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Dr. Alexandrina Guran
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Senior Research Fellow at the @scanunit.bsky.social.
Working on animal cognition, and myself. Storytelling and Science Communication, occasionally doing posts here for @de.in-mind.org
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Dr. Alexandrina Guran @rinaguran.bsky.social · 12d
A new post on my Substack - this time, a book recommendation from a dog researcher, but more importantly, a dog and science lover to all other dog or science lovers that may be on here.

everythingisdata.substack.com/p/book-revie...

Wonderdog, by @juleshoward.bsky.social
Background image of the book cover of "Wonderdog" by Jules Howard. Overlaid text: Book Review - Wonderdog, by Jules Howard A personal pick from my bookshelf, for anyone interested in dogs and/or science.
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drjocutler.bsky.social
🌎 New paper in @commspsychol.nature.com 🌍

doi.org/10.1038/s442...

There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?

Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
Images show effortful pro-environmental behaviours of recycling and cycling and alternatives of an overflowing bin or driving
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Ich hab meine feste Stelle in der Wissenschaft - jetzt habe ich endlich Energie, mich dafür einzusetzen, dass dies nicht mehr länger ein Privileg weniger bleibt!

Parlamentarischer Abend zu Karriereperspektiven in der Wissenschaft. Ich geh hin. Wer noch?
eveeno.com/259629766
Parlamentarischer Abend – Tenure Track & nachhaltige Karrierewege: Politische Rahmenbedingungen für attraktive Perspektiven in der Wissenschaft
Vertreter*innen aus Politik & Wissenschaft diskutieren über notwendige Reformen & Rahmenbedingungen für verlässliche Karrierewege in der Wissenschaft. Mit Ayşe Asar (Grüne), Oliver Kaczmarek (SPD), So...
eveeno.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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snsf.ch
#Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 17. November 2025.

➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
A new post on my Substack - this time, a book recommendation from a dog researcher, but more importantly, a dog and science lover to all other dog or science lovers that may be on here.

everythingisdata.substack.com/p/book-revie...

Wonderdog, by @juleshoward.bsky.social
Background image of the book cover of "Wonderdog" by Jules Howard. Overlaid text: Book Review - Wonderdog, by Jules Howard A personal pick from my bookshelf, for anyone interested in dogs and/or science.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Ich hab mal bisschen Luft rausgelassen.
realscientists.de Andreas @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 14d
Und was macht Forscher:in am freien Tag? Erstmal ca. 4h unterwegs sein, um nach Bochum, meiner Kindheits-Heimat zu kommen. Denn da lebt noch meine Mutter, die leider schwer an einer weit verbreiteten neurodegenerativen Erkrankung leidet - #Parkinson.

Ein #Rant.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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scanunit.bsky.social
Our colleague @rinaguran.bsky.social is giving insights in her life as PostDoc this week. Check out @realscientists.de if you are interested in animal research or just want to see what everyday life looks like for a scientist 🤓
realscientists.de Andreas @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 18d
Guten Morgen meine Science Peeps :)
Mein Name ist Alexandrina, und es ist mir eine Freude, in dieser Woche die Posts von @realscientists.de zu liefern.

Worauf ihr euch freuen könnt?
- Posts über Tiere 🐶🐷😼🐝🙆 und ihr Verhalten
- Einblicke in den Alltag einer 4-ever-PostDoc
- Hundesocken-Fotos
a dog wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt is sitting in a car with the words what 's up bro on the door
ALT: a dog wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt is sitting in a car with the words what 's up bro on the door
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Habt ihr noch mehr Ideen? :)
realscientists.de Andreas @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 16d
Was glaubt ihr beeinflusst, wie viel Empathie wir für verschiedene Tiere empfinden? Ich freue mich über eure Ideen und Anregungen, sowie eine rege Diskussion :)
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Look mom, I´m famous :D
realscientists.de Andreas @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 18d
[Admin] Zwischen Mensch und Tier - Bitte begrüßt Alexandrina Guran ganz herzlich auf dem Kanal! realscientistsde.blogspot.com/2025/10/zwis...
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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sophieelschner.bsky.social
📃 Beim #psychoSoph #Comic geht es weiter! Ich bin mit den Papern durch und kann mich ans Skript setzen!

💌 In der Zwischenzeit könnt ihr euch beim #Newsletter anmelden: tinyurl.com/wam9su6y

#Wissenschaft #Wissenschaftscomic
psychosoph.bsky.social psychoSoph - Comic @psychosoph.bsky.social · 20d
📃 Yes! Ich bin durch die Paper für den nächsten #psychoSoph #Comic durch!

💪 Weiter geht es mit dem Skriptschreiben weiter! (1/3)

💌🧵👇

#wisskomm #Psychologie #Wissenschaftsillustration
Zeichnung eines wissenschaftlichen Fachartikels. Der Text sagt: #Neues Kapitel! Paper fertig gelesen!
October 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
guess who will be curating @realscientists.de starting tomorrow? It´s me!

