My Field for Dummies – Social Lives of Bats

Come join Dr. Gerald Carter, Associate Professor at Princeton University, Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Dr. Carter loves thinking and learning about the evolution and ecology of cooperation, communication, and cognition in both humans and nonhuman animals. He is particularly interested in the evolution of helping in friendship-like relationships. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 02 July 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.