Wildlife Ecology & Conservation in a New Media world order
Life is weird. Especially if you look for it. How about this car that is more lichen than car now. It likely even photosynthesizes its own fuel. On the topic of cars... this one I parked beside on day seemed a bit suspicious... Where's my Fancy Feast? Also where's my dignity? This pylon has an... Continue Reading →
In March, grad student Meghan Wright, wrote a piece in Science under the guise of women in STEM not needing to carry the burden of solving gender inequality on social media. Absolutely, it should be a shared responsibility of all people to ensure the gender, race (and more!) diversity is welcome, well-represented, and supported in all... Continue Reading →
I've had to be way too serious today, so I need to inject some levity into the day. And so, here's another weird shit instalment. A.k.a. my life in pictures. OMG look! This occupancy modelling book looks just like the Dungeons and Dragons... Continue Reading →
Have you ever seen a face in your toast? Or a drunken octopus in your coat hook? Or a spoon on Mars? If so, that's pareidolia, a phenomenon whereby our minds find a pattern in the random. There are many examples of it, and most are a great source of amusement. And of course it's... Continue Reading →
When you think of deer within a city, do you think of the sweet little Bambi out for a walk in the corner park with his mom? Or do you think about a terrifying, aggressive stag with red eyes of fury? In the lovely municipality of Oak Bay, I am taking part in a study... Continue Reading →
I'm struggling with my birthday this year (which is tomorrow). It's not a change into a number ending in 0, so it should be a non-issue. But that is the issue. It's nondescript. It's a non-birthday. It's just another day where the people I love are spread out across the world. I will never again... Continue Reading →
All opinions are not equal. You are free to have your opinion, yes. But the validity of your opinion - and whether or not your opinion should carry any importance to others - should depend on whether it's an informed opinion or not. So what's an informed opinion? If you can justify your opinion with... Continue Reading →
In the summer, we were out at Bamfield Marine Science Centre while Jake was teaching a course there. I spent my time there prepping for my thesis defence, which was a surprisingly time consuming endeavour. I expected to prep my slide deck in a day, because I had given a short version of my talk... Continue Reading →
Today I went to the Surf & Turf Lab meeting, led by John Volpe & Jake Fisher. Both John and Jake have some fabulous grad students, and it's an atmosphere open to constructive criticism. Today's topic was on making a professional website that is both... well, professional... but also engaging. There are a lot of... Continue Reading →
I've been neglecting this blog because I went back to school to get a Masters of Professional Communication. You all know how I love science communication, so of course that's what I'm focusing on for my thesis research. And I need your help! I need to recruit participants for some focus groups I'll be running on... Continue Reading →
Alina C Fisher 