Ester Desfilis
@edesfilis.bsky.social
I love learning! Evolutionary developmental neurobiology, Psychobiology, Neuroethology, Comparative Neurobiology. Mare i iaia😊 #UdL #Lleida #Science🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Loved this paper by @kristinandrews.bsky.social and Noam Miller. A very convincing argument for the function of consciousness.
The social origins of consciousness | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
We present the social origins of consciousness hypothesis, according to which the
ability to coordinate with group members was the original adaptive function of consciousness.
We offer three arguments...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Loved this paper by @kristinandrews.bsky.social and Noam Miller. A very convincing argument for the function of consciousness.
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#Gaza
Los niños son de los más afectados por el genocidio: han perdido el acceso a educación y salud, y muchos se ven obligados a realizar tareas agotadoras como acarrear agua largas distancias o buscar comida.
El mundo tiene una deuda: devolver la infancia a los niños palestinos.
🇵🇸🌹
#FreePalestine
Los niños son de los más afectados por el genocidio: han perdido el acceso a educación y salud, y muchos se ven obligados a realizar tareas agotadoras como acarrear agua largas distancias o buscar comida.
El mundo tiene una deuda: devolver la infancia a los niños palestinos.
🇵🇸🌹
#FreePalestine
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#Gaza
Los niños son de los más afectados por el genocidio: han perdido el acceso a educación y salud, y muchos se ven obligados a realizar tareas agotadoras como acarrear agua largas distancias o buscar comida.
El mundo tiene una deuda: devolver la infancia a los niños palestinos.
🇵🇸🌹
#FreePalestine
Los niños son de los más afectados por el genocidio: han perdido el acceso a educación y salud, y muchos se ven obligados a realizar tareas agotadoras como acarrear agua largas distancias o buscar comida.
El mundo tiene una deuda: devolver la infancia a los niños palestinos.
🇵🇸🌹
#FreePalestine
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PhD scholarship alert! Are you interested in cognitive evolution? Do you want to know how development influences cognitive traits? Do you love hanging out with birds in the forest? If the answer to these questions is yes, please apply to work with us! 1/2 🧪
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
PhD scholarship alert! Are you interested in cognitive evolution? Do you want to know how development influences cognitive traits? Do you love hanging out with birds in the forest? If the answer to these questions is yes, please apply to work with us! 1/2 🧪
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
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New study on the way 📣
I am currently raising cute quails 🐥 to study the effects of enrichment on the development of the brain, cognition, behaviour, and health! I am learning loads of new skills @ecobird.bsky.social
I am currently raising cute quails 🐥 to study the effects of enrichment on the development of the brain, cognition, behaviour, and health! I am learning loads of new skills @ecobird.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New study on the way 📣
I am currently raising cute quails 🐥 to study the effects of enrichment on the development of the brain, cognition, behaviour, and health! I am learning loads of new skills @ecobird.bsky.social
I am currently raising cute quails 🐥 to study the effects of enrichment on the development of the brain, cognition, behaviour, and health! I am learning loads of new skills @ecobird.bsky.social
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Specially designed bricks that provide safe nesting spaces for swifts are being installed on properties around Shirebrook Valley as part of a council-funded environmental scheme.
Sheffield charity given grant to fit 'swift bricks' in homes
The Sheffield Swift Network was given £7,000 by the council for a project to help the birds nest.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Specially designed bricks that provide safe nesting spaces for swifts are being installed on properties around Shirebrook Valley as part of a council-funded environmental scheme.
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Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
buff.ly/dCkwPr0
buff.ly/dCkwPr0
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Jumping spiders can recognise one another. This ability to learn, remember and represent images is quite surprising for such a tiny-brained animal!
buff.ly/dCkwPr0
buff.ly/dCkwPr0
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1/6 Self-awareness could be VERY ancient
In this review, Masanori Kohda argues that the ability to use a mirror to locate objects, which roosters and hens possess, requires the prior ability to recognize oneself.
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
In this review, Masanori Kohda argues that the ability to use a mirror to locate objects, which roosters and hens possess, requires the prior ability to recognize oneself.
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
1/6 Self-awareness could be VERY ancient
In this review, Masanori Kohda argues that the ability to use a mirror to locate objects, which roosters and hens possess, requires the prior ability to recognize oneself.
