Boots on the Ground: A Radical Shift in the Interface Between Research and Real World. May 7, 2012 by The Bee Informed Team McNeil. (2012). Boots on the Ground: A Radical Shift in the Interface Between Research and Real World. Bee Culture. April 2012. Katie and Rob freezing brood with liquid nitrogen “Booooos from the back of the audience were directed to the young woman on the stage at the California Beekeepers Association Conference. Without the context, the message could easily have been misconstrued…..” McNeil. (2012). Boots on the Ground: A Radical Shift in the Interface Between Research and Real World. Bee Culture. April 2012.