Andrew Barron

Neuroethologist, Bee Expert

Andrew Barron completed his PhD at Cambridge University UK in 1999 on the nature of memory in the fruit fly brain. He has spent the last twenty years revealing the spectacular capa ...read more

Andrew Barron completed his PhD at Cambridge University UK in 1999 on the nature of memory in the fruit fly brain. He has spent the last twenty years revealing the spectacular capacities of the insect mind: working out what they think and how they do it. He is presently a research fellow at Macquarie University in Sydney where he leads an international team to build a functional model of the honey bee brain as the vital prototype for understanding larger and more complex brains. His research on the effects of cocaine on honey bee dance behaviour was named the third Most Pointless Scientific Research Project of 2009 by WIRED magazine. He was beaten by a study on what cat food tastes like, and has never eaten cat food since.

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30 April - 2 May 2020

Our team has been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a superb program for EG2020. However, in light of growing and legitimate concerns regarding the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which have gutted international events of all sizes, we have made the difficult decision to put EG on hiatus until it is once again deemed safe.


We know how much each of you look forward to EG and we were looking forward to seeing old friends, and welcoming many new ones, but we do need to prioritize the health and safety of our attendees, presenters, and partners, especially those traveling from afar.

We will be in touch in due course with future plans.