Professor Goose

We could fit longer pieces of lumber in my old Prius than can fit in a cyberdumptruck

I implore you to read the alt to learn more about this noble profession

Want company?

A trail running away from the viewer curves around a hill that is covered with various hues of green vegetation. In the distance are some larger hills and above the whole scene is a bright blue sky with wispy clouds

A nice timeline cleanse from my morning stroll in the Santa Monica aMountains. This is the greenest time of the year here.

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It doesn’t help that doctors have maybe 10 minutes to see each patient, which isn’t enough time to have a complex conversation while misinformation spreaders have plenty of time to create flashy internet content and tv ads to spread their lies

3/ my favorite was the development of the smallpox vaccine and the eradication of the disease.
I got to include variolation in non Western cultures, Lady Mary Wortly Monague, and how the vaccine was transported around the world using live animals and orphan children. It’s a really cool story.
Fin

2/ My favorite variation was on epidemics. We discussed the Black Death to learn about cell types, the early days of AIDS and the eradication of smallpox to explain the immune system and vaccines…

I started out using Sean Carroll’s The Story of Life as a textbook. It is divided into major themes (heredity, evolution, ecology).

I set my course up similarly - a unit on cell theory, one on genetics, one on evolution, one on ecology, etc.

Gorgeous. Yes, I love Magnolias

Great news!

This! I think intro bio (especially for non majors) needs to be taught differently. I developed one course where I taught via stories and discussion.

But these types of courses require smaller class size so there’s a lot of push back.

Please label your axis! I can figure out year but what is the other axis?

Yep rope!

Squeee!

Cool discovery. This species/genus is new to Western Science but the locals knew all about it.

The article indicates that researchers used information from local and especially indigenous peoples to help describe the species!

It me

Typical dinner conversation in my house

Helpful #scicomm of the day:

Relatable

Timeline cleansing thread

I #FoundThatLizard, can you?

(See previous post in forwarded thread for what lizard you should be looking for)

One worked for the phone company (good blue collar roots), the other was a cop and eventually sherif (law and order background).

And I, of course, am a highly educated college professor (emeritus) who lives in California which makes me one of the hated “elite, coastal, libs” 🤣

Great, thanks!

Do you know the name of this host plant? I think I need it in my yard!

We’d just like to take a moment to thank superstar volunteers Chester and Willow for “helping” with the bedding. 💫

Yes the world's gone to hell in a handbasket but there're also people who camp out near kākāpō nests doing nightly checks on tiny little chicks.

Timestamp: 21:22
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL...

Gonna be trying this soon. Cheap and easy is better than supporting pesticide companies that poison our land, water and air.

Cormorants will surprise you if you look closely. What a GORGEOUS bird

Inspiration to keep trying. Worth a watch.