
Interview Question 6 with Dr. Whit Au
6. What has most surprised you about the echolocating abilities of dolphins?
Question 6 transcript:
"To tell you the truth I haven't been surprised by much because everything you do is sort of surprising in a sense, but after awhile you're not surprised at all because you say 'Well, what do you expect?' And, they are able to do so much that you would think wouldn't be possible, so after awhile you just become maybe immune to it and you just get inoculated...by it...and say 'ok, they can do this so let's study it more.'"
Interview Questions:
- How did you first become interested in science?
- What is the focus of your research and why did you choose this field of study?
- What have been some of the recent discoveries in echolocation by marine mammals?
- How do you study echolocation?
- What challenges have you faced in studying the echolocation of dolphins?
- What has most surprised you about the echolocating abilities of dolphins?
- What skills are important in your area of research?
- What are the opportunities in the studying echolocating abilities of dolphins? Can people without PhD's participate in some way in this type of research?
- What is the greatest impact/relevance of your research?
- What continues to inspire you about your work?
- What advice would you give a high school student who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in your field?
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