Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
@grcdi.bsky.social
The GRCDI aims to develop a ground-breaking framework that paves the way to the development of empirically tractable big ideas that cut across disciplines and set the research agenda for the coming years.
How do spider monkeys share information while foraging?
A new paper in NPJ Complexity (2025) shows how with higher-order spatial networks and simplicial complexes.
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#CollectiveIntelligence #AnimalBehavior #NetworkScience
A new paper in NPJ Complexity (2025) shows how with higher-order spatial networks and simplicial complexes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAh...
Read the paper: rdcu.be/eYgMo
#CollectiveIntelligence #AnimalBehavior #NetworkScience
Uncovering complementary information sharing in spider monkey collective foraging
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January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
How do spider monkeys share information while foraging?
A new paper in NPJ Complexity (2025) shows how with higher-order spatial networks and simplicial complexes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAh...
Read the paper: rdcu.be/eYgMo
#CollectiveIntelligence #AnimalBehavior #NetworkScience
A new paper in NPJ Complexity (2025) shows how with higher-order spatial networks and simplicial complexes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAh...
Read the paper: rdcu.be/eYgMo
#CollectiveIntelligence #AnimalBehavior #NetworkScience
Funding Call Open!
We are looking for people interested in organising an interdisciplinary workshop related to Diverse Intelligences with opportunities for up to £16,000 funding. Find out more by following the link below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-interd...
We are looking for people interested in organising an interdisciplinary workshop related to Diverse Intelligences with opportunities for up to £16,000 funding. Find out more by following the link below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-interd...
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Funding Call Open!
We are looking for people interested in organising an interdisciplinary workshop related to Diverse Intelligences with opportunities for up to £16,000 funding. Find out more by following the link below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-interd...
We are looking for people interested in organising an interdisciplinary workshop related to Diverse Intelligences with opportunities for up to £16,000 funding. Find out more by following the link below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-interd...
As 2025 draws to a close, the team at the GRCDI would like to wish you all a very festive holiday season and a fantastic start to the new year!
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December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, the team at the GRCDI would like to wish you all a very festive holiday season and a fantastic start to the new year!
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Upcoming funding call!
The GRCDI will be launching a new funding opportunity in 2026 for small projects studying any aspect of Diverse Intelligences.
Applications will open in mid-January.
Find out more at our website below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/03/p...
The GRCDI will be launching a new funding opportunity in 2026 for small projects studying any aspect of Diverse Intelligences.
Applications will open in mid-January.
Find out more at our website below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/03/p...
Pre-call announcement: GRCDI Small Research Project Grants – Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Upcoming funding call!
The GRCDI will be launching a new funding opportunity in 2026 for small projects studying any aspect of Diverse Intelligences.
Applications will open in mid-January.
Find out more at our website below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/03/p...
The GRCDI will be launching a new funding opportunity in 2026 for small projects studying any aspect of Diverse Intelligences.
Applications will open in mid-January.
Find out more at our website below:
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/03/p...
What if plants could think?
The Forgan Arts Centre will be hosting a screening of 'Indexed Beings' this weekend at the St Andrews Botanic Gardens, followed by an artist talk exploring plant sentience, indigenous knowledge, and more-than-human intelligence.
www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ind...
The Forgan Arts Centre will be hosting a screening of 'Indexed Beings' this weekend at the St Andrews Botanic Gardens, followed by an artist talk exploring plant sentience, indigenous knowledge, and more-than-human intelligence.
www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ind...
Indexed Beings | Forgan Arts Centre
Sat 29 Nov, 6-8:30pm St Andrews Botanic Garden
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November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What if plants could think?
The Forgan Arts Centre will be hosting a screening of 'Indexed Beings' this weekend at the St Andrews Botanic Gardens, followed by an artist talk exploring plant sentience, indigenous knowledge, and more-than-human intelligence.
www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ind...
The Forgan Arts Centre will be hosting a screening of 'Indexed Beings' this weekend at the St Andrews Botanic Gardens, followed by an artist talk exploring plant sentience, indigenous knowledge, and more-than-human intelligence.
www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ind...
On Tuesday, we hosted Dr Tom Smulders from @affect-evo.bsky.social for a discussion of the COST Action's progress and future plans for developing a framework to better understand affective states across species. Read more on our website (diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/news)
Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
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November 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
On Tuesday, we hosted Dr Tom Smulders from @affect-evo.bsky.social for a discussion of the COST Action's progress and future plans for developing a framework to better understand affective states across species. Read more on our website (diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/news)
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A new study has found that Critically Endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A new study has found that Critically Endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance.
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#EverToExcel
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#teamSTRANGE goes to Switzerland! @mikemwebster.bsky.social talking @ Uni Bern about sampling biases in animal behaviour research and how acknowledging them helps us improve replications and ask cool new questions!
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
#teamSTRANGE goes to Switzerland! @mikemwebster.bsky.social talking @ Uni Bern about sampling biases in animal behaviour research and how acknowledging them helps us improve replications and ask cool new questions!
