Louie Yip
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Louie Yip
@louie-beeholder.bsky.social
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Louie's Site
PhD Student, ML Novice, Bug Enthusiast
louieyip.github.io
An entire day of learning Hugo has finally paid off with my very own website!
(may or may not be very WIP)
louieyip.github.io
(may or may not be very WIP)
louieyip.github.io
I have just returned from the ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop based at Sheffield. The theme was on the "Nature of Intelligence" and featured many great speakers. Oh and I also got to present a poster!
September 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I have just returned from the ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop based at Sheffield. The theme was on the "Nature of Intelligence" and featured many great speakers. Oh and I also got to present a poster!
My first time attending and presenting at the NLD DTP summer conference. Was a blast and met many new friends. I also won an award for best short talk, was not expecting this given it's my first time presenting at a large crowd! #bbsrc
July 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My first time attending and presenting at the NLD DTP summer conference. Was a blast and met many new friends. I also won an award for best short talk, was not expecting this given it's my first time presenting at a large crowd! #bbsrc
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Some liverworts in 'full bloom' after the rain #bryophytes
June 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Some liverworts in 'full bloom' after the rain #bryophytes
To celebrate world bee day, I've put up the first ever blog on my website, where I explain where my obsession with bees first began: louieyip.github.io/posts/01_bee...
How I got into Bees
I have been thinking long and hard about the topic of my first ever post on my personal website, long enough to the point I’ve also contemplated when I should actually begin releasing content. Knowing...
louieyip.github.io
May 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
To celebrate world bee day, I've put up the first ever blog on my website, where I explain where my obsession with bees first began: louieyip.github.io/posts/01_bee...
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This edition IS Fine, no joke 🐙
(my dumbass contribution)
(my dumbass contribution)
May 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This edition IS Fine, no joke 🐙
(my dumbass contribution)
(my dumbass contribution)
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📣 Imperial College Research Fellowships!
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📣 Imperial College Research Fellowships!
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
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Announcing the ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop:
Nature of Intelligence – Bridging Animal & Artificial Intelligence
📍 University of Sheffield, UK
📅 4–5 September 2025
📝 Abstracts due: 1 July
🔗 Register & learn more: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
#AnimalIntelligence #NeuroAI #BioRobotics
@asab.org
Nature of Intelligence – Bridging Animal & Artificial Intelligence
📍 University of Sheffield, UK
📅 4–5 September 2025
📝 Abstracts due: 1 July
🔗 Register & learn more: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
#AnimalIntelligence #NeuroAI #BioRobotics
@asab.org
Nature of Intelligence
NIBAI-2025: Nature of Intelligence, Bridging Animal and Artificial Intelligence
Workshop Dates:
📅 Date: 4–5 September 2025
📍 Venue: The Diamond Building, University of Sheffield, UK
📝 Registration De...
sites.google.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Announcing the ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop:
Nature of Intelligence – Bridging Animal & Artificial Intelligence
📍 University of Sheffield, UK
📅 4–5 September 2025
📝 Abstracts due: 1 July
🔗 Register & learn more: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
#AnimalIntelligence #NeuroAI #BioRobotics
@asab.org
Nature of Intelligence – Bridging Animal & Artificial Intelligence
📍 University of Sheffield, UK
📅 4–5 September 2025
📝 Abstracts due: 1 July
🔗 Register & learn more: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
#AnimalIntelligence #NeuroAI #BioRobotics
@asab.org
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Today, I signed my first contract as a principal investigator @uni-wuerzburg.de. My Emmy-Noether group can now officially start on 1st of May. If someone is interested working with me on the spatial memory of 🐝 as a PhD student or postdoc, contact me. More details: www.spatial-navigation.com
Beetz Lab
Our group studies the neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory in insects. As central place foragers, honeybees begin their foraging trip at a fixed location, i.e., their nest. This site fidelity.....
www.spatial-navigation.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today, I signed my first contract as a principal investigator @uni-wuerzburg.de. My Emmy-Noether group can now officially start on 1st of May. If someone is interested working with me on the spatial memory of 🐝 as a PhD student or postdoc, contact me. More details: www.spatial-navigation.com
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It starts now 🦋
We need your help to support the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Starting today, this week only, your contributions will be DOUBLED - Help us raise £10,000 match funded via #BigGive
Read more & donate between 22–29 April 🔽
buff.ly/BpXY1hY
@gloswildlife.bsky.social #EarthDay
We need your help to support the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Starting today, this week only, your contributions will be DOUBLED - Help us raise £10,000 match funded via #BigGive
Read more & donate between 22–29 April 🔽
buff.ly/BpXY1hY
@gloswildlife.bsky.social #EarthDay
April 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It starts now 🦋
We need your help to support the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Starting today, this week only, your contributions will be DOUBLED - Help us raise £10,000 match funded via #BigGive
Read more & donate between 22–29 April 🔽
buff.ly/BpXY1hY
@gloswildlife.bsky.social #EarthDay
We need your help to support the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Starting today, this week only, your contributions will be DOUBLED - Help us raise £10,000 match funded via #BigGive
Read more & donate between 22–29 April 🔽
buff.ly/BpXY1hY
@gloswildlife.bsky.social #EarthDay
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We're excited to announce our latest research published in eLife! Our study reveals how bumblebees employ active vision strategies to distinguish simple patterns, enhancing our understanding of insect visual processing. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#bees #activeVision #Neuroscience
#bees #activeVision #Neuroscience
April 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We're excited to announce our latest research published in eLife! Our study reveals how bumblebees employ active vision strategies to distinguish simple patterns, enhancing our understanding of insect visual processing. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#bees #activeVision #Neuroscience
#bees #activeVision #Neuroscience
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A recent paper argued that bees trade off reward to avoid pain. Jenny Read and I re-analyzed their data and argue that the paper's analysis is flawed. We've written up a constructive critique of the work with some modelling and recommendations. 🧪
Read on:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Read on:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Motivational trade-offs as evidence for sentience in bees: a critique
Establishing if insects feel pain can have far-reaching consequences for insect husbandry, commercial pollination and scientific research. Research in this field therefore requires careful experiments...