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
In this review, Masanori Kohda argues that the ability to use a mirror to locate objects, which roosters and hens possess, requires the prior ability to recognize oneself.
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Nuestro último Informe de situación en Gaza refleja una grave crisis humanitaria: detonaciones diarias de edificios residenciales, +70.000 personas refugiadas viven en nuestras instalaciones, un sistema de salud al límite.
Lee el informe aquí 👉
Lee el informe aquí 👉
Informe actualizado de la situación en Gaza
La situación para la población sigue siendo muy complicada. En UNRWA, seguimos ampliando nuestras operaciones para llegar donde antes se podía.
goo.su
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nuestro último Informe de situación en Gaza refleja una grave crisis humanitaria: detonaciones diarias de edificios residenciales, +70.000 personas refugiadas viven en nuestras instalaciones, un sistema de salud al límite.
Lee el informe aquí 👉
Lee el informe aquí 👉
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Excited to present our recent work at #SfN25 's Evolutionary Neurogenomics session this Tuesday!
🧬 Evolution meets neuroscience at #SfN25!
Learn how multi-omics approaches are revealing how evolution acts on cell types, underpinning neural circuitry and behavior changes across diverse species.
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
Learn how multi-omics approaches are revealing how evolution acts on cell types, underpinning neural circuitry and behavior changes across diverse species.
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Excited to present our recent work at #SfN25 's Evolutionary Neurogenomics session this Tuesday!
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Eugenics is not heterodox, it’s old school. Eugenicist thought was deeply entwined with origins of psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and statistics.
Thankfully, many (but not all) backed off post WW2 because they were horrified at what it led to.
Thankfully, many (but not all) backed off post WW2 because they were horrified at what it led to.
'i'm into heterodox ideas in science'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Eugenics is not heterodox, it’s old school. Eugenicist thought was deeply entwined with origins of psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and statistics.
Thankfully, many (but not all) backed off post WW2 because they were horrified at what it led to.
Thankfully, many (but not all) backed off post WW2 because they were horrified at what it led to.
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New theme issue of #PhilTransB on the evolutionary functions of #consciousness. Read: buff.ly/blMm4eR
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New theme issue of #PhilTransB on the evolutionary functions of #consciousness. Read: buff.ly/blMm4eR
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Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a causal link between the gut microbiome and autism
1/2
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
1/2
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a causal link between the gut microbiome and autism
1/2
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
1/2
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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Defining non-human #ToolUse remains contested, complicating scientific generalization & inspiring the concept of “tooling.” Our new 📄 @philscijournal.bsky.social proposes a synthetic framework to advance research on 🔧 use & tooling 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #cogsci #evosky #HPbio
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Defining non-human #ToolUse remains contested, complicating scientific generalization & inspiring the concept of “tooling.” Our new 📄 @philscijournal.bsky.social proposes a synthetic framework to advance research on 🔧 use & tooling 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #cogsci #evosky #HPbio
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Our special issue on Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness, coedited with Tecumseh Fitch and Adina Roskies, now online royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1939
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Our special issue on Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness, coedited with Tecumseh Fitch and Adina Roskies, now online royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
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Ha... ha decidido meterse en una pelea contra... mujeres con cáncer? En año electoral???
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ha... ha decidido meterse en una pelea contra... mujeres con cáncer? En año electoral???
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🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Postdoctoral fellow
www.ugent.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
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Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
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La catedràtica de Pedagogia i fins ara directora de l'Escola de @doctoratudl.bsky.social Maria Àngels Balsells Bailón @balsellsrectora.bsky.social es converteix en la primera dona rectora de la institució amb el 80% dels vots ponderats. www.udl.cat/ca/serveis/o...
Maria Àngels Balsells, primera dona rectora de la UdL
Obté el 80% dels vots ponderats i serà proclamada el proper dia 18
www.udl.cat
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
La catedràtica de Pedagogia i fins ara directora de l'Escola de @doctoratudl.bsky.social Maria Àngels Balsells Bailón @balsellsrectora.bsky.social es converteix en la primera dona rectora de la institució amb el 80% dels vots ponderats. www.udl.cat/ca/serveis/o...
