Monthly Archives: May 2012

BEACON Researchers at Work: Brainy birds and fish

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU postdoc Jason Keagy. Like many BEACONites, I am involved in several projects. Liliana Lettieri has already written an excellent post about the project I spend most of my time on. … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The evolution of simplicity and the Black Queen Hypothesis

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by Michigan State University postdoc Jeff Morris. We could probably agree that humans are a lot more complicated than bacteria. At a first glance, we have more moving parts, lots of … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Exploring the evolution of navigation

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU postdoc Frank Bartlett. Over the years, my research has focused primarily on understanding mechanisms of navigation behavior. My interest in navigation probably stems in part from my complete inability … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: A computer scientist, but also a biologist

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Elijah Lowe. “But wait – aren’t you getting your Ph.D. in Computer Science?” That’s a question that I have gotten used to hearing in my matriculation through … Continue reading →

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