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Senior Researcher, Institut Jean-Nicod, CNRS, Paris Views expressed are my own. Retweet ≠ endorsement.

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Reminder: Gallot on olive colobus grammar in the Online Seminar on Animal Linguistics on Tuesday, July 22, 5pm Paris. Please register here if you wish to attend: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

21.07.2025 08:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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philippeschlenker/teaching - LINGUAE-AL-Animal Linguistics Seminar FORMAT On an experimental basis, we will try an online seminar on animal linguistics, entirely on Zoom, open world-wide: 1 hour including questions followed by 15 minutes of individual Q&A (optional, ...

📢 Join the online Animal Linguistics Seminar on the 22nd of July, at 5 PM CET! Quentin Gallot will discuss the alarm call sequences in olive colobus.

Links for registration and more information here:
sites.google.com/site/philipp...

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16.07.2025 08:40 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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LINGUAE-AL -Animal Linguistics Seminar: Registration Please provide information below if you wish to be added to the mailing list of LINGUAE-AL: Animal Linguistics Seminar.

Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ia_...

15.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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philippeschlenker/teaching - LINGUAE-AL-Animal Linguistics Seminar FORMAT On an experimental basis, we will try an online seminar on animal linguistics, entirely on Zoom, open world-wide: 1 hour including questions followed by 15 minutes of individual Q&A (optional, ...

Seminar site: sites.google.com/site/philipp...
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8153577927...
Co-organizers: Emmanuel Chemla (Earth Species Project), Lucie Ravaux (Institut Jean-Nicod, CNRS)

15.07.2025 16:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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philippeschlenker/teaching - LINGUAE-AL-Animal Linguistics Seminar FORMAT On an experimental basis, we will try an online seminar on animal linguistics, entirely on Zoom, open world-wide: 1 hour including questions followed by 15 minutes of individual Q&A (optional, ...

Online Seminar on Animal Linguistics on Tuesday, July 22, 5pm Paris: On an experimental basis, we are organizing a seminar on Animal Linguistics, on Zoom only, world-wide.
Speaker: Q. Gallot, Alarm call sequences in olive colobus: a primate grammar enabling incremental processing

15.07.2025 16:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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John R. Ross 1938-2025 (“Haj Ross”) Sad and momentous news has reached us of the passing of alum and former faculty member John R. Ross (PhD 1967) at the age of 87. Known to one and all as “Haj Ross”, his dissertation and subsequent pap...

MIT on Haj Ross, a great, great linguist who died in May 2025:
whamit.mit.edu/2025/05/19/j...

06.07.2025 11:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An excellent semantics/pragmatics group is advertising positions - including for work on great ape communication and the evolution of language:

02.07.2025 15:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An excellent semantics/pragmatics group is advertising positions - including for work on great ape communication and the evolution of language:

02.07.2025 15:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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« Le trumpisme, c’est ça » : la gauche dénonce les méthodes « glaçantes » de Dati Interrogée par Patrick Cohen sur ses démêlés avec la justice, notamment, la ministre de la Culture a menacé le journaliste de poursuites, en invoquant un article de Mediapart.

Incroyable dérive d'une ministre:
www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/ar...

19.06.2025 10:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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« Coran européen » : que contient vraiment ce projet scientifique attaqué par l’extrême droite ? Un projet visant à étudier l’influence du Coran en Europe du Moyen Age au XIXᵉ siècle a été la cible d’attaques au motif qu’il serait un relais d’influence pour les Frères musulmans. Des accusations q...

Pertinent aussi:
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...

18.06.2025 11:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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« Coran européen » : que contient vraiment ce projet scientifique attaqué par l’extrême droite ? Un projet visant à étudier l’influence du Coran en Europe du Moyen Age au XIXᵉ siècle a été la cible d’attaques au motif qu’il serait un relais d’influence pour les Frères musulmans. Des accusations qui paraissent déconnectées de la réalité de la production de ce programme de haut niveau.

Pertinent aussi:
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...

18.06.2025 11:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tribune : Nous sommes fiers de travailler avec John Tolan au sein du projet Le Coran européen Nous sommes fiers de travailler avec John Tolan et “Le Coran européen” Sentez la brise légère qui nous vient d’Amérique. Depuis le 13 avril dernier, une campagne de presse virulente vise notre collègu...

A lire:
www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

18.06.2025 11:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Open Letter of scientists and entrepreneurs regarding MFF and FP10 June 10, 2025 After the presentation of the European Competitiveness Fund, there has been much uncertainty regarding the positioning and funding for Research and Innovation in the next European Multia...

An important petition regarding the future of research in Europe:
bit.ly/4kzL4pi

16.06.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sector unaware of political risk to ERC, grantee leader warns - Research Professional News Association of European Research Council Grantees calls for funder to gain legal independence

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

13.06.2025 18:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump tried to shutter Radio Free Europe. The EU threw it a lifeline The Trump administration is withholding $75 million designated for the news outlet. EU officials say RFE/RL has played a critical role in providing news to areas where the press can't operate freely.

www.npr.org/2025/05/21/g...

