Marie Hirel
@mariehirel.bsky.social
Postdoc at Cognitive Ethology Lab @DPZ | Ph.D. in Behaviour & Cognition | Interested in social cognition, cognitive ecology, comparative psychology, decision-making, cultural and cognitive evolution | she/her
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Fully funded #PhDposition in Comparative Cultural Psychology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social.
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
www.eva.mpg.de
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Fully funded #PhDposition in Comparative Cultural Psychology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social.
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
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🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology:
“A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.”
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
@themanybirds.bsky.social
“A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.”
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
@themanybirds.bsky.social
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...
journals.plos.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology:
“A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.”
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
@themanybirds.bsky.social
“A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.”
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
@themanybirds.bsky.social
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💙New paper!💙
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Transmission networks of long-term and short-term knowledge in a foraging society
Abstract. Cultural transmission across generations is key to cumulative cultural evolution. While several mechanisms—such as vertical, horizontal, and obli
academic.oup.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💙New paper!💙
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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Applications open for fully funded 4-yr positions in the unique interdisciplinary program of the @maxplanck.de School of Cognition. Pursue a passion for science at the forefront of fundamental & applied research, mentored by a network of world renowned researchers.🧪
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Applications open for fully funded 4-yr positions in the unique interdisciplinary program of the @maxplanck.de School of Cognition. Pursue a passion for science at the forefront of fundamental & applied research, mentored by a network of world renowned researchers.🧪
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
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Our new chapter is out! 📢 Co-first-authored with @mawadafreville.bsky.social with attentive supervision of @chacanteloup.bsky.social🤗
How has intentionality been theorised in developmental psychology and primatology, and how is it studied in animal signals?🐒🦜👶 Take a look 👇 doi.org/10.1016/B978...
How has intentionality been theorised in developmental psychology and primatology, and how is it studied in animal signals?🐒🦜👶 Take a look 👇 doi.org/10.1016/B978...
Intentional Communication in Animals
The evolutionary origins of human language are deeply intertwined with the ability to communicate intentionally. Grounded in frameworks from developme…
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August 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our new chapter is out! 📢 Co-first-authored with @mawadafreville.bsky.social with attentive supervision of @chacanteloup.bsky.social🤗
How has intentionality been theorised in developmental psychology and primatology, and how is it studied in animal signals?🐒🦜👶 Take a look 👇 doi.org/10.1016/B978...
How has intentionality been theorised in developmental psychology and primatology, and how is it studied in animal signals?🐒🦜👶 Take a look 👇 doi.org/10.1016/B978...
Curious about how primates acquire and process social information to generate social knowledge? 🦧
Check out our new review paper on social evaluation, with a particular focus on the cognitive mechanisms involved in assessing others' skills and competence 👇
Check out our new review paper on social evaluation, with a particular focus on the cognitive mechanisms involved in assessing others' skills and competence 👇
🔔 New paper out on Social evaluation of skill and competence in primates
@mariehirel.bsky.social, @williamohearn.bsky.social and @julxf.bsky.social made this happen
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mariehirel.bsky.social, @williamohearn.bsky.social and @julxf.bsky.social made this happen
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Social evaluation of skill and competence in primates
Social life is a continuous interplay of observing and interacting with conspecifics, predicting their behavior, and responding to their actions. This…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Curious about how primates acquire and process social information to generate social knowledge? 🦧
Check out our new review paper on social evaluation, with a particular focus on the cognitive mechanisms involved in assessing others' skills and competence 👇
Check out our new review paper on social evaluation, with a particular focus on the cognitive mechanisms involved in assessing others' skills and competence 👇
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#Behaviour2025 – Join us tomorrow for Weaving the MacaqueNet 3.0 & connect with our international community of macaque researchers! 🐒
The workshop is free & open to all, even if you didn’t sign up yet.
📍 We'll be at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, not the main conference venue!
The workshop is free & open to all, even if you didn’t sign up yet.
📍 We'll be at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, not the main conference venue!
🎉 Just days to go until our MacaqueNet Workshop in Kolkata!
🗓️ Sun 24 Aug | 13:00–16:00 IST
✨ Open to all (online & in-person)
📋 Members-only Board Meeting (16:00–17:00)
🍽️ Optional Dinner
View the schedule & signup now via our website: macaquenet.github.io/symposia/
#MacaqueNet #Behaviour2025
🗓️ Sun 24 Aug | 13:00–16:00 IST
✨ Open to all (online & in-person)
📋 Members-only Board Meeting (16:00–17:00)
🍽️ Optional Dinner
View the schedule & signup now via our website: macaquenet.github.io/symposia/
#MacaqueNet #Behaviour2025
August 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#Behaviour2025 – Join us tomorrow for Weaving the MacaqueNet 3.0 & connect with our international community of macaque researchers! 🐒
The workshop is free & open to all, even if you didn’t sign up yet.
📍 We'll be at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, not the main conference venue!
The workshop is free & open to all, even if you didn’t sign up yet.
📍 We'll be at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, not the main conference venue!
🚨 My 2nd PhD chapter is now out in Animal Behavior and Cognition
We explore social evaluation of skills in Tonkean macaques in cooperative contexts with a promising experimental design 🧮👀🐒
@skeupp.bsky.social @julxf.bsky.social
Check it out here: www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?...
We explore social evaluation of skills in Tonkean macaques in cooperative contexts with a promising experimental design 🧮👀🐒
@skeupp.bsky.social @julxf.bsky.social
Check it out here: www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?...
