I'm very happy to share that a paper from my DPhil thesis has been selected as the Editor's Choice article in Evolution. 😊
You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜
@journal-evo.bsky.social
#EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects
You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜
@journal-evo.bsky.social
#EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects
February 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I'm very happy to share that a paper from my DPhil thesis has been selected as the Editor's Choice article in Evolution. 😊
You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜
@journal-evo.bsky.social
#EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects
You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜
@journal-evo.bsky.social
#EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects
Breaking free from the chaos and embracing clarity. The journey from X to Bluesky feels like stepping into fresh air. 🦋✨ #Bluesky #Twitter #SocialMedia #Freedom #ClearSkies #NewBeginnings #DigitalJourney #CreativeSpace #SwitchToBetter #SocialEvolution
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Breaking free from the chaos and embracing clarity. The journey from X to Bluesky feels like stepping into fresh air. 🦋✨ #Bluesky #Twitter #SocialMedia #Freedom #ClearSkies #NewBeginnings #DigitalJourney #CreativeSpace #SwitchToBetter #SocialEvolution
#EarwigFunFact 11 - European earwig moms don’t discriminate — they care for almost anything: foreign eggs, eggs of other earwig species, glass pearls, or even small objects. Unconditional maternal love in action! ❤️✨ #InsectCare #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vh7OA6
More info 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vh7OA6
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#EarwigFunFact 11 - European earwig moms don’t discriminate — they care for almost anything: foreign eggs, eggs of other earwig species, glass pearls, or even small objects. Unconditional maternal love in action! ❤️✨ #InsectCare #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vh7OA6
More info 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vh7OA6
Our newest preprint: the excellent work of @pranasag.bsky.social and @basteusink.bsky.social looking at endosymbiosis through a #socialevolution lens.
A stochastic ratchet during genome streamlining can commit insect endosymbionts to a parasitic or mutualistic fate https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.10.648247v1
April 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our newest preprint: the excellent work of @pranasag.bsky.social and @basteusink.bsky.social looking at endosymbiosis through a #socialevolution lens.
Think male primates always rule the group? Think again. New research shows many females can and do outrank bigger males — and it is changing what we know about power and dominance in primate societies.
It Is Not All About Size: Female Gorillas Defy Male Power Assumptions — Konsyse
Female mountain gorillas can outrank some males gorillas. This challenges assumptions about dominance and size in primates.
www.konsyse.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Chimpanzees and bonobos shape friendships in layered circles, much like humans. A new cross-species analysis of grooming networks suggests ancient roots for social selectivity, egalitarianism, and coalition-building in Pan.
#primates #anthropology #socialevolution #Pan
#primates #anthropology #socialevolution #Pan
Scientists discover that chimpanzees and bonobos build layered social circles much like humans. The study hints at deep evolutionary roots for friendship, selectivity, and time-limited social bonds. #primatology #evolution #socialbehavior #anthropology www.primatology.net/p/circles-in...
Circles in the Forest
What great apes and humans share about friendship, hierarchy, and the limits of social time
www.primatology.net
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Chimpanzees and bonobos shape friendships in layered circles, much like humans. A new cross-species analysis of grooming networks suggests ancient roots for social selectivity, egalitarianism, and coalition-building in Pan.
#primates #anthropology #socialevolution #Pan
#primates #anthropology #socialevolution #Pan
#EarwigFunFact 13 - Earwig moms don’t just care for their eggs—they look after their juveniles too! This includes feeding them regurgitated food (like birds do) and encouraging coprophagy. 🍼💩 #InsectParenting #SocialEvolution
More info 👉
More info 👉
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March 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#EarwigFunFact 13 - Earwig moms don’t just care for their eggs—they look after their juveniles too! This includes feeding them regurgitated food (like birds do) and encouraging coprophagy. 🍼💩 #InsectParenting #SocialEvolution
More info 👉
More info 👉
#ERGAReads | Comparative analysis of 163 ant genomes uncovers how #genome rearrangements, gene family expansions and selection shaped the evolution of caste systems and social complexity in ants 🐜🧬
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@cellpress.bsky.social
#ants #evolution #socialevolution
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@cellpress.bsky.social
#ants #evolution #socialevolution
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#ERGAReads | Comparative analysis of 163 ant genomes uncovers how #genome rearrangements, gene family expansions and selection shaped the evolution of caste systems and social complexity in ants 🐜🧬
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@cellpress.bsky.social
#ants #evolution #socialevolution
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
@cellpress.bsky.social
#ants #evolution #socialevolution
🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
April 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
I'm thrilled to share this story spearheaded by the talented @arthurmatte.bsky.social. He began this during a 3-month masters internship he did in my lab in 2022. It turned into this beautiful paper.
