In this episode of These Vibes, Stevie speaks with neuroscientist Christa Baker about fruit fly mating songs and electric fish — and for each, how she is tracking their neural pathways to learn how their brains undergo the complicated process communication.
Additionally, animal behaviorist Matt Grobis comes on the air to talk about the nitty gritty “devil’s chess match” of doing research — the good and the bad.
Science News:
- Narwhals are helping NASA understand melting ice and rising seas by Adam Popescu in Bloomberg
- Leather grown using biotechnology is about to hit the catwalk in the Economist