Ed Donnellan
@eddonnellan.bsky.social
Postdoc at Warwick Uni. Keen primate. Interested in growing things and occasionally playing instruments. Borderline utility cyclist
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Ed Donnellan
@eddonnellan.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I mostly do research into language development, chimp communication and information-seeking behaviour.
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
To paraphrase Jane Goodall, “now we must redefine tool, redefine man, or accept cows as human.”
To paraphrase Veronika the cow, "moo, that hits the spot".
www.cell.com/current-biol...
To paraphrase Veronika the cow, "moo, that hits the spot".
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
Osuna-Mascaró and Auersperg report flexible, multipurpose tool use in a cow, expanding
the known range of mammalian tool users and underscoring overlooked cognitive capacities
in livestock.
www.cell.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
To paraphrase Jane Goodall, “now we must redefine tool, redefine man, or accept cows as human.”
To paraphrase Veronika the cow, "moo, that hits the spot".
www.cell.com/current-biol...
To paraphrase Veronika the cow, "moo, that hits the spot".
www.cell.com/current-biol...
At the Warwick Babylab we have an exciting new study about 4-year-olds' language learning. If you are keen to take part with your 4-year-old, please register your interest using this form and we'll get in touch with more information (warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...).
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At the Warwick Babylab we have an exciting new study about 4-year-olds' language learning. If you are keen to take part with your 4-year-old, please register your interest using this form and we'll get in touch with more information (warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...).
Sofa crisp roulette
October 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sofa crisp roulette
Reposted by Ed Donnellan
Bonobo 'Yuli' and her one week old baby boy inside the house 1 of 2 @twycrosszoo.bsky.social #bonobo #primates
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bonobo 'Yuli' and her one week old baby boy inside the house 1 of 2 @twycrosszoo.bsky.social #bonobo #primates
Reposted by Ed Donnellan
📣📣📣🎉🎉🎉 Our very first Stage 1 RR is accepted in principle at Developmental Science!!! All thanks to the hard work of @eddonnellan.bsky.social brilliant collab with @katemessenger.bsky.social and of course funding from @leverhulme.ac.uk Data collection starting soon! Pre-print: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
📣📣📣🎉🎉🎉 Our very first Stage 1 RR is accepted in principle at Developmental Science!!! All thanks to the hard work of @eddonnellan.bsky.social brilliant collab with @katemessenger.bsky.social and of course funding from @leverhulme.ac.uk Data collection starting soon! Pre-print: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Last night I had breakfast for dinner. Today I had breakfast for breakfast. And they said I could be tamed.
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Last night I had breakfast for dinner. Today I had breakfast for breakfast. And they said I could be tamed.
Come on fungi. Do your stuff already
May 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Come on fungi. Do your stuff already
I mostly do research into language development, chimp communication and information-seeking behaviour.
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
November 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM
I mostly do research into language development, chimp communication and information-seeking behaviour.
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Currently collecting data on prediction error-based language learning in 4 year olds (e.g., osf.io/rfq6u, osf.io/v5pzb/)
See pubs here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...