Hey— I’m Bastien
I work at the EthoS laboratory as a post-doctoral researcher, where I focus on the evolution of behaviours and brains.
I’m also the co-founder of In&Vertebrates, a journal that publishes animal research with full transparency.
My Research
I’m based at the University of Caen, exploring how animals think and interact with their environments.
My main focus is on cuttlefish, particularly how they use visual cues to navigate the world—whether it’s spotting prey, avoiding predators or communicating with conspecifics.
I’m also keen to understand how climate change is set to alter their behavioural and cognitive abilities.
My research extends to a variety of other topics such as brain lateralization, sleep and REM-like states, and animal camouflage.
Check out my publications on Google Scholar.
(Extra)Academic Activities
My venture into the world of science publishing started in 2016 when I realized that a significant amount of research never reaches the public. To combat this, I co-founded In&Sight and In&Vertebrates.
In&Sight is a scientific publishing house that develops transparent and open publishing processes.
In&Vertebrates is an open peer review and open access journal that publishes animal research with the utmost transparency and openness.
Alongside Sarah Placì, I’m gearing up to start a new blogging and podcasting project.
1/ The Voices Behind The Breakthroughs – We’ll talk to scientists to learn more about the thinking and work behind significant discoveries.
2/ Building a Utopian Academic World – We’ll discuss with academic leaders the often unspoken norms of academia to imagine how it could be reshaped for the better.