Can only meat machines be conscious?
Computational functionalism claims that executing certain computations is sufficient for consciousness, regardless of the physical mechanisms implemenβ¦
Can only βmeatβ machines be conscious?
Interesting paper by Ned Block discussing the role of living systems in generating consciousness. So, electrochemical nervous systems characterized in animals may be a requisite, yet not sufficient, for consciousness.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Postdoc @cbehav.bsky.social, Konstanz π¦ Trying to track birds with computer vision ππ°
https://alexhhchan.odoo.com/
PhD Student at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior| Shoaling mechanisms and decision making in Zebrafish
Doctoral candidate at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior IMPRS/UniKonstanz. Animal behavior, movement, tropical ecology, birds.
PhD in Animal Behavior and Cognition. π§π· Researcher at INRAE π«π· and CEB team (Cognition, Ethology and Animal Welfare) π£π₯ππ€π
Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology β’ Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology β’ Columbia University β’ New York City | Animal Behavior | Integrative Organismal Biology | Evolutionary Ecology
Evolutionary Biologist interested in Animal Behavior and Cognition, especially the interlink between socio-ecological factors, motivation and learning.
www.sofiaforss.com
Researcher of animal behavior, ethics, and welfare / PostDoc studying social learning and tool use. She/her
https://zgoldsborough.wixsite.com/research
Researcher @
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
πKonstanz π©πͺ
brain π§ | behaviour π¬ | shrewsπ
Unexplainably obsessed with flamingoes π¦©
cecibaldoni.github.io ππ½ββοΈπ
Jobs, PhDβs, postdocs, internships, and volunteer opportunities for ECRs in animal behavior and adjacent fields. Run and created by @juliammachado.bsky.social
evolution _ primates _ genetics&behaviour
Researcher at Zukunftskolleg Uni Konstanz
& MPI of Animal Behavior
member Die Junge Akademie
Scientist. Associate Professor & Institute Director. I research wildlife ecology & animal behavior, primarily studying carnivores, their prey, & beavers to reduce conflicts and increase coexistence | she, her
https://drjuliekyoung.weebly.com
FRS. Director, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and Center for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz, Germany. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Antonio J. Osuna MascarΓ³, Goffin Lab, Vienna, Austria
PhD^2 and Ninja Biologist.
Animal Behavior and Comparative Cognition.
Human perch for cockatoos.
Also here: twitter.com/BioTay
More about me here: https://osunamascaro.weebly.com/
Professor specializing in bird social behavior. Interested in developmental systems thought, ontogenetic niches, organismal agency, and ΧΧΦ΄ΧΧΧ©. PI: Animal Social Interaction lab, kohnlab.wordpress.com
Dr. Daniel Pessoa
Professor of Animal Behavior and Physiology at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Interested in Animal Communication and Sensory Ecology.
Opinions are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-6766
www.sel.cb.ufrn.br
We promote and advance the scientific study of animal behavior and publish the journal Animal Behaviour. Website: http://animalbehaviorsociety.org.
The Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behavior Association (PAMBA) promotes and supports the work of philosophers and scientists interested in philosophical questions about minds across species.
https://www.the-pamba.com/
Wikelski Dept. / www.ab.mpg.de/wikelski / Myriads of organisms migrate. We strive to predict animal decisions on their journeys, interactions with the environment, and consequences on ecosystems and humans.
