Dave Johnson
@davejohnson7.bsky.social
Psychologist/neuroscientist studying learning/memory/emotion. Asst. Prof @ York College / the Graduate Center, CUNY; musician; natural born social distancer; Brooklyn
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The loss of a legend- Kanzi, the language-competent bonobo, has died age 44.
Kanzi was exceptional in so many ways and offered us profound insights into the linguistic & cognitive capacities of great apes. He has taught us so much and will be hugely missed.
www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-...
Kanzi was exceptional in so many ways and offered us profound insights into the linguistic & cognitive capacities of great apes. He has taught us so much and will be hugely missed.
www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-...
March 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The loss of a legend- Kanzi, the language-competent bonobo, has died age 44.
Kanzi was exceptional in so many ways and offered us profound insights into the linguistic & cognitive capacities of great apes. He has taught us so much and will be hugely missed.
www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-...
Kanzi was exceptional in so many ways and offered us profound insights into the linguistic & cognitive capacities of great apes. He has taught us so much and will be hugely missed.
www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-...
Reposted by Dave Johnson
Reposted by Dave Johnson
Where the grass is greener? Time will tell.
"Polls have shown that principal investigator biologists now spend up to 40 percent of their time—it’s a shocking number, 40 percent of their time—writing grants."
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...
Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research | Harvard Magazine
Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research
www.harvardmagazine.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Where the grass is greener? Time will tell.
Great thread!
It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.
(1/n)
(1/n)
September 4, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Great thread!