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Interviewed for science news on woodpecker biomechanics (november 2025)

In the article, “Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair” by Anna Gibbs, Dr. Tobiansky discusses biomechanics findings from the lab of his previous postdoc advisor, Dr. Matt Fuxjager, published in Journal of Experimental Biology.

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A Pileated Woodpecker

iNTERVIEWED FOR SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ARTICLE on head trauma (JULY 2022)

In the article, “Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It”, Dr. Tobiansky lends his expertise on understanding the implications for a study out in Current Biology, “Woodpeckers minimize cranial absorption of shocks” that he was not involved in.

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