How tracking technology is transforming our understanding of animal behaviour
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
• conversation
Jan. 4, 2023 • ~8 min
Jan. 4, 2023 • ~8 min
That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus
Although there’s no cure for tinnitus, help is out there – including sound-generating devices, background noise and talk therapy.
Bradley Kesser, Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Virginia •
conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~8 min
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~8 min
Pit bulls went from America's best friend to public enemy – now they're slowly coming full circle
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
Colin Dayan, Professor of English, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University •
conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~10 min
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~10 min
Animal friendships are surprisingly like our own
Friendships are formed all across the animal kingdom and the ways in which they resemble human ones may surprise you.
Erin Siracusa, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
• conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~8 min
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~8 min
Celebrating 20 years of discovery, Picower Institute looks ahead to continuing impact
At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~15 min
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~15 min
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