Josep Gasol
@josepgasol.com
Philosopher | PhD candidate @ University of Pardubice & UNED | #firstgen | Doing research on philosophy of animal mind and its intersection with applied ethics. 🐳🧠🍉🐝🦑🌱
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Had fun doing this interview for the @science.org podcast on the short column I wrote for them on the value of philosophy for science.
How philosophy can play a role in the scientific process, from defining terms to formulating questions--this week on the
@science.org podcast w/ Expert Voices columnist Susana Monsó
www.science.org/content/podc...
@science.org podcast w/ Expert Voices columnist Susana Monsó
www.science.org/content/podc...
September 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Had fun doing this interview for the @science.org podcast on the short column I wrote for them on the value of philosophy for science.
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1/2 Kleptoparasitism in an Australian dolphin
Researchers have documented the case of Bubbles, a dolphin that feeds by harassing horse mackerel until they regurgitate their food. It has not been observed feeding in any other way since 2017
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Researchers have documented the case of Bubbles, a dolphin that feeds by harassing horse mackerel until they regurgitate their food. It has not been observed feeding in any other way since 2017
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
1/2 Kleptoparasitism in an Australian dolphin
Researchers have documented the case of Bubbles, a dolphin that feeds by harassing horse mackerel until they regurgitate their food. It has not been observed feeding in any other way since 2017
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Researchers have documented the case of Bubbles, a dolphin that feeds by harassing horse mackerel until they regurgitate their food. It has not been observed feeding in any other way since 2017
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
AAAAHHH this looks amazing! 😍
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
September 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
AAAAHHH this looks amazing! 😍
Yesterday our supervisor @susanamonso.com shared this podcast with us where @federicorossano.bsky.social talks in a fascinating interview about dog communication and the research currently being conducted. Super recommended and an amazing way to start my holidays! #philsky #philosophy
I started out very skeptical of dogs “talking” with buttons. So we decided to test the claims.
In this first part of my conversation with NOVA’s Particles of Thought: how do you turn an internet phenomenon into science? And why bother?
🎧 How Dogs Talk
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In this first part of my conversation with NOVA’s Particles of Thought: how do you turn an internet phenomenon into science? And why bother?
🎧 How Dogs Talk
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
How Dogs Talk
Podcast Episode · Particles of Thought · September 15 · 33m
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September 17, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Yesterday our supervisor @susanamonso.com shared this podcast with us where @federicorossano.bsky.social talks in a fascinating interview about dog communication and the research currently being conducted. Super recommended and an amazing way to start my holidays! #philsky #philosophy
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📣This is today!
Feel free to register to attend the main conference for free on Zoom:
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Feel free to register to attend the main conference for free on Zoom:
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
📣This is today!
Feel free to register to attend the main conference for free on Zoom:
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Feel free to register to attend the main conference for free on Zoom:
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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This is a very cool study I have written about for @newscientist.com
Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...
Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...
Wild chimpanzees teach youngsters by handing them tools | New Scientist
Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae
www.newscientist.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
This is a very cool study I have written about for @newscientist.com
Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...
Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2589...
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On Monday, I was interviewed for the Animal Rights Show about my thoughts on the sexual politics of meat in authoritarian times.
www.youtube.com/live/yL_5i-M...
www.youtube.com/live/yL_5i-M...
Animal Right Show | The Sexual Politics of Meat in Authoritarian Times with Carol J. Adams
YouTube video by Roger Yates
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September 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
On Monday, I was interviewed for the Animal Rights Show about my thoughts on the sexual politics of meat in authoritarian times.
www.youtube.com/live/yL_5i-M...
www.youtube.com/live/yL_5i-M...
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Applications for the 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships are open!
Marina Dubova just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her and her research.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
Marina Dubova just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her and her research.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
September 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Applications for the 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships are open!
