Oceane Liehrmann
@oliehrmann.bsky.social
PhD, post doctoral researcher working on animal welfare, cognition and emotions in the context of human animal interactions.
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Uni of Turku, Finland
oceane-liehrmann.webador.fr/cv
🐎🦌🐘🦎
Uni of Turku, Finland
oceane-liehrmann.webador.fr/cv
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Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Do tou wanna share an office with me and work in an amazing team on farm animal emotions? Here you go! There's usually always chocolate and snacks in my office. Just sayin 😋
📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠
More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#appliedethology #postcoc
More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#appliedethology #postcoc
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception | slu.se
SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life
www.slu.se
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Do tou wanna share an office with me and work in an amazing team on farm animal emotions? Here you go! There's usually always chocolate and snacks in my office. Just sayin 😋
Today is big day, it's a happy and sad day. I am moving from Finland to Sweden. I spent 7 years in Turku, this is the longest I have ever spent in one place. I'll cherish the memories and friendship I've built here forever. Thank you Turku, hello Lomma.
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today is big day, it's a happy and sad day. I am moving from Finland to Sweden. I spent 7 years in Turku, this is the longest I have ever spent in one place. I'll cherish the memories and friendship I've built here forever. Thank you Turku, hello Lomma.
She was an inspiration to many of us, and she will continue to be. Thank you for all of work ❤️
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
October 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
She was an inspiration to many of us, and she will continue to be. Thank you for all of work ❤️
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New paper out! Validation of the human-horse attachment styles survey.
Glad to be co last author on this piece with @millasalonen.bsky.social. Congrats to our respective students Alisa and Aada for the amazing work they put in this study.
New paper out! Validation of the human-horse attachment styles survey.
Glad to be co last author on this piece with @millasalonen.bsky.social. Congrats to our respective students Alisa and Aada for the amazing work they put in this study.
Psychometric Validation of the Adapted Pet Attachment Questionnaire in Measuring Human–Horse Attachment
Attachment between humans and conventional pets like dogs and cats has been previously characterized by two dimensions: attachment-related anxiety and avoidance. This study used attachment theory a...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
doi.org/10.1080/0892...
New paper out! Validation of the human-horse attachment styles survey.
Glad to be co last author on this piece with @millasalonen.bsky.social. Congrats to our respective students Alisa and Aada for the amazing work they put in this study.
New paper out! Validation of the human-horse attachment styles survey.
Glad to be co last author on this piece with @millasalonen.bsky.social. Congrats to our respective students Alisa and Aada for the amazing work they put in this study.
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To study emotions in free-ranging #animals, researchers rely on what they see: but inferring #emotions from #behavior is not enough! Our new preprint discusses how #technology could help us better understand animal affect under naturalistic conditions: osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
osf.io
August 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
To study emotions in free-ranging #animals, researchers rely on what they see: but inferring #emotions from #behavior is not enough! Our new preprint discusses how #technology could help us better understand animal affect under naturalistic conditions: osf.io/preprints/os...
I reviewed a paper for BMC Veterinary Research. Clear missunderstanding of animal cognition, inappropriate methodology, anthropocentric issues... 5 reviewers, 4 rejections. Still the decision is " Revise". So much waist of my time and energy. Do not submit in this journal. @springernature.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I reviewed a paper for BMC Veterinary Research. Clear missunderstanding of animal cognition, inappropriate methodology, anthropocentric issues... 5 reviewers, 4 rejections. Still the decision is " Revise". So much waist of my time and energy. Do not submit in this journal. @springernature.com
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Data collection is underway!
We're using mobile eye tracking to study action comprehension in dogs. Django is helping us understand how dogs see and interpret our actions — more coming soon! 🐶👁️ #Science #DogResearch #CognitiveScience
Thanks @asab.org for funding this project!
We're using mobile eye tracking to study action comprehension in dogs. Django is helping us understand how dogs see and interpret our actions — more coming soon! 🐶👁️ #Science #DogResearch #CognitiveScience
Thanks @asab.org for funding this project!
July 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Data collection is underway!
We're using mobile eye tracking to study action comprehension in dogs. Django is helping us understand how dogs see and interpret our actions — more coming soon! 🐶👁️ #Science #DogResearch #CognitiveScience
Thanks @asab.org for funding this project!
We're using mobile eye tracking to study action comprehension in dogs. Django is helping us understand how dogs see and interpret our actions — more coming soon! 🐶👁️ #Science #DogResearch #CognitiveScience
Thanks @asab.org for funding this project!
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Behind many scientists is a lifetime of invisible, unsustainable costs. From unpaid internships to underpaid postdocs, the economic toll of a STEM career is staggering—and it's pushing talent out. My new perspective explores this crisis. #STEM #AcademicBlueSky journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Behind many scientists is a lifetime of invisible, unsustainable costs. From unpaid internships to underpaid postdocs, the economic toll of a STEM career is staggering—and it's pushing talent out. My new perspective explores this crisis. #STEM #AcademicBlueSky journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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How many PhDs does the world need? Doctoral graduates vastly outnumber jobs in academia. PhD programmes need to better prepare students for careers outside universities, researchers warn. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How many PhDs does the world need? Doctoral graduates vastly outnumber jobs in academia
PhD programmes need to better prepare students for careers outside universities, researchers warn.
www.nature.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
How many PhDs does the world need? Doctoral graduates vastly outnumber jobs in academia. PhD programmes need to better prepare students for careers outside universities, researchers warn. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sometimes research is spending 20 min at the store to look for the optimal bowl size for the kitty experiment of the amazing student Veera Riihonen i am cosupervising with
@millasalonen.bsky.social
@millasalonen.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sometimes research is spending 20 min at the store to look for the optimal bowl size for the kitty experiment of the amazing student Veera Riihonen i am cosupervising with
@millasalonen.bsky.social
@millasalonen.bsky.social
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Are you looking for more scientists to follow? Of course you are.
