I am a postdoctoral researcher whose work broadly concerns behavioural flexibility in animals at all levels, but particularly with regards to their communicative behaviour and the light this can shed on human language evolution. I am currently part of the NCCR Evolving Language team, where I am working with Prof. Marta Manser and Prof. Paul Widmer to explore the evolutionary origins of arbitrariness in language. I am also particularly interested in cultural evolution, social networks and and data science.
Contact: Stuart.watson@uzh.ch
Personal website: www.stuartkwatson.wordpress.com