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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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...
A new paper in science shows that chimpanzees are able to rationally evaluate evidence of different strengths and revise their beliefs accordingly, an ability that was once thought unique to humans.
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Chimpanzees Rationally Revise Their Beliefs
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November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A new paper in science shows that chimpanzees are able to rationally evaluate evidence of different strengths and revise their beliefs accordingly, an ability that was once thought unique to humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9lu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9lu...
A new paper published in Animal Cognition shows that capuchin monkeysare able to seek out both food and functional information.
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Peek a boo! Information seeking about food and functionality in capuchin monkeys
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October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A new paper published in Animal Cognition shows that capuchin monkeysare able to seek out both food and functional information.
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🌍 For the first time, we asked the world what they want from AI that can decode animal communication.
The answer? 70% want to know what animals think and feel.
The world is ready to listen. Read the report for more insights: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-th...
The answer? 70% want to know what animals think and feel.
The world is ready to listen. Read the report for more insights: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-th...
What the World Thinks About AI and Animal Communication: Findings from Our First Global Survey - Earth Species Project
For the first time, we asked the world what it wants from a future where AI helps us understand animal communication. Surveying 1,057 people across 67 countries, we discovered remarkable global consen...
www.earthspecies.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌍 For the first time, we asked the world what they want from AI that can decode animal communication.
The answer? 70% want to know what animals think and feel.
The world is ready to listen. Read the report for more insights: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-th...
The answer? 70% want to know what animals think and feel.
The world is ready to listen. Read the report for more insights: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-th...
Upcoming funding opportunity for those looking to run interdisciplinary projects to use data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one
Secure funding to deliver new world-leading data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond environmental science is encou...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Upcoming funding opportunity for those looking to run interdisciplinary projects to use data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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Dogs extend verbal labels for functional classification of objects @currentbiology.bsky.social
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September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Dogs extend verbal labels for functional classification of objects @currentbiology.bsky.social
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New research from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience has revealed the brain’s built-in distance tracker, and its link to early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011
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DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011
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September 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New research from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience has revealed the brain’s built-in distance tracker, and its link to early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011
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ow.ly/HL5S50WZh2l
#EverToExcel
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011
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Scientists have created the first ever viruses designed by AI, and they’re capable of hunting down and killing strains of E. coli
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World's first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life
Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Scientists have created the first ever viruses designed by AI, and they’re capable of hunting down and killing strains of E. coli
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go.nature.com/3Khz3aR
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David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals. #HLF2025 ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/the-pros-a...
The pros and cons of reinforcement learning in physical science – Physics World
David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals
physicsworld.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals. #HLF2025 ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/the-pros-a...
The Cognitive Science Society is running a challenge to create a five-minute video about this year's topic “How do different minds learn language, if at all?” with a top prize of $1000.
See more details about the challenge below:
cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
See more details about the challenge below:
cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
CogSci Mind Challenge - Cognitive Science Society
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September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Cognitive Science Society is running a challenge to create a five-minute video about this year's topic “How do different minds learn language, if at all?” with a top prize of $1000.
See more details about the challenge below:
cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
See more details about the challenge below:
cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
The GRCDI has been named as one of the new Global Diverse Intelligence Hubs by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. You can read more about it on our blog.
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/16/g...
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GRCDI Selected as Global Hub for Diverse Intelligences Research by TWCF – Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
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September 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The GRCDI has been named as one of the new Global Diverse Intelligence Hubs by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. You can read more about it on our blog.
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/16/g...
diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/16/g...
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Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones & touchscreens for parrots.
Experiments enabled several species, from parrots & monkeys to cats & dogs, to enjoy long-distance video & audio calls.
🧪🦜😺🐶☎️ #TGIF
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Experiments enabled several species, from parrots & monkeys to cats & dogs, to enjoy long-distance video & audio calls.
🧪🦜😺🐶☎️ #TGIF
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Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones and touchscreens for parrots
Glasgow university researcher aims to ‘fundamentally reshape how animals implement control over their environment’
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September 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones & touchscreens for parrots.
Experiments enabled several species, from parrots & monkeys to cats & dogs, to enjoy long-distance video & audio calls.
🧪🦜😺🐶☎️ #TGIF
www.ft.com/content/10dc...
Experiments enabled several species, from parrots & monkeys to cats & dogs, to enjoy long-distance video & audio calls.
🧪🦜😺🐶☎️ #TGIF
www.ft.com/content/10dc...
Funding opportunity for those looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence (AI) tech design.
Maximum award: £625,000
Closing date: 30 Oct 25
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Maximum award: £625,000
Closing date: 30 Oct 25
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US
AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligenc...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Funding opportunity for those looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence (AI) tech design.
Maximum award: £625,000
Closing date: 30 Oct 25
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Maximum award: £625,000
Closing date: 30 Oct 25
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...