Lou Savigny she/her
@lousvy.bsky.social
PhD researcher at Utrecht University, Netherlands
Exploring social learning and cultural evolution in bonobos
She/her
Exploring social learning and cultural evolution in bonobos
She/her
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Last keynote announcement: Dr. Taylor Hersh!
She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions.
Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com
She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions.
Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Last keynote announcement: Dr. Taylor Hersh!
She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions.
Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com
She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions.
Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com
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Meet our 3rd keynote: Dr. Erin Wessling!
Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures.
Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com
Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures.
Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meet our 3rd keynote: Dr. Erin Wessling!
Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures.
Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com
Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures.
Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com
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2nd keynote!
Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg!
She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture.
Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com
Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg!
She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture.
Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
2nd keynote!
Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg!
She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture.
Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com
Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg!
She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture.
Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com
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Dr. Ralf Kurvers, from the MPI of Human Development & TU, Berlin!
His work explores how individuals process and share information, how social interactions shape group decisions, and how collective intelligence emerges across species.
Learn more about his work 👉 ralfkurvers.com
His work explores how individuals process and share information, how social interactions shape group decisions, and how collective intelligence emerges across species.
Learn more about his work 👉 ralfkurvers.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dr. Ralf Kurvers, from the MPI of Human Development & TU, Berlin!
His work explores how individuals process and share information, how social interactions shape group decisions, and how collective intelligence emerges across species.
Learn more about his work 👉 ralfkurvers.com
His work explores how individuals process and share information, how social interactions shape group decisions, and how collective intelligence emerges across species.
Learn more about his work 👉 ralfkurvers.com
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🎤 The lineup is here!
We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days.
Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea...
🧵And meet them below...
We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days.
Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea...
🧵And meet them below...
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🎤 The lineup is here!
We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days.
Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea...
🧵And meet them below...
We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days.
Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea...
🧵And meet them below...
Reposted by Lou Savigny she/her
📢 The Call for Abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is officially OPEN! 📢
🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!
🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!
Abstract Submission
The call for abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is NOW OPEN! We call for submissions of abstracts of no more than 250 words, summarising the background, aims, methods and results of your work.&n…
culture-conference.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📢 The Call for Abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is officially OPEN! 📢
🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!
🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!
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‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️
We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026!
And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻
So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎
culture-conference.com
We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026!
And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻
So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎
culture-conference.com
Culture Conference 2026
26th & 27th February, Utrecht, The Netherlands
culture-conference.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️
We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026!
And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻
So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎
culture-conference.com
We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026!
And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻
So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎
culture-conference.com
Reposted by Lou Savigny she/her
Here we propose adding an 11th criterion to UNESCO’s framework to protect animal cultures—habitat protection alone isn’t enough. Excited to collaborate with philosophers @merikatariina.bsky.social & @birchlse.bsky.social on this!
Message me for access ;-)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Message me for access ;-)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Protecting animal cultures as World Heritage - Nature Sustainability
It is becoming increasingly clear that animal cultures have intrinsic, irreplaceable value, and yet they are not adequately protected by preserving habitat. The time has come for UNESCO to explicitly protect non-human cultural heritage alongside human heritage.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Here we propose adding an 11th criterion to UNESCO’s framework to protect animal cultures—habitat protection alone isn’t enough. Excited to collaborate with philosophers @merikatariina.bsky.social & @birchlse.bsky.social on this!
Message me for access ;-)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Message me for access ;-)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New Paper Alert: Why do chimpanzees have large tool kits? with @taichimpproject.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We found that like humans, chimpanzees seek social learning opportunities throughout their first decade of life, particularly for tool use.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We found that like humans, chimpanzees seek social learning opportunities throughout their first decade of life, particularly for tool use.
Social tolerance and role model diversity increase tool use learning opportunities across chimpanzee ontogeny - Communications Biology
Social attention patterns suggest that wild chimpanzees learn from their mothers but also from many other tolerant group members across protracted development. This likely enables chimpanzees to learn...
www.nature.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New Paper Alert: Why do chimpanzees have large tool kits? with @taichimpproject.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We found that like humans, chimpanzees seek social learning opportunities throughout their first decade of life, particularly for tool use.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We found that like humans, chimpanzees seek social learning opportunities throughout their first decade of life, particularly for tool use.
Two fantastic days of knowledge sharing. Feeling more cultured!
The Culture Conference 2025 is (already) finished after 2 days of amazing discussions!
Thank you to everybody for attending and presenting, either online or in person!
We hope you spent 2 wonderful and exciting days in Utrecht, full of (social) learning and fascinating science discussions 🥳
Thank you to everybody for attending and presenting, either online or in person!
We hope you spent 2 wonderful and exciting days in Utrecht, full of (social) learning and fascinating science discussions 🥳
March 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Two fantastic days of knowledge sharing. Feeling more cultured!