Fritz Francisco
@fritzfrancisco.bsky.social
Behavioral Ecologist & Postdoc at Boston University
🐟 Ethology, Movement Ecology and Social Evolution!
For more information: https://fritzfrancisco.thekaolab.com/
Portrait credit of Angela Albi
🐟 Ethology, Movement Ecology and Social Evolution!
For more information: https://fritzfrancisco.thekaolab.com/
Portrait credit of Angela Albi
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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
Just a regular day, in a behavioralist’s life….when the camera does its thing while you are huffing the fumes 🐟🫠
October 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just a regular day, in a behavioralist’s life….when the camera does its thing while you are huffing the fumes 🐟🫠
To be a pigeon, one must think like a pigeon! 🕊️ 🧐 Check out our recent work from the www.thekaolab.com, led by the flocking amazing @knaticat.bsky.social in @elife.bsky.social: A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons
doi.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
To be a pigeon, one must think like a pigeon! 🕊️ 🧐 Check out our recent work from the www.thekaolab.com, led by the flocking amazing @knaticat.bsky.social in @elife.bsky.social: A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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Is the sound of the evolution of social behaviour!!! 🤗🐟🚨
…excited to start reading up on policing in animal groups!
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Is the sound of the evolution of social behaviour!!! 🤗🐟🚨
…excited to start reading up on policing in animal groups!
July 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Whoop
Is the sound of the evolution of social behaviour!!! 🤗🐟🚨
…excited to start reading up on policing in animal groups!
Whoop
Is the sound of the evolution of social behaviour!!! 🤗🐟🚨
…excited to start reading up on policing in animal groups!
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📣 We're on the lookout for a creative postdoc with strong computational skills!
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
July 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
📣 We're on the lookout for a creative postdoc with strong computational skills!
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
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Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
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🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
actionnetwork.org
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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🚨Pre-print alert!🚨
Excited to share our recent study that explores the navigation mechanism(s) pigeons 🐦 use to improve homing efficiency and if these fit the criteria of cummulative cultural evolution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Excited to share our recent study that explores the navigation mechanism(s) pigeons 🐦 use to improve homing efficiency and if these fit the criteria of cummulative cultural evolution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons
Cognitive abilities are central to how animals navigate complex environments. Beyond individual cognition, group living can also enhance navigation by pooling individually acquired information. One wa...
www.biorxiv.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨Pre-print alert!🚨
Excited to share our recent study that explores the navigation mechanism(s) pigeons 🐦 use to improve homing efficiency and if these fit the criteria of cummulative cultural evolution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Excited to share our recent study that explores the navigation mechanism(s) pigeons 🐦 use to improve homing efficiency and if these fit the criteria of cummulative cultural evolution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Hey folk in higher ed in Massachusetts! Please help push forward this bill in the state legislature to end the practice of 'pass-the-harasser' by requiring disclosure of past sexual misconduct. rallystarter.com/rally/2574/s... Thanks to @laurakgee.bsky.social for her efforts on this!
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May 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hey folk in higher ed in Massachusetts! Please help push forward this bill in the state legislature to end the practice of 'pass-the-harasser' by requiring disclosure of past sexual misconduct. rallystarter.com/rally/2574/s... Thanks to @laurakgee.bsky.social for her efforts on this!
The future is pink 💗! A pair of Spine-cheek Anemomefish in their host Bubble-tip anemone. I only did minor edits and this is the actual color of the anemone! 🐟🌴
March 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The future is pink 💗! A pair of Spine-cheek Anemomefish in their host Bubble-tip anemone. I only did minor edits and this is the actual color of the anemone! 🐟🌴
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Darren Beattie is a white nationalist and Uyghur genocide denier. He is wholly unqualified to serve as the top diplomat representing American values and cultures on the world stage. That’s why I led 43 colleagues in a letter to Secretary Rubio calling for Beattie's immediate dismissal.
March 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Darren Beattie is a white nationalist and Uyghur genocide denier. He is wholly unqualified to serve as the top diplomat representing American values and cultures on the world stage. That’s why I led 43 colleagues in a letter to Secretary Rubio calling for Beattie's immediate dismissal.
Very cool opinion piece on multi-level societies and division of labour! 🐟🐠
Here is the link to our Open Access paper: doi.org/10.1098/rstb.... We discuss convergence in task performance across social levels in multilevel societies. Enjoy the read!
Multi-level societies: different tasks at different social levels | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Multi-level vertebrate societies, characterized by nested social units, allow individuals to perform a wide range of tasks in cooperation with others beyond their core social unit. In these societies, individuals can selectively interact with specific ...
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Very cool opinion piece on multi-level societies and division of labour! 🐟🐠
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Want to know more about Elacatinus colini? Like when he initiates the hatching of his offspring by picking them up with his mouth and spitting them out to conquer the world? Check out this paper by @gobywan.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
March 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Want to know more about Elacatinus colini? Like when he initiates the hatching of his offspring by picking them up with his mouth and spitting them out to conquer the world? Check out this paper by @gobywan.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Nobody: How many post-docs can one person do at the same time?
Me: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
These look like incredibly cool projects and a great team to address them! ☺️
Me: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
These look like incredibly cool projects and a great team to address them! ☺️
Continuing the recruitment trend! Our lab has 2 (!) open postdoc positions🥳
We're looking for creative and curious scientists to lead new projects: one on deep-sea biological rhythms and another on the evolution of biological communication🐚🦗🦋🐙🦉
If you know someone who'd be a good fit, please share!
We're looking for creative and curious scientists to lead new projects: one on deep-sea biological rhythms and another on the evolution of biological communication🐚🦗🦋🐙🦉
If you know someone who'd be a good fit, please share!
February 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Nobody: How many post-docs can one person do at the same time?
Me: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
These look like incredibly cool projects and a great team to address them! ☺️
Me: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
These look like incredibly cool projects and a great team to address them! ☺️
FUCK ANTICIPATORY OBEDIENCE!!!!
February 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
FUCK ANTICIPATORY OBEDIENCE!!!!
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Just arrived in Boston. Very much looking forward to giving the Winston Chen Lecture at Harvard on Friday!
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Just arrived in Boston. Very much looking forward to giving the Winston Chen Lecture at Harvard on Friday!
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This a great opportunity as research to policy fellow at UW CIP
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidat...
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidat...
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University of Washington Human Resources
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January 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This a great opportunity as research to policy fellow at UW CIP
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidat...
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidat...
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This summer institute is the coolest opportunity, with a host of my favorite folks running it.
@jevinwest.bsky.social , @naomioreskes.bsky.social , @katestarbird.bsky.social , Jennifer Jacquet, @cailinmeister.bsky.social and soooo many more.
Applications open!
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@jevinwest.bsky.social , @naomioreskes.bsky.social , @katestarbird.bsky.social , Jennifer Jacquet, @cailinmeister.bsky.social and soooo many more.
Applications open!
disinfoinstitute.org#aboutusanchor
Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
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January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This summer institute is the coolest opportunity, with a host of my favorite folks running it.
@jevinwest.bsky.social , @naomioreskes.bsky.social , @katestarbird.bsky.social , Jennifer Jacquet, @cailinmeister.bsky.social and soooo many more.
Applications open!
disinfoinstitute.org#aboutusanchor
@jevinwest.bsky.social , @naomioreskes.bsky.social , @katestarbird.bsky.social , Jennifer Jacquet, @cailinmeister.bsky.social and soooo many more.
Applications open!
disinfoinstitute.org#aboutusanchor
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I have a PhD position open to start fall semester 2025!
The position will include investigations of the structure of both phenotypic (behavioral) plasticity and genetic variation in behavior as well as lots of opportunity to develop your own project.
#Evolution #evobio #evolsky #Ecology 🧪
The position will include investigations of the structure of both phenotypic (behavioral) plasticity and genetic variation in behavior as well as lots of opportunity to develop your own project.
#Evolution #evobio #evolsky #Ecology 🧪
January 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I have a PhD position open to start fall semester 2025!
The position will include investigations of the structure of both phenotypic (behavioral) plasticity and genetic variation in behavior as well as lots of opportunity to develop your own project.
#Evolution #evobio #evolsky #Ecology 🧪
The position will include investigations of the structure of both phenotypic (behavioral) plasticity and genetic variation in behavior as well as lots of opportunity to develop your own project.
#Evolution #evobio #evolsky #Ecology 🧪
Today‘s Pygmy sunfish (Elassoma sp.) Linoleum print turned out pretty cool! 🐟🥰
December 30, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Today‘s Pygmy sunfish (Elassoma sp.) Linoleum print turned out pretty cool! 🐟🥰
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The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 22, 2024 at 7:01 PM
The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
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my lab (www.tuthill.casa) at UW is hiring a research assistant/tech. basic scope is to apply machine learning/computer vision tools to measure and model 3D animal behavior and mechanics. we are a diverse, collaborative, curiosity-driven group.
Apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
Apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
December 19, 2024 at 6:48 PM
my lab (www.tuthill.casa) at UW is hiring a research assistant/tech. basic scope is to apply machine learning/computer vision tools to measure and model 3D animal behavior and mechanics. we are a diverse, collaborative, curiosity-driven group.
Apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
Apply: uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...
Juvenile spine-cheeked anemonefish in a bubble tip anemone” - Happy to have been awarded the faculty photo prize of the International Education Week 2024 at UMass Boston! 🎉🐠📷 #UMassBoston #SciArt
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Juvenile spine-cheeked anemonefish in a bubble tip anemone” - Happy to have been awarded the faculty photo prize of the International Education Week 2024 at UMass Boston! 🎉🐠📷 #UMassBoston #SciArt