Nathaniel Farndale

Doing a PhD @ Cambridge

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

Took myself off of private to repost! Was fantastic to work with @Dr_AlexSchnell and @nickyclayton22 on this :) Exciting!

[Dr Alex Schnell @Dr_AlexSchnell]

Exciting news! We just published an opinion piece delving into the enigmatic inner lives of cephalopods. What do we truly understand about their subjective experiences? 🐙🦑🧠 @nickyclayton22 https://t.co/ALewOoHTlD

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Here are the big takeaways from the @IPCC_CH Synthesis Report released today.

First, climate change has already caused widespread and substantial losses to almost every aspect of human life on this planet, and the impacts on future generations depend on the choices we make NOW.

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

@helloitisleon It's beautiful! It's got major "made in a tavern" vibes to it

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

@woodlouserian Glad to see Joyless and Depressida made the cut lmao

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

Ah so well, today, I officially passed my MPhil. That's quite cool! Really happy with the feedback on my thesis :) Good times

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

A summary of the last week and a little bit:
House? Moved
Thesis? Submitted
Life? Good

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

@woodlouserian Tracey has done a mint job mate! If you're ever in need another great barber just off the Minster is The Good Folks (unusually good at floppy in my experience, best at floppy in a 30 mile radius based on my trial and error notes)

[Oceanography @Oceanographyy]

Extremely rare! “Glass Octopus” off the Phoenix Islands

[Gabrielle Davidson @GabsDavidson]

🚨please RT #Phdopportunity in my lab on microbiome-mediated behaviour in great tits. You’ll gain interdisciplinary skills in microbiology, bioinformatics and wildlife cognition and join a dynamic supportive team @hall_lab @biouea @TheQuadram 🧫🧬https://t.co/o5Q5gxSS3R

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

Putting the finishing touches on my thesis draft (done and dusted by the end of the week, eek) has reminded me that I love data analysis more than almost anything else – statistics, calculus, and trigonometry coming together to analyse behaviour? Now that's why I dream in R atm

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

One of the things I have learnt whilst writing/editing this part of my thesis is that Microsoft Word has a very strong desire to change Sepia officinalis to Sepia Official which sounds like the common cuttlefish's Twitter famous alter ego

[Dr. Walter Veit @wrwveit]

Visiting @nickyclayton22's lab has been incredibly helpful for the write-up of my dissertation on animal consciousness. The closure Madingley site would be a major setback for the young science of animal consciousness.
https://t.co/VpgKpRjrHQ

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

@imaginekatrina You're going to smash it mate

[Nicola Clayton @nickyclayton22]

Loss of EU funding clips wings of vital crow study in Cambridge https://t.co/Fm0JBjgY38

[Dr Alex Schnell @Dr_AlexSchnell]

Nicky & her corvid discoveries revolutionised the way we think about animal cognition. With so much yet to learn I feel heartbroken that the facility is due to close. It’s shortsighted & a devastating blow to science & the public audience @nickyclayton22

[Gabrielle Davidson @GabsDavidson]

Doing my PhD and 1st post doc in Prof @nickyclayton22 lab was a defining point in my career as an animal behaviour researcher. It is so sad to see it close prematurely. I just know those birds have so much more to teach us about their cognitive abilities.@CambPsych @Cambridge_Uni

[New Scientist @newscientist]

A lab at @Cambridge_Uni that has revolutionised our understanding of intelligence in birds is set to close due to a loss of funding. “It is so sad that this is happening now, especially given there are so many unanswered questions,” says @nickyclayton22 https://t.co/I5jNFacAUD

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

@HewittLeon Very good very good. I don't have my glasses on and thought you'd made a stir fry in a jar for a surprisingly long period of tim

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

Finally succeeded in writing this without any glaring typos!

[Nathaniel Farndale @natefrwright]

Feeling incredibly fortunate to have been able to sit in on some of the dress run for Così fan Tutte @FitzwilliamColl yesterday evening! It is in English which makes some of the more dialogue-like sections take on new tones; and, it's really shaping up to be a wonderful show :)