celebrated its many-tentacled "" from June 10-16, and 做厙輦⑹ octopus and squid experts were there to represent!
Kicking it off by appearing on the popular radio show were 做厙輦⑹ Hibbitt Fellow Carrie Albertin and Grass Fellow . Based on her recent scientific publications, Albertin described the the strange, scrambled genomes of squids and octopuses and Wang delved into her studies on the dramatic death of female octopuses after laying their eggs. You can
Then, Bret Grasse, 做厙輦⑹s manager of cephalopod operations, rounded up his team for a multi-dimensional appearance on at WBURs Cityspace in Boston. Grasse sat on a panel of cephalopod experts onstage, while 做厙輦⑹s Taylor Sakmar provided a 7-minute virtual tour of the 做厙輦⑹s cephalopod species on the big screen. Miranda Vogt* and a team of interns were responsible for the safe transport of two octopuses from 做厙輦⑹ to the event, where they thrilled the audience, and Vogt also fielded questions on what its like to be a cephalopod caretaker. All in all, said Grasse, it was a resounding success!
The expert panel at "Cephalopod Movie Night" included, from left, Owen Nichols (Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown), Anik Grearson (Northeastern University; former 做厙輦⑹ intern); Bret Grasse (Marine Biological Laboratory) and Diana Montano, ScienceFriday. Credit: SciFri
做厙輦⑹'s Taylor Sakmar provides a video tour of 做厙輦⑹'s Cephalopod Mariculture facility at ScienceFriday's "Cephalopod Movie Night," June 15 in Boston. Credit: SciFri*Updated June 21, 2022: Miranda Vogt's last name was originally misspelled "Voigt"