![]() ![]() “We discussed the many ways that we, as scientists, can engage the public in science and the research process.” “Beyond her innovative research and enthusiasm for her study subjects (arachnids), Eileen is deeply committed to communicating science and educating all people about the value of basic science research,” Strauss said. Eileen Hebets, who is now the President of the Animal Behavior Society. Strauss particularly enjoyed her conversation with Dr. “I felt like I was learning new things about her science, but also about my friend.” “Having a public-facing conversation let me ask Eleanor questions I wouldn’t normally ask a friend, like ‘why have you devoted your whole life to studying basic questions about vertebrate vision?’ It’s a very specific thing for a person to spend their life doing!” Zipple said. ![]() Matthew Zipple observed these yellow baboons from the Amboseli Baboon Research Project in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, studying the causes of differences in maternal care in baboons. That’s good in some ways, but it’s easy to lose the bigger picture, the general goals of the field and the direction of the field and how things connect.”įor Zipple, a highlight of the first season was interviewing his friend and graduate school classmate Eleanor Caves, assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara, who studies visual perception in animals including shrimp and zebra finches. “It’s easy to get stuck in a specialized niche. “My ambition for the podcast is to provide the opportunity for myself and listeners to engage with animal behavior research material at a broader scale,” Zipple said. The ten episodes delved into a variety of topics, including the perceptions of shrimp that clean fish extreme mating behavior among spiders and mammals with weapons (think: skunk spray). In Season 1, Zipple and Strauss took turns interviewing researchers. It gained a worldwide following in its first season and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society, the podcast illuminates the research of expert and emerging scientists, as well as their scientific journeys, through casual conversations. “The personal interaction, the details of projects, the stuff that doesn’t end up in papers.” “I love talking with people whose work is in my field but not immediately adjacent,” Zipple said. To learn more about the vast array of animal behaviors and to share this knowledge with the public, Zipple started The Animal Behavior Podcast last year with fellow animal behavior researcher Amy Strauss, a science educator and doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts. But he’s also perpetually curious about research outside his area of expertise. A Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in neurobiology and behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences and an animal behavior expert, Zipple studies highly social animals, such as primates, whales, elephants and humans. Do you ever wonder why some frogs use complex calls to attract mates? Or what tropical birds eat? Or how shrimp see? ![]()
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