www.biorxiv.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A recent paper argued that bees trade off reward to avoid pain. Jenny Read and I re-analyzed their data and argue that the paper's analysis is flawed. We've written up a constructive critique of the work with some modelling and recommendations. 🧪
Read on:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Read on:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Nature continues to offer solutions to autonomy and robotics challenges 🐜
Professor Barbara Webb, a member of Opteran's Academic Advisory Board and a pioneer in insect-inspired robotics, has co-led research on a prototype ‘hairy robotic gripper’ inspired by ant mandibles.
#NaturalIntelligence
Professor Barbara Webb, a member of Opteran's Academic Advisory Board and a pioneer in insect-inspired robotics, has co-led research on a prototype ‘hairy robotic gripper’ inspired by ant mandibles.
#NaturalIntelligence
Copying ants could help robots get a better grip
Mimicking ants’ hairy jaws could make robotic systems much more effective at picking objects up and moving them around.
www.ukri.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Nature continues to offer solutions to autonomy and robotics challenges 🐜
Professor Barbara Webb, a member of Opteran's Academic Advisory Board and a pioneer in insect-inspired robotics, has co-led research on a prototype ‘hairy robotic gripper’ inspired by ant mandibles.
#NaturalIntelligence
Professor Barbara Webb, a member of Opteran's Academic Advisory Board and a pioneer in insect-inspired robotics, has co-led research on a prototype ‘hairy robotic gripper’ inspired by ant mandibles.
#NaturalIntelligence
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How do flying insects (esp bees 🐝) utilize path integration to efficiently navigate 🗺️ complex, three-dimensional environments? How might optic flow 👀 mediate this?
Find out in this fascinating review by Dr. Martin Egelhaaf & Dr. Jens P. Lindemann!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Find out in this fascinating review by Dr. Martin Egelhaaf & Dr. Jens P. Lindemann!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Path integration and optic flow in flying insects: a review of current evidence - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Path integration is a key navigation mechanism used by many animals, involving the integration of direction and distance of path segments to form a goal vector that allows an animal to return directly...
link.springer.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
How do flying insects (esp bees 🐝) utilize path integration to efficiently navigate 🗺️ complex, three-dimensional environments? How might optic flow 👀 mediate this?
Find out in this fascinating review by Dr. Martin Egelhaaf & Dr. Jens P. Lindemann!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Find out in this fascinating review by Dr. Martin Egelhaaf & Dr. Jens P. Lindemann!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Are insects sentient? 🐝
Check out the latest paper on entomologists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards #InsectWelfare published in RES Journal Ecological Entomology 🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeiN...
#RESEcolEnt
Check out the latest paper on entomologists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards #InsectWelfare published in RES Journal Ecological Entomology 🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeiN...
#RESEcolEnt
Are insects sentient? Knowledge of and attitudes towards insect welfare - Ecological Entomology
YouTube video by Royal Entomological Society
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Are insects sentient? 🐝
Check out the latest paper on entomologists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards #InsectWelfare published in RES Journal Ecological Entomology 🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeiN...
#RESEcolEnt
Check out the latest paper on entomologists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards #InsectWelfare published in RES Journal Ecological Entomology 🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeiN...
#RESEcolEnt
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In episode 3, the usual gang and the friend of the pod Dr. Harish Prakash are joined by Dr. Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
S8E3: Bridging ecology and human behaviour systems with Vivek Nityananda
Desi Academia Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In episode 3, the usual gang and the friend of the pod Dr. Harish Prakash are joined by Dr. Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
We discuss Dr. Nityananda’s research aimed at understanding animal behaviour and the evolutionary persistence of overconfidence
open.spotify.com/episode/7IJU...
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🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
February 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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See our new article on ant personality.
New research article! 📰
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
February 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
See our new article on ant personality.