Marina Dubova just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her and her research.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
Marina Dubova just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her and her research.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
I had an amazing time last week at the #EurSafe2026 conference in Cappadocia, Turkey. Presentations, talks, but the best part was the atmosphere and the fantastic people I met and connected with 🤗. I’m really looking forward to attending the 2028 edition in Fribourg. 🌱🐾✨
September 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I had an amazing time last week at the #EurSafe2026 conference in Cappadocia, Turkey. Presentations, talks, but the best part was the atmosphere and the fantastic people I met and connected with 🤗. I’m really looking forward to attending the 2028 edition in Fribourg. 🌱🐾✨
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The call for papers for the 2027 PAMBA meeting at the University of Warwick is now live. We will update our own website with more information in the coming days, but in the meantime here is the PhilEvents page.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Call for Papers - PAMBA 2027
CALL FOR PAPERSThe Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behaviour Association (PAMBA) invites submissions of abstracts for its 2027 biennial meeting, which will be held at the University of Warwick on April...
philevents.org
September 14, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The call for papers for the 2027 PAMBA meeting at the University of Warwick is now live. We will update our own website with more information in the coming days, but in the meantime here is the PhilEvents page.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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📢 Abstract submissions are now open for SENTIENCE: Science, Ethics, Law, a new conference exploring the scientific, philosophical, ethical, policy-relevant, and legal aspects of animal sentience.
Full details and submission link: www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...
Full details and submission link: www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...
September 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
📢 Abstract submissions are now open for SENTIENCE: Science, Ethics, Law, a new conference exploring the scientific, philosophical, ethical, policy-relevant, and legal aspects of animal sentience.
Full details and submission link: www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...
Full details and submission link: www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...
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Second, Sarah Kunze, Bernice Bovenkerk and Daniel Fischer add a fifth 'N' (on top of 'normal', 'necessary', 'natural', and 'nice') to think about coping strategies for dairy consumption. Dairy is, they argue, 'neglectable'.
Beyond Natural, Normal, Necessary, Nice: Introducing “Neglectable” as a Distinct Coping Strategy for the Dairy Paradox - Food Ethics
Food Ethics - Dairy is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in animal agriculture and requires the killing of animals. Most people wish to avoid harming animals and the climate but also...
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July 22, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Second, Sarah Kunze, Bernice Bovenkerk and Daniel Fischer add a fifth 'N' (on top of 'normal', 'necessary', 'natural', and 'nice') to think about coping strategies for dairy consumption. Dairy is, they argue, 'neglectable'.
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They might not be flying, but it's certainly falling with style...
Many species in the family Ommastrephidae are known as flying squids. They use their siphons to launch themselves out of the water and glide above the surface of the water like a squid rocket.
#SQUIDtember
Many species in the family Ommastrephidae are known as flying squids. They use their siphons to launch themselves out of the water and glide above the surface of the water like a squid rocket.
#SQUIDtember
September 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
They might not be flying, but it's certainly falling with style...
Many species in the family Ommastrephidae are known as flying squids. They use their siphons to launch themselves out of the water and glide above the surface of the water like a squid rocket.
#SQUIDtember
Many species in the family Ommastrephidae are known as flying squids. They use their siphons to launch themselves out of the water and glide above the surface of the water like a squid rocket.
#SQUIDtember
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1/9 Not attacks
This study brings together evidence suggesting that Iberian killer whales are not aggressively attacking boats. What is happening seems far more complex, and closer to a cultural tradition of play.
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This study brings together evidence suggesting that Iberian killer whales are not aggressively attacking boats. What is happening seems far more complex, and closer to a cultural tradition of play.
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
1/9 Not attacks
This study brings together evidence suggesting that Iberian killer whales are not aggressively attacking boats. What is happening seems far more complex, and closer to a cultural tradition of play.
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This study brings together evidence suggesting that Iberian killer whales are not aggressively attacking boats. What is happening seems far more complex, and closer to a cultural tradition of play.
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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PAMBA Call For Papers and PAMBA Prize announcement coming soon! April 27-29, 2027 at Warwick. Save the date!
Wondering when the next Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behavior Association meeting will be? PAMBA 2027 will be at the University of Warwick on April 27-29, 2027.
Confirmed keynotes: Steve Butterfill, Marta Halina, Susana Monsó @martahalina.bsky.social @susanamonso.com
Stay tuned for CFP!
