Last week Basis researchers attended the National Urban Rat Summit, where ralphpeterson.bsky.social presented our work using acoustic monitoring to study rat behavior, while nickjourjine.bsky.social showcased monitoring devices on a “rat walk” 🐀. Ralph spoke with WBUR: www.wbur.org/news/2026/09...
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Rats are constantly talking to each other. In Boston, scientists are using AI to eavesdrop
By mapping their vocal repertoire and building a rat "dictionary," nonprofit AI group Basis Research Institute hopes to help the city map where rats are, where they’ll go next and determine whether de...