The Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (MPI-BI) is one of more than 80 independent institutes of the Max Planck Society dedicated to basic research. With about 500 employees from more than 50 nations, we investigate the principles of “biological intelligence”. Our goal is to understand the strategies which animals employ to solve problems, pursue goals, and exploit ecological niches – across all time scales and levels of biological organization. To this end, we us...