Interview Question 10
with Dr. Kelly Benoit-Bird

10. What continues to inspire you about your work?

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Question 10 transcript:
"I think the greatest part about my work is that it's fun so it inspires me because I enjoy doing it and the animals always pose new questions and every time we come up with one answer we have a thousand more questions to answer about what they're doing and the most exciting part about research is the continued discovery."

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Interview Questions:
  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 the foraging behavior of spinner dolphins and deepwater snappers?
  4. How do you use acoustics to study foraging behavior?
  5. What challenges have you faced when studying the behavior of animals that forage beneath the sea surface?
  6. What has most surprised you about the foraging behavior of spinner dolphins?
  7. What skills are important in your area of research?
  8. What are the opportunities in studying foraging behavior? 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 interest in pursuing a career in your field?

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