Jeff Brainard

Jeff Brainard, Associate News Editor at Science, discusses the public's mixed understanding of preprints, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. He highlights the need for skepticism in media narratives around these studies. Edward Hurme, a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute, shares insights on tracking bat migrations using innovative tagging technology. He details the challenges of monitoring these nocturnal creatures as they traverse long distances and reveals fascinating data about their flight patterns and the impact of environmental changes.