Melanie Smith
She/her
PhD Student
Syracuse University
Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Lab
Interested in using bioacoustics for baleen whale conservation and making marine science more accessible 🐳
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- Reposted by Melanie SmithSuper excited to share the first part of my thesis work! Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠 tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
- Very pleased to announce our research on #nestlinggrowth and #broodreduction in #hornbills has been published! I started this work as an undergraduate and am grateful for everything I have learned from my co-authors. @dialektical.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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- Reposted by Melanie SmithGetting reports of some sound problems with our Twitch livestream. Here's another stream while we sort out some technical difficulties! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eemj...
- Reposted by Melanie SmithAmazing speech by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social inspiring us to be "bad" for the greater good - Embrace chaos and break the right rules. #StandUpForScience2025 #Philadelphia
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- Reposted by Melanie SmithWe uncovered the same statistical structure that is a hallmark of human language in whale song, published today in Science. @inbalarnon.bsky.social @simonkirby.bsky.social @jennyallen13.bsky.social @clairenea.bsky.social @emma-carroll.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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- In addition to supporting DEI and collaborating with local communities, scientists should use indigenous names and common names when describing species, study sites, etc. Indigenous people deserve respect when research is conducted on their land. #Science #MarineScience #Academia
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- Reposted by Melanie SmithOur global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
- Reposted by Melanie SmithResearchers found 15 people in Kansas City who had changed their mind about climate change, and asked them why. Fascinating! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Sitting on a train and working on research is very academic core and I love it #PhDSky
- Reposted by Melanie SmithHave you ever heard the underwater song of a bearded seal, the call of a walrus, the call of a baby crocodile, or the song of a fruit fly? All these sounds (and more) are on "The ‘Voices of Nature. How and Why Animals Communicate’ book website 👇 mathevon0.wixsite.com/soundjourney... #bioacoustics
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- Reposted by Melanie SmithThe Biden admin. announced it will protect 600M+ acres of U.S. ocean from offshore exploration & drilling. Thank you Pres. Biden for responding to calls from coastal towns, communities, tribal leaders & countless others who depend on a clean, healthy ocean. oceanconservancy.org/news/biden-a...
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