Zachary Silver
@zachary_silver
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Psychology PhD student at @yale. I research how dogs view the social world at the Yale’s Canine Cognition Center 🐕
Joined February 2019
Does your dog truly love you? I spoke with a murderer's row of canine researchers to find out the answer to that question and other mysteries. @gberns @EvanMacLean @zachary_silver @ClaraHBWilson @LabHecht @PennVetWDC @fredguterl
newsweek.com
The rapidly growing field of "canine cognition" is revealing new insights about the often-enigmatic behaviors of our fabulous furry four-legged friends.
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ManyDogs is soliciting proposals! Do you have a research idea that will benefit from a large, many-lab sample and move the field of canine science forward? Are you willing to lead our next big project? Go to this link and tell us about it by July 15, 2023: https://t.co/u9V79EIcCt
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Feeling very proud of my undergraduate students who came together from four different universities to present two posters at #Co3_2023 this weekend Looking forward to seeing what they accomplish in the years to come!
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I’m thrilled to share that last I successfully defended my dissertation, The Evolutionary Origins of Social Evaluation! Thank you to all the dogs, students, professors, friends, and family who made this research possible :)
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I'm so excited to join the Oxy Psych department this fall and work with such a talented group of researchers and educators!
In a few months I'll be the only tenured member of my department. Everyone from the time of my hire will be gone. But the flipside is that we've gotten to hire @JamieAmemiya, @nicholaspalt, @zachary_silver, & @nm_grebe. I'm so excited to rebuild Oxy Psych with this amazing crew!
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I had the honor of making an appearance on the Good Dog Pod this week. We discussed dog training, cognition, and how to set a good example for the dogs in your home! Here's a link to the podcast for anyone who is interested:
gooddog.com
Yale doctoral student Zach Silver introduces us to the field of canine cognition
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I'm honored to have my research featured in this month's cover story in @SmithsonianMag. I'd like to say a huge thank you to @Jeff__MacGregor for his work on this piece! https://t.co/Fo2pKfsWoL
smithsonianmag.com
A growing number of researchers are hot on the trail of a surprisingly profound question: What makes dogs such good companions?
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This project began as my senior thesis at @IL_Wesleyan and has become a large part of my research program at @yaledoglab. Thank you to everyone involved with this research - I’m thrilled to share it with you all!
Trained agility dogs prefer to approach and accept a treat from a prosocial human actor compared to an antisocial human actor, whereas untrained pet dogs show no preference. Suggests training and life experiences affect a dog's social evaluation ability. https://t.co/I7fCcmGSUS
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And a huge thank you to my co-authors @lauriesantos @EllenFurlong1 and @AngieMJohnston, and to all of the @IL_Wesleyan and @yaledoglab students and staff who made this research possible (2/2) https://t.co/o6TuEmX2fK
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I’m incredibly excited to share this research regarding dogs’ social evaluation tendency. In our study, agility-trained dogs, but not untrained dogs, demonstrated a preference for a prosocial experimenter over an antisocial experimenter. (1/2) https://t.co/o6TuEmX2fK
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I'm excited to announce my new lab @bcdoglab is now open and accepting dog scientists! We accept dogs of all ages and breeds, so please sign up if you're near @BostonCollege's campus! You can sign up here:
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At 5:48: How is your dog smart? @zachary_silver @yaledoglab has some answers. LISTEN LIVE: https://t.co/nZBBD1TvDm
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Thanks so much for having me on the show today! I had a great time chatting with you
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Thank you to @CBCHereandNow @lawrence316 @cbchomerun @CBCOnTheCoast, and @Mainstreet_CB for having me on their shows today! I always love the opportunity to talk about canine cognition 🐕
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