03.06.2025 21:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The AERG expresses grave concern over the future of fundamental research in Europe in a statement urging European leaders to protect fundamental science by reaffirming the autonomy of the @erc.europa.eu
aerg.eu/news/new-sta...

Read the full statement 👇
aerg.eu/storage/AERG...

02.06.2025 08:49 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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The ”immune system” of a safe and equal Europe is in danger, according to researchers The International non-profit Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) expresses grave concern over the future of fundamental research in Europe in statement in which it urges European leaders to protect fun...

A statement by the Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) on the importance of protecting the autonomy of the ERC:

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

02.06.2025 07:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Universities in Asia Court Harvard Transfers Amid Trump Crackdown As the Trump Administration tries to stop Harvard from enrolling international students, other countries’ schools are stepping in.

time.com/7288747/trum...

27.05.2025 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Online Petition Form with E-Signature Please click the link to complete this form.

Statement by European Academics in Defense of Academic Freedom
form.jotform.com/251461942218...

27.05.2025 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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OPINION. « Sauvons le Paris de la science avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ! » OPINION. Au début des années 2000, Paris rayonnait avec près des deux tiers des équipes de recherche françaises en Île-de-France. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, la tendance s'est inversée. Par Pierre Yves ...

Tribune très juste. Mais qui omet de dire que, pour certaines équipes du moins, le manque de locaux de recherche à Paris est un problème fondamental.
www.latribune.fr/idees/tribun...

24.05.2025 18:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We commend Harvard for standing up for itself. Free speech and academic freedom are essential to higher education. They are values worth fighting for.

23.05.2025 15:34 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 2
Two scientists, a woman and a man, wearing safety goggles and lab coats, examine a robotic device. Overlaid text reads "Choose Europe – Freedom to explore, research and innovate. Discover how" with the European Union flag.

Two scientists, a woman and a man, wearing safety goggles and lab coats, examine a robotic device. Overlaid text reads "Choose Europe – Freedom to explore, research and innovate. Discover how" with the European Union flag.

The EU flag is shown with a headline "Europe offers:" followed by a list: Stable funding and careers, Academic freedom and scientific excellence, High quality of life (healthcare, education, pensions), and Collaboration beyond borders.

The EU flag is shown with a headline "Europe offers:" followed by a list: Stable funding and careers, Academic freedom and scientific excellence, High quality of life (healthcare, education, pensions), and Collaboration beyond borders.

Two young women smile while looking at a tablet, surrounded by EU stars. Text reads: "Choose Europe – €500 million for 2025–2027 to make Europe a magnet for researchers."

Two young women smile while looking at a tablet, surrounded by EU stars. Text reads: "Choose Europe – €500 million for 2025–2027 to make Europe a magnet for researchers."

Here is one big reason to choose Europe to advance with your research career:

We 💙 science.

23.05.2025 15:03 — 👍 371    🔁 129    💬 13    📌 10
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Harvard researchers devastated as Trump team cuts nearly 1,000 grants Nature talks with scientists about an uncertain future as the US government lays siege to their university.

As the US government slashes Harvard’s funding, Nature has learnt that researchers at the university have lost nearly 1,000 grants worth more than US$2.4 billion.

https://go.nature.com/4jg8Sxa

23.05.2025 17:43 — 👍 63    🔁 29    💬 2    📌 4
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Supporting Our International Students and Scholars We have just filed a complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order will follow. As we pursue legal remedies, we will do everything in our power to support our students and scholars. We have...

Full support to Harvard!
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

23.05.2025 22:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Le contrôleur général des prisons dénonce un « délaissement coupable » à tous les niveaux et « des calculs politiques » Dans un rapport, l’institution dénonce la « croissance inquiétante et nocive de la surpopulation carcérale » et l’accès « drastiquement insuffisant » aux aux activités socioculturelles.

www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

23.05.2025 00:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

⚠️ Sur les "ouvriers de la 11e heure" et sur Gaza (suite de la suite)
• La lecture des prises de position récentes de
Anne Sinclair, Joann Sfar, Delphine Horvilleur et d'autres appelant Israël à un "sursaut de conscience" provoque ici de la stupeur, de la rancœur, parfois de la colère. …

09.05.2025 20:28 — 👍 63    🔁 42    💬 11    📌 1

Persecutions against trans people in the United States:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

10.05.2025 00:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sur l'incroyable dérive de l'extrême-gauche française:
youtube.com/watch?v=EMX01K

09.05.2025 23:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban A lower court had blocked the ban, which transgender servicemembers argue hamper military readiness

Persecutions against trans people in the US:
www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.05.2025 00:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

⚠️C'est officiel, la guerre pour "éradiquer le Hamas" ne visait qu'à éradiquer la population palestinienne. J'ai décrit et documenté cette stratégie ici, depuis 18 mois:
• En déc. 2023, le ministre Shlomo Karhi déclarait que "l'émigration volontaire doit parfois être imposée avant d'être consentie"

05.05.2025 22:19 — 👍 304    🔁 268    💬 7    📌 10

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