Cultural Evolution - Transformation Fund

#CES2024 will be holding themed discussion sessions, which you can propose and vote on now! If you missed out on submitting an abstract, why not submit a themed discussion proposal? @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social Link to submit proposals & vote: ars.particify.de/p/55984250?e...

A mural showing the declining tradition of honey-hunting with honeyguides now adorns a school in Mto wa Mbu, northern Tanzania. Outreach initiative by Amana Kilawi, a founding member of the African Honey-hunting Research Network led by @jesvanderwal, supported by @cultevolfunding.bsky.social

We have put together a page to capture travel advice for those coming to Durham for the #CES2024 conference following LNER's announcement, available here: ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/08/22/t... @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

For those attending the Capstone Conference, please note that LNER are also on strike on 14th and 15th September. Please follow the links below for advice about how to travel by rail on the weekends before and after the conferences!

We have reopened registration for online attendance at our Capstone Conference, and so has #CES2024. New deadline 30th August 9pm BST! The online delivery is provided by Underline. Register now for access to well over 100 presentations across both conferences! pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

Registration for #CES2024 Conference closes TOMORROW at 4pm UTC/GMT! Register here: pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham.... Don't forget, a CES membership will save you money on your registration fees! Save £, sign up to @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social! culturalevolutionsociety.org/membership/

Abstract Submission for CES 24 - CES 2024 Conference We have re-opened abstract submission for the short academic film category. Please submit your abstract using the link below. The deadline for submissions is Friday 12th July 2024, 9:00 PM (21:00) BST...

Short Academic Film submissions are still open for #CES2024Durham until July 12th! Films are a max of 10 mins (but can be short-form content), related to any aspect of CE and if not in English, must have English Captions
ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/abstract-sub... @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

You can register for both the Capstone Conference and #CES2024Durham here: pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

Registration for the Capstone Conference costs £32.50 per day for in-person attendance, with online attendance completely FREE! @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

Capstone conference programme. Please click the link in the post to download a pdf version which is screen-reader friendly.

Preliminary Programme for the Transformation Fund Capstone Conference now available! See below or click this link to redirect you to a downloadable PDF: ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/u... The Capstone Conference immediately follows #CES2024Durham conference. See you there!

#CES2024Durham Early bird registration closes TODAY at 4pm UTC/GMT! Make sure to register now to save £50! Register here pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...
Buy a CES membership here to save even more! @CulturalEvolSoc
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4 days until early bird reg for #CES2024Durham closes at 4pm UCT/GMT on 20th May. We are committed to running an inclusive conference. Visit our inclusivity page to see our current initiatives.
ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/inclusivity/

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5 days left until early bird registration for closes at 4pm UTC/GMT on Monday 20th May. #CES2024Durham pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...
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We are very happy to announce our preliminary programme as well!! ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2024/05/15/p...

Abstract Submission for CES 24 - CES 2024 Conference Abstract submission for talks and posters at the CES 24 Conference is now CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract. We will be communicating decisions to all applicants in the week comm...

We're re-rextending the deadline for short film abstracts, the deadline will now be 12th July 9 PM BST. #CES2024Durham
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There is So. Much. To Do! - Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund The Sustainability Applied Working Group met at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany from 6th-8th February for their in-person workshop. Lorna and Sarah attended ...

In February, our Sustainability Applied Working Group, led by PI Rebecca Koomen met for their in-person Workshop. Read our blog about the workshop here: ces-transformationfund.org/news/there-i... and learn more about the AWG on our website here: ces-transformationfund.org/our-projects...

