Data Skeptic

Barbara Webb and Anna Hadjitofi discuss decoding the honeybee dance, from antennae movements to neural mechanisms. They explore collaborations, sensory communication, decoding insect behavior for robots, and comparing insect brains.

Podcast explores AI's role in automating animal pose tracking for research, delving into the software SLEAP. Discusses advancements in deep learning for pose tracking in computer vision, user experience enhancements for scientific software, and the relationship between biological movement and brain functionality.

Sebastien Motsch, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, discusses modeling group behavior in biological systems. Topics include challenges in applying machine learning to behavioral analysis, exploring self-organized systems in politics, modeling bird flocking behavior, and understanding emergent behaviors in simple organisms like slime molds.

Exploring data loggers to study animal behavior in challenging environments, tracking tarantulas and temperature effects on biomechanical traits, advancements in animal accelerometer technology, sensor weight balance on animals, analyzing animal behaviors with accelerometer data, and guidance for students interested in field research.

Join the discussion with a psychology professor challenging traditional views on intelligence. Explore the measurement of intelligence in various contexts, including animals. Dive into the complexities of linking neuroscience with other disciplines and the evolving field of AI.

The podcast explores animal decision-making, discussing how animals perceive information and use it for learning. Topics include costs of learning in animals, experimental evolution using fruit flies, animal intelligence in species like dolphins and bees, and evolution of preferences in flies.

Join the discussion on octopus cognition with a focus on their unique nervous system and behavior. Explore the challenges of studying octopuses in a lab setting. Learn about octopus intelligence and how their behavior is measured using video recordings. Delve into the decentralized nervous system of octopuses and the methods used to study their cognitive processes.

Learn from Claire Hemmingway, an expert in animal cognition, about bumblebees' foraging decisions and communication. Discover how bees optimize foraging, irrational behaviors, and climate change impact. Hear about bats responding to calling frogs and choice overload. Dive into optimal foraging theory, human AI cybersecurity partnership, and decision-making challenges. Explore econometric assumptions and captivity effects on frogs and bats' foraging behavior.

The podcast discusses perception and memory in chess, exploring how chess players recall positions on the board. It covers topics such as cheating with chess engines, chunking strategies, and studying chess cognition through eye tracking and MRI. The podcast also delves into algorithms in checkers and chess, the capabilities of AI in games, and differences between Deep Blue and AlphaGo. It concludes with a discussion on the challenges of playing Kriegspiel, a version of chess with hidden pieces.

Stephen Larson, CEO of MetaCell and affiliate of the OpenWorm foundation, discusses the Openworm project which aims to study life using a digital C. elegans nematode. He talks about simulating a digital organism, the validation process, and how biologists embraced the project. He also shares future plans and how students can get involved.