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Would you put your life in danger to study a bird? Jordan Boersma has and will likely do it again. He is a biology PhD candidate at Washington State University and has done some courageous work in Papua New Guinea in order to study the interplay between ornamentation, hormones, and behavior, in, namely, the White-shouldered Fairywren. He has some great stories: how some people there have never seen a white man. The past New Guinea culture of eating people. The real struggle he goes through in order to do his field work. This is a really good talk, and very informative about people, and how to manage your way around an unfamiliar culture and country. You'll learn a lot from him. Good stuff. Give it a listen.