The last two months I’ve been working in Aarhus, Denmark, and I thought it might make an interesting post to explain why and what that looked like. Mostly not quite as pretty as this (from the top of the ARoS art museum in Aarhus) The Royal Society of Edinburgh offered Saltire Early Career Fellowships, for … Continue reading Temporarily Danish David
Author: EEL
Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen.
Social networks, quantitative genetics, and a sense of adventure. He/him
Moving pictures
I've had the fortune to feature in a couple of videos recently. The first was for one of the "Countdown to COP26" videos that the School of Biological Sciences here at Aberdeen made to build up to the COP26 meeting in Glasgow I talk about what I do at the department, how my work links … Continue reading Moving pictures
An Interview with Laplace’s Demon
This is a brief attempt at humour. It began as a little writing challenge between my dad and myself based on the idea of whether free will exists in a deterministic universe (using this as a jumping off point). While my dad has started drafting an entire book, I've kept it short and sweet, as … Continue reading An Interview with Laplace’s Demon
Emma joins the lab
Emma Bleakley has recently joined the lab as a distance PhD student. Her project is "Social Networks Across the Tree of Life", and will involve the analysis of social data across a range of taxa. In this post Emma gives a little insight into the path she followed before joining EEL. As the newest member … Continue reading Emma joins the lab
Lockdown writings 2: Frequent poster
This is the second of two short fiction pieces I wrote during the first lockdown in the UK. The current restrictions reminded me about them so I am posting them now. The common theme is isolation. 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 40..6, 40……7…… 48, 49, fiffffty. I used to be chubby. Yeah I know right? … Continue reading Lockdown writings 2: Frequent poster
Lockdown writings 1: Talking to the gulls
Lockdown writing 1, the first of two short pieces of writing I am sharing now that were written during the first lockdown in the UK
Canadian Entomology, Ecology and Evolution webinar
Recently I gave an online talk about some of my research for the Canadian Entomology, Ecology and Evolution seminar series. I spoke about my work on the social spider Anelosius eximius in Ecuador with James L. L. Lichtenstein and others. I cover work from two papers, the first estimating selection on collective prey attack for … Continue reading Canadian Entomology, Ecology and Evolution webinar
Virtual seminar at Bielefeld University
Recently, I was invited by my good friend, and ace ecologist, Dr. Sarah Paul to give a virtual seminar for Bielefeld University. This was part of the NC³ (Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction) seminar series "Individualisation in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution" It was lovely to be invited, and I really enjoyed talking about my … Continue reading Virtual seminar at Bielefeld University
Interview by Philip Neilson
I have just been lucky enough to be interviewed by Philip Neilson, a student at the University of Aberdeen, ahead of my department seminar here. Philip conducted a really great interview, he had read several of my papers, and asked really good and insightful questions. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am very pleased to be … Continue reading Interview by Philip Neilson
Is cricket a lot like boxing?
The last few weeks of the Canadian summer I have been getting up at 5:50 more or less every day. Not to spot some migrating birds, nor to catch sight of a beaver preparing for winter, but to fire up the radio and listen to the Ashes, the biennial cricket contest between England and Australia. … Continue reading Is cricket a lot like boxing?
Evolutionary Ethology Lab 