Only two more weeks until early bird registration closes for
#CES204
conference at 4pm UTC/GMT on 20th May. Register to enjoy exciting talks in beautiful Durham, plus a conference dinner in a World Heritage site: Durham Castle!
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Three weeks left until early bird registration closes for #CES204Durham at 4pm UTC/GMT on 20th May. We'll be sharing our indicative programme soon, but in the meantime, we're delighted to announce a science writing workshop at the conference by @SAPIENS_org. Reg link below! 👇

One day left to apply for an inclusivity award to fund your travel and/or registration fees to #CES2024Durham conference! Applications can be made here: ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/inclusivity-... until the deadline of 20th April, 9:00 AM BST @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

Natural Resource Management Working Group - Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund

and learn more about the applied working group on our website:
ces-transformationfund.org/our-projects...

TWS Journals Transforming wildlife management institutions at the cultural level to increase alignment with diverse worldviews can improve relations with Indigenous Peoples and the implementation of Indigenous Kn...

New paper out from one of our funded Applied Working Groups, led by Richard Berl, exploring how Indigenous knowledge can change the cultural practices of agencies that govern natural resource management for the better. Read the (open access!) paper here: doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22584

Join our new Discord group! It will act as a digital gathering place for ESLR members & people interested in #socialLearning and #CulturalEvolution, where we will share job listings, post about cool new science, host our committee meetings, etc. Contact us for the invite link

Just under five months to go until #CES2024Durham, and only one week left to apply for an inclusivity award to fund your travel and/or registration fees at the link below. Deadline for these awards is 20th April 9:00 AM BST @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/inclusivity-...

New paper from our 'Collective action and interdependence' funded project, led by PI Nichola Raihani with @al-cibiades.bsky.social and Charlie Pilgrim. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb..., and more on the project here: ces-transformationfund.org/our-projects...

#CES2024 has re-open submissions for the short academic film category! See below for more info. Please submit your abstract here: ces2024.webspace.durham.ac.uk/abstract-sub... @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

Our scientific committee are busy anonymously reviewing the abstracts submitted for #CES2024Durham. We’ll be communicating our decisions to applicants in the week commencing 8th April, so look out for our email then! Thank you again to all who submitted an abstract! @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

Abstract of the paper

Four steps of the analysis. The workflow includes two loops. Big loop goes through various combinations of thematic foregrounding (Step 1a), feature type (1b), and distance metric (1c). For each such combination, a smaller loop is run: it randomly draws a genre-stratified sample of 120 novels (Step 2), clusters the novels using the Ward algorithm (Step 3), and validates the clusters on the dendrogram using the Adjusted Rand Index (Step 4). As a result, each combination receives an ARI score: a score of its performance in detecting genres.

Raw distributions of ARI scores for all the combinations of thematic foregrounding, feature type, and distance metric. Boxplots are colored by feature type.

What are the best ways of clustering literary works by genre? In our new paper, @artjomshl.bsky.social & I compare 291 combinations of algorithms to find this out. Many findings are surprising: say, k of topics in LDA doesn't matter, or Euclidean distance is terrible 🤷‍♂️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Applications are open for the Cultural Evolution Society Awards! The New Investigator Award recognises outstanding contribution&potential <5 yrs post PhD, and the Richerson Award is for Outstanding Doctoral Research. Get your applications in by May 1st: culturalevolutionsociety.org/grants-and-a...

Registration Opens for CES 24 and the Transformation Fund Capstone Conferences! - Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund

Registration for the #CES2024 conference and our Capstone Conference, which will feature presentations from all our funded research projects, applied working groups, & seedcorn projects, has opened! Read our news item for more👇
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1 HOUR left before abstract submission for #CES2024Durham closes at 11th March 9am GMT!
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social Once the form closes that's it, so get your abstracts in now!

We cannot wait for you to join us in Durham this September! During our 2-day Capstone Conference, each of our funded Research Projects, Applied Working Groups, and Seedcorn Projects will present their research. A detailed programme will follow shortly.

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OUR DEADLINES FOR #CES2024
Abstract deadline: 11th March 9 am GMT
Fee Waiver/ ACE Deadline: 20th April 9 am BST
Early Bird Reg Deadline: 20th May 9 am BST
And not forgetting the conference itself: 9-11th September! @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social