By SORTEE | November 29, 2021
[SORTEE member voices is a weekly Q&A with a different SORTEE member]
Name: Fredrik Jutfelt.
Date: 02 July 2021.
Position: Professor.
Research and/or work interests: Animal physiology and behaviour, thermal biology.
How did you become interested in open research?
I became interested in open research after realising scientific misconduct and data fabrication occurs in my field. That started me, together with a group of friends, on a path to investigate papers with suspicious results. When looking for raw data from published papers I found that most authors don’t share their data even when the journals mandate it. This clearly needs to change and I think SORTEE is a great starting point.
Do you have a favorite non-human organism? What is it and why is it your favorite?
One of my favourite animals is the ocean sunfish, a gentle giant that eats jellies. I was always curious about how such a large and seemingly poor swimmer could survive without getting eaten, but after examining a large stranded individual in Norway I realised the skin is basically an exoskeleton, 10 cm thick!
Where to find you online?:
https://twitter.com/FredrikJutfelt
