Tag Archives: cognition

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: How fast can hyenas learn?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU postdoc Agathe Laurence. “If monkeys could reach the point of being bored, they could turn into human beings,” said Goethe. More than a philosophical essay about boredom, that comparison … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Going with the Flow

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas postdoc Alex Jordan (www.alexjordan.org). The Rift Lakes in Africa, one of which has been famously dubbed “Darwin’s Dreampond,” are perhaps the best places on earth to visualize … Continue reading →

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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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