Confirmed keynotes: Steve Butterfill, Marta Halina, Susana Monsó @martahalina.bsky.social @susanamonso.com
Stay tuned for CFP!
September 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
PAMBA Call For Papers and PAMBA Prize announcement coming soon! April 27-29, 2027 at Warwick. Save the date!
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Check this out: www.spawn-again.app
A fellow animal advocate created this game about the scale of animal suffering. It has gotten over 30,000 plays in the last 48 hours... time to make it more viral.
Please check it out & share with friends and family.
#vegan
A fellow animal advocate created this game about the scale of animal suffering. It has gotten over 30,000 plays in the last 48 hours... time to make it more viral.
Please check it out & share with friends and family.
#vegan
The Lottery of Life
Spawn as a random animal, at the real odds of who is actually born on Earth each year. Almost no one draws a human. The odds are real.
www.spawn-again.app
September 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Check this out: www.spawn-again.app
A fellow animal advocate created this game about the scale of animal suffering. It has gotten over 30,000 plays in the last 48 hours... time to make it more viral.
Please check it out & share with friends and family.
#vegan
A fellow animal advocate created this game about the scale of animal suffering. It has gotten over 30,000 plays in the last 48 hours... time to make it more viral.
Please check it out & share with friends and family.
#vegan
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🟢 Conference talk
Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026
“Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications”
📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye
📅 Friday, 11 Sept.
Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026
“Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications”
📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye
📅 Friday, 11 Sept.
September 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
🟢 Conference talk
Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026
“Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications”
📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye
📅 Friday, 11 Sept.
Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026
“Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications”
📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye
📅 Friday, 11 Sept.
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Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia?
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
Call for expressions of interest: PhD position
The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …
ecologicalvalidity.wordpress.com
September 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia?
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science.
Please consider applying if this is up your street!
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A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.
September 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.
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Last year, 1 in 1400 papers contained ghost references. This year, it is 1 in 200. AI is poisonous and universities should refuse it 😭 www.groene.nl/artikel/de-w...
Honderden wetenschappers publiceerden artikelen met door AI verzonnen referenties
Steeds vaker duiken in wetenschappelijke artikelen verwijzingen op naar onderzoeken die nooit zijn uitgevoerd. AI vergroot problemen die in de wetenschap al langer bestaan.
www.groene.nl
August 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Last year, 1 in 1400 papers contained ghost references. This year, it is 1 in 200. AI is poisonous and universities should refuse it 😭 www.groene.nl/artikel/de-w...
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I wrote a little something on the value of philosophy for animal cognition. Out now in Science’s Expert Voices column.
Science is based on assumptions. Philosophy can make sure they’re the right ones.
When I was a postdoctoral researcher, I spent several years teaching at an interdisciplinary research institute in Vienna, Austria. There, my main course sought to train master’s students—mostly biolo...
www.science.org
August 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I wrote a little something on the value of philosophy for animal cognition. Out now in Science’s Expert Voices column.
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On Jicarón, where tool use is male-exclusive and the capuchins are less socially cohesive, these rare moments of social attention may carry a lot of weight. Since especially very young juveniles paid attention, social learning might be an important catalyst to first acquire the behavior. (10/10)
August 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
On Jicarón, where tool use is male-exclusive and the capuchins are less socially cohesive, these rare moments of social attention may carry a lot of weight. Since especially very young juveniles paid attention, social learning might be an important catalyst to first acquire the behavior. (10/10)
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
August 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
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It was only a matter of time
August 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
It was only a matter of time
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Fabulous new entry for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy just dropped! 🐝🐵 🐘🐠Animal Normativity 🦌🐶🦜🐬https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/animal-normativity/ authored by @simonfitzpatrick.bsky.social
Animal Normativity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
plato.stanford.edu
August 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Fabulous new entry for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy just dropped! 🐝🐵 🐘🐠Animal Normativity 🦌🐶🦜🐬https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/animal-normativity/ authored by @simonfitzpatrick.bsky.social