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SO TRUE
Fun fact: archaeologists often think of time vertically, as in the past is ‘down’ and the future is ‘up’. 🤣🤣🤣
💫 Fun fact: Mandarin speakers often think of time vertically, as in the past is ‘up’ and the future is ‘down’, while English speakers think of it horizontally (the past is ‘behind’, and the future ‘ahead’).
#linguistics #funfact #language #mandarin
#linguistics #funfact #language #mandarin
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
SO TRUE
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🔴#CISJORDANIA
El 9 de noviembre, varios palestinos resultaron heridos y dos tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, tras un ataque de colonos israelíes contra los habitantes de la aldea de Umm al Kheir. Uno de nuestros equipos prestó primeros auxilios psicológicos a la comunidad.
El 9 de noviembre, varios palestinos resultaron heridos y dos tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, tras un ataque de colonos israelíes contra los habitantes de la aldea de Umm al Kheir. Uno de nuestros equipos prestó primeros auxilios psicológicos a la comunidad.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔴#CISJORDANIA
El 9 de noviembre, varios palestinos resultaron heridos y dos tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, tras un ataque de colonos israelíes contra los habitantes de la aldea de Umm al Kheir. Uno de nuestros equipos prestó primeros auxilios psicológicos a la comunidad.
El 9 de noviembre, varios palestinos resultaron heridos y dos tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, tras un ataque de colonos israelíes contra los habitantes de la aldea de Umm al Kheir. Uno de nuestros equipos prestó primeros auxilios psicológicos a la comunidad.
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Recordem a la comunitat universitària de la UdL que podeu exercir el vostre dret a vot a les eleccions a rector/a de la Universitat de Lleida fins a les 12h de demà, dia 13 de novembre, mitjançant: vota.udl.cat
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Recordem a la comunitat universitària de la UdL que podeu exercir el vostre dret a vot a les eleccions a rector/a de la Universitat de Lleida fins a les 12h de demà, dia 13 de novembre, mitjançant: vota.udl.cat
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Please share! Going to #SfN and looking for a postdoc in human neuroscience? We're hiring! If you have a background in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related areas, come talk to us about joining our lab at Georgia Tech (siplab.gatech.edu). #neuroscience #PsychSciSky
SIPLab
siplab.gatech.edu
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Please share! Going to #SfN and looking for a postdoc in human neuroscience? We're hiring! If you have a background in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related areas, come talk to us about joining our lab at Georgia Tech (siplab.gatech.edu). #neuroscience #PsychSciSky
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◾️▪️El error de alargar la vida de las centrales nucleares
España es hoy uno de los países con la electricidad más barata, y no precisamente por la nuclear, sino gracias al peso de las renovables. #Asturias
Por @xuanchavea.bsky.social
www.nortes.me/2025/11/10/e...
España es hoy uno de los países con la electricidad más barata, y no precisamente por la nuclear, sino gracias al peso de las renovables. #Asturias
Por @xuanchavea.bsky.social
www.nortes.me/2025/11/10/e...
El error de alargar la vida de las centrales nucleares - Nortes | Centradas en la periferia
España es hoy uno de los países con la electricidad más barata, y no precisamente por la nuclear, sino gracias al peso de las renovables.
www.nortes.me
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
◾️▪️El error de alargar la vida de las centrales nucleares
España es hoy uno de los países con la electricidad más barata, y no precisamente por la nuclear, sino gracias al peso de las renovables. #Asturias
Por @xuanchavea.bsky.social
www.nortes.me/2025/11/10/e...
España es hoy uno de los países con la electricidad más barata, y no precisamente por la nuclear, sino gracias al peso de las renovables. #Asturias
Por @xuanchavea.bsky.social
www.nortes.me/2025/11/10/e...
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Los erizos de mar son cerebros con patas.
They are all brain
Sea urchins were once believed to have no head, but we now know that their entire body surface functions as a brain. This distributed system has the potential for complex behavior.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(blog) phys.org/news/2025-11...
Sea urchins were once believed to have no head, but we now know that their entire body surface functions as a brain. This distributed system has the potential for complex behavior.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(blog) phys.org/news/2025-11...
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Los erizos de mar son cerebros con patas.