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Job alert🐦 2yr post-doc position with Prof. Sue Healy on project "Mistakes in Action: From the Normativity of Goal-Directedness to Novel Investigations of Avian Nest Construction"🪺 Start asap. Contact: sdh11[at]st-andrews.ac.uk @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Job alert🐦 2yr post-doc position with Prof. Sue Healy on project "Mistakes in Action: From the Normativity of Goal-Directedness to Novel Investigations of Avian Nest Construction"🪺 Start asap. Contact: sdh11[at]st-andrews.ac.uk @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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New research article! 📰
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
February 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New research article! 📰
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
Jardim et al. studied personality in H. striatula ants, finding low repeatability in behaviors and no evidence of behavioral syndromes. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #AnimalPersonality #Ants #BehavioralScience #Eusociality #Behaviouralsyndrome
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A fANTastic review of the neuroethology of ant 🕷️ navigation!
How do ants find their way home?
Authors especially focused on the integration of multiple sensory modalities for navigational 🧭 strategies from olfaction 👃 to vision 👀.
Check it out: www.cell.com/current-biol...
How do ants find their way home?
Authors especially focused on the integration of multiple sensory modalities for navigational 🧭 strategies from olfaction 👃 to vision 👀.
Check it out: www.cell.com/current-biol...
The neuroethology of ant navigation
In this review, Collett et al. use the case study of one of nature’s best navigators,
the ant forager, to explore the mechanistic basis of insect navigation. The behavioural
repertoire of ants highlig...
www.cell.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A fANTastic review of the neuroethology of ant 🕷️ navigation!
How do ants find their way home?
Authors especially focused on the integration of multiple sensory modalities for navigational 🧭 strategies from olfaction 👃 to vision 👀.
Check it out: www.cell.com/current-biol...
How do ants find their way home?
Authors especially focused on the integration of multiple sensory modalities for navigational 🧭 strategies from olfaction 👃 to vision 👀.
Check it out: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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A study led by #IBE discovered fly with a fake termite face capable of infiltrating and socialising in a termite mound🪰🪱
👉 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/news/-/asset_publisher/PXTgqZXxlocA/content/fly-with-a-fake-termite-face-capable-of-infiltrating-and-socialising-in-a-termite-mound/maximized
👉 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/news/-/asset_publisher/PXTgqZXxlocA/content/fly-with-a-fake-termite-face-capable-of-infiltrating-and-socialising-in-a-termite-mound/maximized
February 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A study led by #IBE discovered fly with a fake termite face capable of infiltrating and socialising in a termite mound🪰🪱
👉 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/news/-/asset_publisher/PXTgqZXxlocA/content/fly-with-a-fake-termite-face-capable-of-infiltrating-and-socialising-in-a-termite-mound/maximized
👉 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/news/-/asset_publisher/PXTgqZXxlocA/content/fly-with-a-fake-termite-face-capable-of-infiltrating-and-socialising-in-a-termite-mound/maximized
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The Genomic Code: the genome instantiates a generative model of the organism www.cell.com/trends/genet... - really delighted to see this in print in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social! 😊
The Genomic Code: the genome instantiates a generative model of the organism
How does the genome encode the form of the organism? What is the nature of this genomic
code? Inspired by recent work in machine learning and neuroscience, we propose that
the genome encodes a generat...
www.cell.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Genomic Code: the genome instantiates a generative model of the organism www.cell.com/trends/genet... - really delighted to see this in print in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social! 😊
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🐜 What can desert ants teach kidnapped robots?
In Seville, Spain, Opteran’s Dr Michael Mangan studied how these insects solve the 'kidnapped robot problem'—a challenge in robotics where a machine must reorient after being displaced.
opteran.com/resources/Bl...
#Autonomy #AI #Robots #Ants
In Seville, Spain, Opteran’s Dr Michael Mangan studied how these insects solve the 'kidnapped robot problem'—a challenge in robotics where a machine must reorient after being displaced.
opteran.com/resources/Bl...
#Autonomy #AI #Robots #Ants
February 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🐜 What can desert ants teach kidnapped robots?
In Seville, Spain, Opteran’s Dr Michael Mangan studied how these insects solve the 'kidnapped robot problem'—a challenge in robotics where a machine must reorient after being displaced.
opteran.com/resources/Bl...
#Autonomy #AI #Robots #Ants
In Seville, Spain, Opteran’s Dr Michael Mangan studied how these insects solve the 'kidnapped robot problem'—a challenge in robotics where a machine must reorient after being displaced.
opteran.com/resources/Bl...
#Autonomy #AI #Robots #Ants
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How do tiny 🐜 brains master the art of navigation, blending innate instincts and learned cues to find their way home across complex terrains? Despite over a century of research, the precise neural mechanisms behind their multisensory navigation remain a mystery. Dive into this review to learn more!
Interested in how ants navigate? Have a look at our new review in Current Biology! This piece has resulted from a collaboration with Tom Collett, Paul Graham. Open access:
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@ercresearch.bsky.social @lundvision.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social
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@ercresearch.bsky.social @lundvision.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
February 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
How do tiny 🐜 brains master the art of navigation, blending innate instincts and learned cues to find their way home across complex terrains? Despite over a century of research, the precise neural mechanisms behind their multisensory navigation remain a mystery. Dive into this review to learn more!