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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · 7d

She was an inspiration to many of us, and she will continue to be. Thank you for all of work ❤️

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7d

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

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Aug 26

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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.

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...

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Raphaela Heesen @heesenr.bsky.social · Aug 9

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...

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Jul 31

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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Andrea Sommese @asommese.bsky.social · Jul 14

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!

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is a great idea, however, how do you get funding for that? Most grants and funding bodies emphasis on "novelty and boldness" replication seems to be completely out of scopes for them and not sexy at all.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congratulations!!!

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24

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...

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · May 12

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
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A ruler on a bowl to measure the diameter.

Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 25

I feel you 😅

Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 25

It is a bit upsetting that the cover looks AI generated. The style is very typical and the shrimp has an intriguing number of legs. 🫣

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 23

Sachant aussi qu'on est payé au 35h mais que la réalité est qu'on est beaucoup a devoir faire 70h/semaine, surtout en debut de carrière. Et qu'on continue de bosser au meme rythme quand on est sans emploi sinon notre CV devient obsolete tres rapidement.

Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 23

Disons que 4500 c'est confortable pour un français, mais pas oufs si on considère le temps d'etude et les années de galeres qui précédent. Pour des chercheurs expats c'est un peu misérable. Meme en Allemagne ou dans les pays nordics le salaire de fin de carrière approche plus les 10 000.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 22

C'est en fin de carrière si on a la chance d'avoir un post. Le salaires d'un doctorant en France est a peine plus haut que le SMIC. Ensuite c'est 10 a 15 ans de galère avec des financements de miseres sur des contrats de 2 ans max avant de trouver un post fix ou changer de vocation...

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · Apr 15

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.

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AFFECT-EVO @affect-evo.bsky.social · Apr 2

We wrap up the second day of #AffectEvo-Lisbon25 meetup with some more great discussions.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 2

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.

AFFECT-EVO @affect-evo.bsky.social · Apr 2

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

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AFFECT-EVO @affect-evo.bsky.social · Apr 1

Next up, we had Mike Mendl (Bristol, UK) giving us a brief tour of some emotion concepts and theories and their translatable characteristics.
#AffectEvo
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AFFECT-EVO @affect-evo.bsky.social · Apr 1

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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AFFECT-EVO @affect-evo.bsky.social · Apr 1

Carrie Figdor (Iowa, USA) delivers the first keynote: “From Affect and Emotion Theories to a Phylogeny of Affect and Emotion”

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Apr 1

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.

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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Mar 29

The advantage of having an #astronomy nerd for housemate, you get front raw for partial #solareclipse viewing 😁!

Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · Mar 20

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

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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