Florian Moullard.
9th April in Paris !

https://t.co/33hHYHcPdZ

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

Next session of our online seminar on Agency between Biology and Philosophy is today (5pm UK time).

We will talk about the link between organism and agency + biosemiotics !!
Feel free to join us 😃

More info here:

https://t.co/okfBwnwiOd

[Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute #DISI @DivIntelligence]

Review of applications starts March 1st! Still time!

Apply here: https://t.co/7ta0lz0kIX

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[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

@Marco_Masi No we want to keep the discussion as open as possible, and we thought recording the sessions may prevent people from sharing out-of-the-box ideas!

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

Our seminar on agency between biology and philosophy is still on, and we have amazing discussions.

It is on the second Thursday of each month, from 5pm to 6pm (UK time). Feel free to join :)

More info here : https://t.co/okfBwnwQDL

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

There are many links between play and love/tenderness. The way the two intertwine when it comes to the co-invention of shared behaviours and signals between members of different species is one subject we aim to explore…

[Megan Petersdorf @meganpetersdorf]

New paper! @AmJBioAnth

We found the Kinda baboons have long-lasting female-male relationships that are largely male-driven and persist across female reproductive states.

https://t.co/CSZFCL1lwK

[Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute #DISI @DivIntelligence]

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Applications for DISI 2025 are now open!!

Interested in intelligence, mind, and cognition in all its forms? Early-career scholars from any discipline—and storytellers in any medium—are encouraged to apply!

More info: https://t.co/xR6lgTIvZ6

[Animal Inventiveness Research Project @AnimalInvention]

New draft available on our website. Your feedback is most welcome — feel free to contact @mathildetahar with any comments!

https://t.co/udChCYhfUe

[Dr Mathilde Tahar @mathildetahar]

Hey ! I have a new paper I'm willing to submit. I am still working on it. But I'd be happy to have some feedback before the final version ! It's about biological agency! Please share your comments :)

Here is the preprint:
https://t.co/eHo4xXWj6U