Topic: ecological research

Develop reliable R workflows for biological and ecological research, from project organization and functional programming to reproducible reporting and collaboration. Hands-on sessions cover tidy evaluation, iteration with purrr, graphics with ggplot2, Quarto reports and GitHub. The final day examines AI coding assistants, context management and agentic workflows, emphasizing critical review and validation of generated code. 2026-10-27–2026-10-30, 13:00–19:00 daily, Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+01:00). Online course; fee €480. Working knowledge of R data structures, functions and plotting, familia

Sarah Crespi and Tim Appenzeller discuss a resurfaced Rosalind Franklin X-ray photograph and its implications for the history of DNA structure. Elah Feder then speaks with Andreas Nieder about experiments comparing the speed of decisions in crows and primates, considering neural mechanisms and evolutionary advantages. Phil Levin and David Hassler discuss collaboration between ecological research and poetry, with a reading by Lara Volski.