The Contemplative Mammoth
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Sheep spit and avocados: Two weeks of guest blogigng at Scientopia on plant-herbivore interactions
I am honored to join Scientopia for the next two weeks as a Guest Blogger! I’ve decided to devote my two-week tenure exploring plant-herbivore interactions (past and present) given that I’m thinking a lot these days about ecological anachronisms and how well large-fruited trees will be able to cope with climate change at my new … Continue reading
Greetings from the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting!
It’s been a whirlwind of a week: I deposited my dissertation last Wednesday and left for Providence, RI to start my postdoc at Brown, and then promptly boarded a plane for Portland, OR for the ESA meeting. This is my first time as a SEEDS (ESA’s group to promote diversity by supporting young ecologists from … Continue reading
How can scientists actively engage with the media?
I’ve been following a number of scientist-journalist discussions in the last year in various places, including ScienceOnline2012, in the blogosphere, and on Twitter. Increasingly, I’ve come to suspect that there is often a profound lack of understanding of the respective professional cultures of scientists and journalists, which has important relevance to the ways in which this discussion … Continue reading
Farewell 2011, welcome 2012!
Before we get too much further into 2012, I’d better share my year-end review post. Last year was a bit crazy, between major life events and state and university shake-ups, but both I and my academic career survived! In 2011, I: Attended the 4th International Biogeography Society Meeting in Iraklion, Crete in January. If you … Continue reading
2011 Blogging Scholarship Update- New voting, new rules!
Last night, I received an e-mail that there had been some irregularity in the voting of the blogging challenge, and so the voting script had to be rewritten. The good news is that the new voting mechanisms is more secure, you can now vote once per day, and voting has been extended by a week! The … Continue reading
Why did I start blogging?
I’ve been selected as a finalist for the CollegeScholarships.org Blogging Scholarship! You show your support for The Contemplative Mammoth by voting for me here from now until November 23rd. (Update: due to ballot stuffing– not for my blog– all votes have been re-set to zero, and there’s a new ballot. Voting has been extended a … Continue reading
