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130: Sensational Research on How Marine Animals Use The Senses to Understand Their Environment - Dr. Jelle Atema

130: Sensational Research on How Marine Animals Use The Senses to Understand Their Environment - Dr. Jelle Atema

FromPeople Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers


130: Sensational Research on How Marine Animals Use The Senses to Understand Their Environment - Dr. Jelle Atema

FromPeople Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Dr. Jelle Atema is a Professor in the Biology Department and Marine Sciences at Boston University and an Adjunct Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan studying Sensory Biology. Jelle has received a number of awards and honors during his career, including being named a Fellow of the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, as well as a a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Jelle is here with us today to tell us about his journey through life and science.
Released:
Aug 14, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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