Wildlife Rehabilitation: Nature’s Hospital
Author: Hans Gozembach Hans releasing a short tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus). As graduation from college grew near this past year, I decided I wanted to find out what area of biology I wanted to pursue...
View ArticleHappy 2014!
Dear Readers, I know there hasn’t been much in the way of new posts this last quarter of 2013, but I assure you, there is more on the way in 2014! I am in the midst of preparing for doctoral exams and...
View ArticleSend. Me. A. Postcard.
By Skylar Bayer My first postcard ever is from 1987. It was a green rectangle that lived in the corner of a baby picture of myself hung on my bright yellow wall. I still have no idea why I had a blown...
View ArticleHey, nice beard, where can I get one of those?
Author: Skylar Bayer So, there’s this thing in science where a lot of (but not ALL) famous scientists have beards. A quick Google search (Figure 1) will should quote a few folks including Darwin and...
View Article2015 — A New Year!
Author: Skylar Bayer Hello world, It’s been awhile. As a busy Ph.D. student, I’ve been trying to make time for a lot of things — research, teaching, roller derby, yoga, the occasional grappling...
View ArticleThe Guilty Grocery Store Mental Monologue
Author: Skylar Bayer One of the biggest struggles in my daily existence is going to the grocery store. This is actually impossible when I am hangry. I literally salivate the moment I enter the store...
View ArticleThe process of science is very much like a game of roller derby
Author: Skylar Bayer I am a roller derby player and I am also a scientist in the midst of obtaining her Ph.D. Something occurred to me recently: The process of getting out a scientific idea, result,...
View ArticleMaine’s Ocean Acidification Report
Richard Nelson is a lobster fisherman from Friendship, Maine who joined with scientists, legislators and others commissioned to study ocean acidification and its effects on commercially harvested and...
View ArticleStrictlyfishwrap Science Radio Hour: Episode 7
Author: Skylar Bayer This week is a very special podcast — unofficial end of summer, my birthday week, and it’s hopefully spawning week for my scallops. I’ll be posting a very special spawing post for...
View ArticleSFW Science Radio Hour: Episode 17
Author: Skylar Bayer Hello world! It’s been awhile, but I’m back to update everyone with our latest SFW Science Radio Hour podcast with Abby Norman. Abby is a writer who has been writing online for...
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