Choose Your Partner: Social Evaluation of Skillfulness at Cooperative Co-Action Tasks in Tonkean Macaques (Macaca tonkeana) — Animal Behavior and Cognition
www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🚨 My 2nd PhD chapter is now out in Animal Behavior and Cognition
We explore social evaluation of skills in Tonkean macaques in cooperative contexts with a promising experimental design 🧮👀🐒
@skeupp.bsky.social @julxf.bsky.social
Check it out here: www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?...
We explore social evaluation of skills in Tonkean macaques in cooperative contexts with a promising experimental design 🧮👀🐒
@skeupp.bsky.social @julxf.bsky.social
Check it out here: www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?...
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🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
July 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
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💥💥 Our annual conference #ABL2025 is back! 💥💥
Join us 13–14 Nov 2025 for 2 exciting days:
🔹 6 sessions
🔹 6 stellar plenaries
🔹 Talks & posters on diverse topics
🔹 Global-friendly time zones 🌍
Mark your calendar 📅 and don't miss #ABL2025!
📌 Stay tuned—registration details will be announced soon
Join us 13–14 Nov 2025 for 2 exciting days:
🔹 6 sessions
🔹 6 stellar plenaries
🔹 Talks & posters on diverse topics
🔹 Global-friendly time zones 🌍
Mark your calendar 📅 and don't miss #ABL2025!
📌 Stay tuned—registration details will be announced soon
June 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#voxprimato #conference
📢 registration and abstract submission for the 37th conference of the SFDP are open! 🐒
It will be held in Poitiers, France, from 30/09 to 03/10 on the thematic "(Paleo)primatologieS: from the field to the lab" and is organised by the fantastic team @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
📢 registration and abstract submission for the 37th conference of the SFDP are open! 🐒
It will be held in Poitiers, France, from 30/09 to 03/10 on the thematic "(Paleo)primatologieS: from the field to the lab" and is organised by the fantastic team @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
#voxprimato #colloque
📢 les inscriptions et soumissions de résumé pour le 37è colloque de la SFDP sont ouvertes! 🐒
Le colloque aura lieu à Poitiers du 30/09 au 03/10 sur le thème "(Paléo)primatologieS: du terrain au laboratoire" et est organisé par la fantastique équipe de @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
📢 les inscriptions et soumissions de résumé pour le 37è colloque de la SFDP sont ouvertes! 🐒
Le colloque aura lieu à Poitiers du 30/09 au 03/10 sur le thème "(Paléo)primatologieS: du terrain au laboratoire" et est organisé par la fantastique équipe de @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#voxprimato #conference
📢 registration and abstract submission for the 37th conference of the SFDP are open! 🐒
It will be held in Poitiers, France, from 30/09 to 03/10 on the thematic "(Paleo)primatologieS: from the field to the lab" and is organised by the fantastic team @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
📢 registration and abstract submission for the 37th conference of the SFDP are open! 🐒
It will be held in Poitiers, France, from 30/09 to 03/10 on the thematic "(Paleo)primatologieS: from the field to the lab" and is organised by the fantastic team @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏
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🚨A vos agenda!🚨 Notre prochain atelier "Préparation au Terrain" aura lieu mercredi 14 mai à 18h CET.
Vous partez bientôt sur le terrain et avez 1000 questions? Cet atelier est pour vous!
Vous souhaitez partager votre expérience? Contactez-nous!
Lien: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Vous partez bientôt sur le terrain et avez 1000 questions? Cet atelier est pour vous!
Vous souhaitez partager votre expérience? Contactez-nous!
Lien: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
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April 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🚨A vos agenda!🚨 Notre prochain atelier "Préparation au Terrain" aura lieu mercredi 14 mai à 18h CET.
Vous partez bientôt sur le terrain et avez 1000 questions? Cet atelier est pour vous!
Vous souhaitez partager votre expérience? Contactez-nous!
Lien: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Vous partez bientôt sur le terrain et avez 1000 questions? Cet atelier est pour vous!
Vous souhaitez partager votre expérience? Contactez-nous!
Lien: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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RT! Looking for an exciting opportunity to join a wonderful field team in Senegal as a PAID RESEARCH ASSISTANT?
@CrpSimenti
is hiring! Explore the lives of wild Guinea baboons in their natural habitat, while gaining proficiency in diverse research methods: bit.ly/4j5itaM
@CrpSimenti
is hiring! Explore the lives of wild Guinea baboons in their natural habitat, while gaining proficiency in diverse research methods: bit.ly/4j5itaM
April 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
RT! Looking for an exciting opportunity to join a wonderful field team in Senegal as a PAID RESEARCH ASSISTANT?
@CrpSimenti
is hiring! Explore the lives of wild Guinea baboons in their natural habitat, while gaining proficiency in diverse research methods: bit.ly/4j5itaM
@CrpSimenti
is hiring! Explore the lives of wild Guinea baboons in their natural habitat, while gaining proficiency in diverse research methods: bit.ly/4j5itaM
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First post AND first new paper on the butterfly app! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kv83mjMA3iZ
'Estimating social network metrics from single-file movements in Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus'
with @julxf.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social out now in #AnimalBehaviourJournal
Read🧵 for more! 1/9
First post AND first new paper on the butterfly app! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kv83mjMA3iZ
'Estimating social network metrics from single-file movements in Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus'
with @julxf.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social out now in #AnimalBehaviourJournal
Read🧵 for more! 1/9
April 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
👋🦋
First post AND first new paper on the butterfly app! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kv83mjMA3iZ
'Estimating social network metrics from single-file movements in Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus'
with @julxf.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social out now in #AnimalBehaviourJournal
Read🧵 for more! 1/9
First post AND first new paper on the butterfly app! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kv83mjMA3iZ
'Estimating social network metrics from single-file movements in Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus'
with @julxf.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social out now in #AnimalBehaviourJournal
Read🧵 for more! 1/9