Surprise: Best Speed Talk at SCCS-NY
A few months ago, I gave a talk at the American Museum of Natural History as part of the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS-NY) on my road ecology research. […]
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Expedition: The Grand Canyon
Just couple months ago, I had the opportunity to float the entire 280 miles of canalized white-water between the redrock walls of the Grand Canyon. I celebrated my birthday, solstice, […]
Animal Vision Project
I recently received a Digital Education Innovation Grant to design an interactive project exploring animal vision. You can check out the project and read more about the inspiration below. Speciation […]
A Wake in Space-time
I’m currently on my way up to Alaska for another supremely short season of guiding (just two trips this years). I was going through some old photos and came across […]
Songbird Vision
I’m getting really excited about a project I’m working on that will visually compare the way various animals see their habitat. This is part of a Digital Education Innovation grant […]
It’s easier being green
As part of my dissertation research, I spent the spring monitoring the development of wood frog eggs. Some of the eggs I brought to the lab, removed from the jelly […]
Field Notes: Early Spring 2018
29 March 2018 My first wood frog of the season, hopping slowly from one snowy bank to the other across the mist-dampened road. This is the first warm night of […]
Replacing wolves on Isle Royale is bad policy and worse science
Overview: Isle Royale is an island in Lake Superior that is designated as a Wilderness Area and managed by the National Park Service. In the 20th century, wolves and moose […]
Book review: Improbable Destinies
Losos, J. 2017. Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution. Riverhead Books; New York. Right up front, I have to admit that I was very excited […]
Hardware for hemispherical photos
This is my second technical post on using hemispherical photography for light estimates. My previous post considered the rationale behind hemispherical photography estimation methods. This post will cover hardware, specifically: […]