Monthly Archives: April 2015

BEACON Researchers at Work: Peering into the Cooperative Brain

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin graduate student Chelsea Weitekamp. An unlucky vampire bat returning to roost at night with an empty belly can solicit help from a roost-mate to avoid … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Listening to the hyenas

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Kenna Lehmann. Have you ever seen a group of hyenas take down a zebra? Or fight off a pride of lions? Ok, probably not, so you’ll have … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolution in Action Exhibit at MSU Museum

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU Museum Education Specialist Julie Fick. Intro Museums mean different things to different people. For me, the MSU Museum was a place where as a child I explored the halls … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Soft robots

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Thassyo Pinto.  During my childhood, my favorite toys were the ones that I could create using scrap parts. When that was not fun enough, I used to … Continue reading →

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