Wildlife Ecology & Conservation in a New Media world order
Have you seen the news that bees were recently added to the list of endangered species? It's circulating on social media in this terrifying form (oh no think of the honey), and though some bees are indeed in trouble, there are a lot of other pollinators that are in even more danger—from bumblebees to butterflies to wasps.... Continue Reading →
Last week I was given the opportunity to attend a social media preview of Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at the Royal BC Museum. It's a great exhibit, and I highly recommend you go and visit before its last day on December 31, 2018. If you'd like to see some of my favourite items from... 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 →
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 →
Alina C Fisher 