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Question 7 transcript:
"I think the..., well, it's a multi-discipline field, so what is really important is you have to have someone that understands acoustics. That means someone that understands physics and mathematics. And then you have to have someone that understands electronics because you need electronic techniques to measure signals, measure echoes, measure targets, and things of that sort. And then you need a psychologist that can work with animals that can train an animal to do this or do that, some kind of behavioralist. And then you need a biologist, if you are working in the field in particular, to understand the ecology of the animal and the ecosystem the animal's in. And so it just takes a combination of several different kinds of people with different kinds of discipline and if you can merge the disciplines together then you get the best results."

1. How did you first become interested in science?
2. What is the focus of your research and why did you choose this field of study?
3. What have been some of the recent discoveries in echolocation by marine mammals?
4. How do you study echolocation?
5. What challenges have you faced in studying the echolocation of dolphins?
6. What has most surprised you about the echolocating abilities of dolphins?
7. What skills are important in your area of research?
8. 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?
9. What is the greatest impact/relevance of your research?
10. What continues to inspire you about your work?
11. What advice would you give a high school student who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in your field?