Animal Inventiveness Research Project

The next session of our transdisciplinary (biology-philosophy) seminar on Agency will take place next Wednesday. Marek Špinka will talk about play in nonhuman animals !! More info here : animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

Our seminar on animal agency, between biology and philosophy, is back ! Check out the programme for the next sessions here ! We meet on the second Wednesday of each month, on Zoom, from 4 to 5 PM (UK time). You’re very welcome to join ! :) animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

By our @mathildetahar (in French again)🐒 🐦‍⬛ 🐳 laviedesidees.fr/Penser-l-anima…

In April, our very own Mathilde Tahar discussed animal consciousness in Paris with Florian Moullard. And it is now a podcast! (Available in French though… for now?)

Next session is tomorrow !!! It will be on the limits of agency and will be led by Robin Bianchi ! Feel free to join us :) animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

A new piece by @mathildetahar just got out on @aeonmag !! It explores the link between inventiveness and play in our fellow nonhuman animals. We hope you enjoy reading it!

@mathildetahar will speak about animal’s cognition and imagination with Florian Moullard. 9th April in Paris ! ihpst.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/soi…

Next session of our online seminar on Agency between Biology and Philosophy is today (5pm UK time). We will talk about the link between organism and agency + biosemiotics !! Feel free to join us 😃 More info here: animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

Review of applications starts March 1st! Still time! Apply here: disi.org/apply/

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@Marco_Masi No we want to keep the discussion as open as possible, and we thought recording the sessions may prevent people from sharing out-of-the-box ideas!

Our seminar on agency between biology and philosophy is still on, and we have amazing discussions. It is on the second Thursday of each month, from 5pm to 6pm (UK time). Feel free to join :) More info here : animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

There are many links between play and love/tenderness. The way the two intertwine when it comes to the co-invention of shared behaviours and signals between members of different species is one subject we aim to explore…

New paper! @AmJBioAnth We found the Kinda baboons have long-lasting female-male relationships that are largely male-driven and persist across female reproductive states. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

📣📣📣 Applications for DISI 2025 are now open!! Interested in intelligence, mind, and cognition in all its forms? Early-career scholars from any discipline—and storytellers in any medium—are encouraged to apply! More info: disi.org

New draft available on our website. Your feedback is most welcome — feel free to contact @mathildetahar with any comments! animalinventiveness.com/preprints-publ…

Hey ! I have a new paper I'm willing to submit. I am still working on it. But I'd be happy to have some feedback before the final version ! It's about biological agency! Please share your comments :) Here is the preprint: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.…

Published every year by ASAB: check out our “Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in behavioural research and teaching." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We had the first session of our seminar last week! Here is a report + some information about the next sessions: animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-a…

@alecia_carter and I are launching a new seminar series. The first (introductory) session is tomorrow !! Please join us if you wanna talk about animal agency, and participate in this cross disciplinary discussion !!