What is the farthest we can be from something while being as close to it as possible? The other side of a wall. -Leno Davis January 31, 2018
Ancilleno Davis, PhD. Candidate Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology- Miami University, Oxford Ohio The University of Michigan invites outstanding individuals to apply for the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS). This program is designed to encourage rising seniors, recent... Continue Reading →
Thinking about what it means when someone calls a Caribbean nation a "shithole" (sorry for the profanity, but the word is presidential now). Not long ago, I gave a series of presentations telling ornithologists and bird enthusiasts about the race,... Continue Reading →
It is a convenient trick to rob a person of all they have, even their own body, and then mock them for their poverty, and blame it on their nature. -Adam Serwer, writer and editor
Today (January 8 2018), a powerful image was shared with me via Facebook. Ken Kaufman posted screenshots of the distribution of Killdeer records on the island of Bermuda for January 2017 and January 2018, highlighting the huge difference in maximum... Continue Reading →
Bird Species Heat Maps Here is a heat map of Common Ground Dove Observations exported from a Google Fusion Table. Keep in mind, this shows where they were seen before May 2016, not necessarily where it can be seen. You... Continue Reading →
How do you describe social media to your students? I use the house analogy. My digital world is a house I build with social media. Each platform is a room within that house. Though they each have doors and windows... Continue Reading →
my friend Quentin asks in response to "Sustainability and Perspective" How do you balance "trying to make a difference" with awareness of others and sensitivity to the full impact of one's actions? Quentin,There are a few ways I seek this... Continue Reading →
Today I saw a really interesting video. You should watch it before you continue. https://www.facebook.com/CNBCMakeIt/videos/1906014706126685/ From the perspective of the person in the video and CNBC, Lionfish are bad for the environment, because they negatively impact native fish populations. This... Continue Reading →
Science and Perspective 