Fascinating results when you view as #socialevolution tension between #individual and #collective!
Fascinating results when you view as #socialevolution tension between #individual and #collective!
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
February 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I'm thrilled to share this story spearheaded by the talented @arthurmatte.bsky.social. He began this during a 3-month masters internship he did in my lab in 2022. It turned into this beautiful paper.
Fascinating results when you view as #socialevolution tension between #individual and #collective!
Fascinating results when you view as #socialevolution tension between #individual and #collective!
#EarwigFunFact 14 - Earwig moms prevent sibling rivalry by homogenizing their juveniles' chemical signatures. This hides paternity cues, reducing nepotistic cooperation and promoting family harmony. 🧪🤝 #InsectParenting #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 buff.ly/3BXFn3H
More info 👉 buff.ly/3BXFn3H
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#EarwigFunFact 14 - Earwig moms prevent sibling rivalry by homogenizing their juveniles' chemical signatures. This hides paternity cues, reducing nepotistic cooperation and promoting family harmony. 🧪🤝 #InsectParenting #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 buff.ly/3BXFn3H
More info 👉 buff.ly/3BXFn3H
Our debunking of ‘Dunbar’s number’ in #BiologyLetters has now passed 90 000 downloads. ow.ly/P3gh50EPAxq #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates
ow.ly
January 30, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Our debunking of ‘Dunbar’s number’ in #BiologyLetters has now passed 90 000 downloads. ow.ly/P3gh50EPAxq #brainevolution #socialevolution #primates
#EarwigFunFact 15 - Earwig dads don’t provide care, but they can transfer something to their offspring that influences how much care they get from their mom - subtle parental manipulation in action! 🤔🎭 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
More info 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
March 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#EarwigFunFact 15 - Earwig dads don’t provide care, but they can transfer something to their offspring that influences how much care they get from their mom - subtle parental manipulation in action! 🤔🎭 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution
More info 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
More info 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
💡 Broad interests: Behavioral Ecology | Microbiomes | Symbiosis | Social Evolution | Insects
🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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April 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
💡 Broad interests: Behavioral Ecology | Microbiomes | Symbiosis | Social Evolution | Insects
🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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Just to reflect!
🧪
Trust and connection in the artificial intelligence educational ecosystem: From algorithmism to algoritharism.
revistes.iec.cat/index.php/RC...
#AI #Ethics #Totalitarism #Algorithm #SocialEvolution #Trust #education
Vista de Confiança i connexió en l’ecosistema educatiu d’inteŀligència artificial: de l’algorisme a l’algoritarisme
revistes.iec.cat
January 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Just to reflect!
🧪
Trust and connection in the artificial intelligence educational ecosystem: From algorithmism to algoritharism.
revistes.iec.cat/index.php/RC...
#AI #Ethics #Totalitarism #Algorithm #SocialEvolution #Trust #education
Honored to speak at @worldacademy.org @65 — founded by Einstein & others — on:
🌍 Navigating Contradictions between Social Evolution & Resistance to Change
🗓️ July 23 | 9:00–9:50 EST
💻 Free: lnkd.in/d63Q7MPc
#WAAS65 #WAAS2025 #SystemsChange #SocialEvolution
🌍 Navigating Contradictions between Social Evolution & Resistance to Change
🗓️ July 23 | 9:00–9:50 EST
💻 Free: lnkd.in/d63Q7MPc
#WAAS65 #WAAS2025 #SystemsChange #SocialEvolution
July 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Honored to speak at @worldacademy.org @65 — founded by Einstein & others — on:
🌍 Navigating Contradictions between Social Evolution & Resistance to Change
🗓️ July 23 | 9:00–9:50 EST
💻 Free: lnkd.in/d63Q7MPc
#WAAS65 #WAAS2025 #SystemsChange #SocialEvolution
🌍 Navigating Contradictions between Social Evolution & Resistance to Change
🗓️ July 23 | 9:00–9:50 EST
💻 Free: lnkd.in/d63Q7MPc
#WAAS65 #WAAS2025 #SystemsChange #SocialEvolution
🔬 Last week at the BayCEER Colloquium, Dr. Maximilian Körner gave us a fascinating glimpse into the social lives of Nicrophorus #beetles 🪲
A fascinating and insightful talk that sparked great discussions!
