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Question 5 transcript:
"The biggest one is seasickness. But after that the problem is that these animals feed mostly at night and they feed beneath the surface of the water. So we can't see them and they're probably not using vision the way we think of it to feed either. So it's really hard to think about how they might be interacting with their prey in this really complex three dimensional world with very little light. And trying to come up with techniques to remotely sense the things that are happening where we can't go and we can't see has been a really big challenge."

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?