Ranked #1
April 2015: Tristram Wyatt, the hormonal bond between humans and their dogs, and predator-prey flight and fight behaviour
April 2015: Tristram Wyatt, the hormonal bond between humans and their dogs, and predator-prey flight and fight behaviour
This month I discover what black field crickets do when predatory lizards get too close. I find out how humans bond with... Read more
1 Jun 2015
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Ranked #2
Oct 2013: Tim Birkhead, barn swallows, and coal tits who hide seeds
Oct 2013: Tim Birkhead, barn swallows, and coal tits who hide seeds
In October's BEEPcast Tim Birkhead tells me what ignited his interest in ornithology and sexual selection. I explore why... Read more
4 Oct 2013
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Ranked #3
Dec 2013: Steve Jones, slime mold, and spiders that mimic ants
Dec 2013: Steve Jones, slime mold, and spiders that mimic ants
This month, we leave backbones behind, for an invertebrate and protist special. I speak to Chris Reid from the the New J... Read more
5 Dec 2013
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Ranked #4
Nov 2013: Nicky Clayton and clever crows, and mice that eat scorpions
Nov 2013: Nicky Clayton and clever crows, and mice that eat scorpions
Nicky Clayton joins me in this month's Beepcast, telling me what sparked her interest in bird intelligence, and how she ... Read more
4 Nov 2013
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Ranked #5
May 2015: Marie Herbenstein, deception and disguise of orchid mantis and owl butterflies with @jamohanlon @JohannaMappes and @SebaDeBona
May 2015: Marie Herbenstein, deception and disguise of orchid mantis and owl butterflies with @jamohanlon @JohannaMappes and @SebaDeBona
This month I’m joined by special guest James O’Hanlon from the Australian museum in Sydney for a deception and disguise ... Read more
4 Jun 2015
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Ranked #6
July 2014: Isabella Rossellini and mammas, spider mimicry, and secret communication in horses
July 2014: Isabella Rossellini and mammas, spider mimicry, and secret communication in horses
This month over 1000 scientists flocked to New York’s Hunter College to attend the meeting of the International Society ... Read more
8 Aug 2014
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Ranked #7
Nov 2014: The Wiltschkos and magnetic navigation in birds
Nov 2014: The Wiltschkos and magnetic navigation in birds
A sensory ecology bonanza! Professor Wolfgang and Roswita Wiltschko, the husband and wife team who were the first to sho... Read more
22 Dec 2014
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Ranked #8
Feb 2015: Damien Farine, penguins who can't taste, and shiny tree swallows
Feb 2015: Damien Farine, penguins who can't taste, and shiny tree swallows
This month, I find out that penguins can’t tell the difference between savoury and sweet. I also chat with Sonia Van Wij... Read more
31 Mar 2015
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Ranked #9
Jan 2014: Lesley Morrell, prairie dogs, and stinky parrots
Jan 2014: Lesley Morrell, prairie dogs, and stinky parrots
This month, I speak to Milla Mihailova from Deakin University in Australia, who tells me about parrots with a particular... Read more
20 Jan 2014
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Ranked #10
Feb 2014: Kirsty MacLeod and meerkats, birds and airplanes, and New Zealand conservation with James Russell
Feb 2014: Kirsty MacLeod and meerkats, birds and airplanes, and New Zealand conservation with James Russell
Meerkats may look cute and cuddly, but this month, Kirsty MacLeod from Cambridge University tells me that for some, life... Read more
21 Feb 2014
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