@max-evolbio.bsky.social
Are you ready for the next talk?🌿
#SocialEvolution #Ecology
A fascinating and insightful talk that sparked great discussions!
@max-evolbio.bsky.social
Are you ready for the next talk?🌿
#SocialEvolution #Ecology
June 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🔬 Last week at the BayCEER Colloquium, Dr. Maximilian Körner gave us a fascinating glimpse into the social lives of Nicrophorus #beetles 🪲
A fascinating and insightful talk that sparked great discussions!
@max-evolbio.bsky.social
Are you ready for the next talk?🌿
#SocialEvolution #Ecology
A fascinating and insightful talk that sparked great discussions!
@max-evolbio.bsky.social
Are you ready for the next talk?🌿
#SocialEvolution #Ecology
Join us in #Köln! @Simo and @jaimesnino.bsky.social will be discussing what makes #ants such an interesting taxa! And insights on our own research on #socialevolution, #genome #evolution, #aging, and #developmental processes! 6 June 2025 - 6 p.m - International House cif.uni-koeln.de/events
May 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Join us in #Köln! @Simo and @jaimesnino.bsky.social will be discussing what makes #ants such an interesting taxa! And insights on our own research on #socialevolution, #genome #evolution, #aging, and #developmental processes! 6 June 2025 - 6 p.m - International House cif.uni-koeln.de/events
Just Published! Examines social evolution across diverse cultures and historical periods. Get your copy ➡️ tinyurl.com/4fazh75k #RussianStateUniv #HSE #SocialEvolution #Anthropology #Sociology #CulturalStudies #WorldHistory #ComparativeStudies #AnthemPress #newreads
April 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Just Published! Examines social evolution across diverse cultures and historical periods. Get your copy ➡️ tinyurl.com/4fazh75k #RussianStateUniv #HSE #SocialEvolution #Anthropology #Sociology #CulturalStudies #WorldHistory #ComparativeStudies #AnthemPress #newreads
#EarwigFunFact 10 - Moms of the European earwig are amazing! They move their eggs to warmer spots when temperature drops suddenly. This is a smart survival trick for thriving in extra-cold winters! ❄️💪 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution
More info 👉
More info 👉
Pre- and post-oviposition behavioural strategies to protect eggs against extreme winter cold in an insect with maternal care
Tourneur, Jean-Claude1; Cole, Claire2; Vickruck, Jess3 ; Dupont, Simon4 ; Meunier, Joël4 1 Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président-Kennedy,…
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February 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#EarwigFunFact 10 - Moms of the European earwig are amazing! They move their eggs to warmer spots when temperature drops suddenly. This is a smart survival trick for thriving in extra-cold winters! ❄️💪 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution
More info 👉
More info 👉
July 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
June 24, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I’m new here.
I use theories of #SocialEvolution to understand mechanisms of #cooperation and #conflict.
I have long been interested in the effects of #kinship, but have more recently begun to poke at #inequality and #competition. I’m also digging #DAGs.
I use theories of #SocialEvolution to understand mechanisms of #cooperation and #conflict.
I have long been interested in the effects of #kinship, but have more recently begun to poke at #inequality and #competition. I’m also digging #DAGs.
October 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I’m new here.
I use theories of #SocialEvolution to understand mechanisms of #cooperation and #conflict.
I have long been interested in the effects of #kinship, but have more recently begun to poke at #inequality and #competition. I’m also digging #DAGs.
I use theories of #SocialEvolution to understand mechanisms of #cooperation and #conflict.
I have long been interested in the effects of #kinship, but have more recently begun to poke at #inequality and #competition. I’m also digging #DAGs.
May 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM