Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho
@rferrericancho.bsky.social
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Call for papers for Evolang 2026 is now posted! evolang2026.org. Workshop proposals due Sept 22nd. Paper submissions October 26th. Evolang is interdisciplinarity at its best. We hope to see you in Plovdiv!!
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Call for papers for Evolang 2026 is now posted! evolang2026.org. Workshop proposals due Sept 22nd. Paper submissions October 26th. Evolang is interdisciplinarity at its best. We hope to see you in Plovdiv!!
Reposted by Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho
My latest story for National Geographic, about the similarities between whale song and human language, featuring @inbalarnon.bsky.social, @simonkirby.bsky.social, @ellengarland.bsky.social, @masonyoungblood.bsky.social and @rferrericancho.bsky.social!
What the science of baby-speak can tell us about whale songs
A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My latest story for National Geographic, about the similarities between whale song and human language, featuring @inbalarnon.bsky.social, @simonkirby.bsky.social, @ellengarland.bsky.social, @masonyoungblood.bsky.social and @rferrericancho.bsky.social!
Reposted by Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho
A new preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf... about one paradox in word order #typology. On the one hand, SOV has longer dependency distances and therefore higher processing costs than SVO (@rferrericancho.bsky.social, H.Liu, Futrell et al...)
OSF
doi.org
January 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A new preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf... about one paradox in word order #typology. On the one hand, SOV has longer dependency distances and therefore higher processing costs than SVO (@rferrericancho.bsky.social, H.Liu, Futrell et al...)
A healing reading on the reality of the peer-review system
(thank you Carles Sora-Domenjo for sending it to me).
www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-a...
(thank you Carles Sora-Domenjo for sending it to me).
www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-a...
The rise and fall of peer review
Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing
www.experimental-history.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
A healing reading on the reality of the peer-review system
(thank you Carles Sora-Domenjo for sending it to me).
www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-a...
(thank you Carles Sora-Domenjo for sending it to me).
www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-a...
Reposted by Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho
Not a big surprise, but we confirmed it: far-right parties cause bloc polarization masking other issues in multiparty systems electoral campaign
arxiv.org/abs/2410.23177
arxiv.org/abs/2410.23177
Far-right party influence on polarization dynamics in electoral campaign
Political polarization has attracted increasing attention in recent years, driven by the rise of social media and the global emergence of far-right populist movements. This study investigates the dyna...
arxiv.org
October 31, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Not a big surprise, but we confirmed it: far-right parties cause bloc polarization masking other issues in multiparty systems electoral campaign
arxiv.org/abs/2410.23177
arxiv.org/abs/2410.23177