So tune in if you want to find out more about (my) research with and on animals 🐶🐄🐷😼🐝, about my life in and outside of academia, and more.
October 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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americangeo.bsky.social
There were 14 separate, weather-related disasters causing at least $1 billion in damages between January and June in the #USA, compared to an average of three billion-dollar disasters each year in the 1980s. There are now around 20 each year.

Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Unter anderem wegen solchem Geschludere bei dem Berichten von Umfragen brauchen wir ein Statistik-Grundverständnis für alle!
mquent.de Matthias Quent @mquent.de · 21d
Uff, was für ein manipulatives Framing. Die Kritik richtete sich gegen die Pauschalisierung in der Aussage von Merz, nicht gegen Kritik an konkreten Problemen. Kein Student im BA würde mit so einer verkürzen Interpretation durchkommen. Das könnt ihr besser @zdfheute.de.web.brid.gy
erik-marquardt.eu Erik Marquardt @erik-marquardt.eu · 21d
Überraschend, dass das ZDF-Politbarometer diese Umfrage so verzerrt darstellt: Statt nach der Originalaussage von Merz zu fragen, die tagelang diskutiert wurde, wird in der Umfrage seine späte Rechtfertigung ergänzt. In der Grafik wird das aber gar nicht erwähnt. So geht Framing.
October 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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mpiwg.bsky.social
Three new funded #DoctoralPositions in the International Max Planck School "Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities!"

🗓️ Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4peeKez

#HistSci #DH #STS #HistSTM #EnvHum #PolSci #SocSci
Collage of three images. The first reads: "Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Career. We're hiring." The second image shows bookshelves in the institute's library (Photo by Vivienne Rischke, 2024). The third image shows the MPIWG Summer Publications Slam held in the institute's library (Photo by Marvin Müller (2024).
October 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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lebassett.bsky.social
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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elizabethhobson.bsky.social
**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)
Image showing Hobson Lab logo (with parakeets, a social network, and R code), two Monk Parakeets, and several individually-marked parakeets with the text "Now recruiting PhD students!!"
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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jensfoell.de
Absolutely wild that, in the year of our lord two-thousand and twenty-five, there's a new research article that calls women "females" but calls men "men"
Risk factors for anxiety disorders and environmental influences Sex Females are twice as likely as men to suffer from an anxiety disorder. The cause of this could be a genetic or neurobiological difference in females (Table 1) [3].
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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sigridneuhauser.bsky.social
Warum soll ich KI nicht zum Bestimmen von Pilzen verwenden? TL;DR: es kann böse enden. Ich hab ein Bild eines Spitzgebuckelten Raukopf (tödlich giftig) von einer Pilzplattform im Internet geliehen und Freund ChatGPT um Bestimmung gefragt. Das Bild zeigt alle typischen Merkmale außer die Lamellen.
Bild eines Spitzgebuckelten Raukopf und er ChatGPT Promt "Kannst du diesen Pilz bestimmen?". Quelle des Bildes: https://www.123pilzsuche.de/daten/details/SpitzbuckligeRauhkopf.htm
September 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
rinaguran.bsky.social
The same is true for Coca Cola...
#psychopy
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Ever been interested in which research fields money is being poured into or which German universities are successful in attracting foreign brains?

Sharing this cool data source, the German Research Funding Atlas (provided by the DFG, but including many funding sources) foerderatlas.dfg.de/en/
German Research Funding Atlas | Third-party funded research in Germany
Where in Germany does the most publicly funded research take place? The report shows figures and rankings of federal states, regions, universities and research institutions - and how they work togethe...
foerderatlas.dfg.de
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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who.int
Do you know the difference between misinformation and disinformation? Find out. 👇🏿
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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jensfoell.de
“I use a healthy level of skepticism when using ChatGPT, just like with anything else I read on the internet.”

Well you shouldn’t. You should be using an *unhealthy* level of skepticism. You should use the same level as when a drunk guy in the street yells something about your mother.

Here’s why:
August 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
rinaguran.bsky.social
A little rant, why I do not want to use large language models - some reasons may speak to others too! And Happy Birthday, Wendell Berry! #AI #ClimateChange #Writing

everythingisdata.substack.com/p/why-i-am-n...
Just a card reading "Why I am not going to use AI - A rant - and an homage to Wendell Berry on his 91st birthday"
August 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Very grateful to have been a part of the #ISHE2025 summer congress in Vienna! Amazing feedback on my poster, and great learning opportunity in the workshop I attended. Thanks again to the organizers and all the participants @ishe-society.bsky.social
See you next year in Les Eyzies!
Christina and Amelia, presenting our workshop results! Alexandrina in front of her poster Some vegetable-art.
July 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
rinaguran.bsky.social
Almost two weeks ago, Skype was no more. I wondered how Skype fared once smartphones became mainstream. Check out my newest SciCom Blogpost, on my Substack:
everythingisdata.substack.com/p/skype-in-t...
Skype in the Era of Smartphones
Today, I take a look at the development of Skype post becoming a household name but pre-pandemic, during the rise of smartphone usage.
everythingisdata.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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vincentab.bsky.social
{tinyplot} 0.3.0 is out! 🚨

It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.

This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.

Check it out!

grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM