{"611884":{"#nid":"611884","#data":{"type":"news","title":"There\u0027s a Moth in My Video Game! Episode 6, Starring Simon Sponberg","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-6-theres-moth-my-video-game\u0022\u003EEpisode 6\u003C\/a\u003E of ScienceMatters\u0026#39; Season 1 stars \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Listen to the podcast \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-730756213\/sciencematters-season-1-episode-6-theres-a-moth-in-my-video-game\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and read the transcript \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-6-theres-moth-my-video-game\u0022\u003Ehere!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESimon Sponberg, an assistant professor with joint appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, loves to study how insects like moths and cockroaches move. The Georgia Tech professor discovers the physics and mathematics hidden within the biological systems of these creatures. And what he learns about animal locomotion could mean better robots, better prosthetic devices, and better vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESponberg is the principal investigator in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/s1.sponberg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAgile Systems Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. He received a National Science Foundation\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214\u0022\u003EFaculty Early Career Development Award \u003C\/a\u003Ein 2016, and won the National Society for Neuroethology \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.neuroethology.org\/ebusISNE\/AWARDS\/YoungInvestigatorAwards.aspx\u0022\u003EYoung Investigator Award\u003C\/a\u003E in 2014. Sponberg also researches at Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake a listen at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-6-theres-moth-my-video-game\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter to win a prize by answering the question for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-6-theres-moth-my-video-game\u0022\u003EEpisode 6\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAccording to Episode 6, what animal did Simon Sponberg study when he was an undergraduate in Lewis and Clark College, in Oregon?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your entry by 11 AM\u0026nbsp;on Monday, Oct. 1, at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. 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