Wildlife Ecology & Conservation in a New Media world order
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 →
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 →
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 →
It has been an emotional weekend at our house... On Saturday my girls discovered our beloved hens were killed by raccoons. These birds were with us for 5 & 6 years, long past their egg bearing years. They were feathered pets, playing chasey games with the girls, letting themselves be picked up and carried around,... Continue Reading →
I find myself walking around the lovely Hatley Castle lately. You may recognize it as Xavier's Institute of Higher Learning from X-men. Sadly Wolverine hasn't ever been here when I was. Many of the students here have been calling it Hogwarts - in keeping with that theme I feel like something magical happened... Continue Reading →
Romanians love of garlic. I mean, we eat it with everything. We even make a sauce out of garlic to put on foods that we can't cook the garlic directly into. If it's meat or vegetable, we'll smother it in garlic. Frankly I'm surprised we haven't found a way to make a desert out of it.... Continue Reading →
On Friday night, we came home to find smoke billowing out of our house. It was a very scary thing to come home to, and we have a lot of people to thank. I'm so very grateful for the help of friends, family, and our community who all stepped up to help us out through a... Continue Reading →
Right now, the rights of Muslim women to wear niqabs in public here in Canada is under scrutiny. It's a contentious issue because one woman, Zunera Ishaq, chose not to take part in the Canadian citizenship ceremony because she would be required to show her face during the swearing in. According to this article by Raheel Raza,... Continue Reading →
The other day I was reflecting on the nature of perception. The idea of how do you know what another experiences. For me, it was while watching a wee sparrow out the window. It went something like this; Does that little sparrow see me looking back at it through the window? Does it wonder about... Continue Reading →
Alina C Fisher 