Then how about a thread with 50 amazing scientists and/or science writers, along with reasons why you should follow them? (No particular order)
Unfortunately, I forgot to put any dudes on the list again. Silly me.
Then how about a thread with 50 amazing scientists and/or science writers, along with reasons why you should follow them? (No particular order)
Unfortunately, I forgot to put any dudes on the list again. Silly me.
April 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Are you looking for more scientists to follow? Of course you are.
Then how about a thread with 50 amazing scientists and/or science writers, along with reasons why you should follow them? (No particular order)
Unfortunately, I forgot to put any dudes on the list again. Silly me.
Then how about a thread with 50 amazing scientists and/or science writers, along with reasons why you should follow them? (No particular order)
Unfortunately, I forgot to put any dudes on the list again. Silly me.
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We wrap up the second day of #AffectEvo-Lisbon25 meetup with some more great discussions.
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo
April 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We wrap up the second day of #AffectEvo-Lisbon25 meetup with some more great discussions.
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo
Fascinating discussions this morning. My brain is fusing with ideas. It is really stimulating to exchange with experts from many fields and that have different approaches to the concept of affective state.
Day 2 of our first meeting in Lisbon. This morning we divided into 3 groups to discuss the definitions of Valence and Fear as an exercise to help us think on the optimal ways to map affective states of animals. #AffectEvo #AffectEvo_Lisbon25
April 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Fascinating discussions this morning. My brain is fusing with ideas. It is really stimulating to exchange with experts from many fields and that have different approaches to the concept of affective state.
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Next up, we had Mike Mendl (Bristol, UK) giving us a brief tour of some emotion concepts and theories and their translatable characteristics.
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo-Lisbon25
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo-Lisbon25
April 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Next up, we had Mike Mendl (Bristol, UK) giving us a brief tour of some emotion concepts and theories and their translatable characteristics.
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo-Lisbon25
#AffectEvo
#AffectEvo-Lisbon25
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And the last keynote of the day was a tour de force by David Anderson (Caltech, USA) on neural dynamics and the encoding of emotion primitives.
April 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And the last keynote of the day was a tour de force by David Anderson (Caltech, USA) on neural dynamics and the encoding of emotion primitives.
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Carrie Figdor (Iowa, USA) delivers the first keynote: “From Affect and Emotion Theories to a Phylogeny of Affect and Emotion”
April 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Carrie Figdor (Iowa, USA) delivers the first keynote: “From Affect and Emotion Theories to a Phylogeny of Affect and Emotion”
Very excited to be in person for the first meeting of @affect-evo.bsky.social ! The program is sick and will be the place for fascinating discussion to refine our vision of animal affective state and its evolution across species.
April 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Very excited to be in person for the first meeting of @affect-evo.bsky.social ! The program is sick and will be the place for fascinating discussion to refine our vision of animal affective state and its evolution across species.
The advantage of having an #astronomy nerd for housemate, you get front raw for partial #solareclipse viewing 😁!
March 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The advantage of having an #astronomy nerd for housemate, you get front raw for partial #solareclipse viewing 😁!
Academia is such a trap... Unemployment doesn't count as a career break. So now I give lectures, I supervise 2 PhDs and 1 MSc, I go to conferences and consortiums, work on my papers while applying for grants, all of that for free! Not sure how long I can keep going.
#academia #postdoclife #burnout
#academia #postdoclife #burnout
a penguin is crying while holding a pile of paperwork
Alt: a penguin is crying while holding a pile of paperwork
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March 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Academia is such a trap... Unemployment doesn't count as a career break. So now I give lectures, I supervise 2 PhDs and 1 MSc, I go to conferences and consortiums, work on my papers while applying for grants, all of that for free! Not sure how long I can keep going.
#academia #postdoclife #burnout
#academia #postdoclife #burnout
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@melissa-gagniere.bsky.social presented her PhD work at the Aura symposium. She works on 🦊🦡🦝 behavior following an urban gradient in Finland. Follow her for more update to come or even to participate in her study!
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@melissa-gagniere.bsky.social presented her PhD work at the Aura symposium. She works on 🦊🦡🦝 behavior following an urban gradient in Finland. Follow her for more update to come or even to participate in her study!
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🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hi women of Science! Anyone who ever started initiatives to support peer women in your department? Safe peer group or so to get input regarding everyday life sexism and how to address it. We want to initiate something, but IDK where to start #womeninscience #womeninsresearch #sexism #academia
February 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hi women of Science! Anyone who ever started initiatives to support peer women in your department? Safe peer group or so to get input regarding everyday life sexism and how to address it. We want to initiate something, but IDK where to start #womeninscience #womeninsresearch #sexism #academia
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Vocal communication in corvids: a systematic review. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... In our new paper we review 130 papers and summarise empirical evidence for socioecological factors affecting vocal communication, as well as evidence for vocal learning in different corvid species.
Vocal communication in corvids: a systematic review
Vocal communication is broadly distributed in a wide range of nonhuman animal species and is hypothesized to play an important role in mate attraction…
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January 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Vocal communication in corvids: a systematic review. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... In our new paper we review 130 papers and summarise empirical evidence for socioecological factors affecting vocal communication, as well as evidence for vocal learning in different corvid species.