Compute Time
The fun part is when these errors happen on the supercluster that you’ve been waiting forever on to get the job submitted.
Communication, Education and Outreach
Science Communication, Journalism, Academia, Blogs for Students, Science Education, Citizen Science, Museum & Science Centre Blogs
Calochortus, The Coolest Lilies of California?
Callahan’s Mariposa Lily standing nice and tall! This blog meant to go up last week (woops) and I intended it to be slightly shorter, and well that failed. Well now it’s a bit later and I’m still obsessed with Mariposa Lilies, the topic of this week’s blog post. I started focusing on botany more intensely about two years ago, and only observed four species of the Genus Calochortus until this year. This year alone, from…
Perfect Pitch Is in the Ear of the Beholder
Everyone's anatomy is different, but cochlear implants follow a one-size-fits-all model. Sounds like it's time for a more customized approach. Get the full story Perfect Pitch Is in the Ear of the Beholder
A Desperately Needed Vacation
So, how’s everyone doing out there? Frustrated? Exhausted? Burnt out? Yeah. Me too. I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m so tired – usually after I realize I’ve been staring into the middle distance for an unknown number of minutes while my brain was temporarily out of service. Then I realized that it’s been a really, really busy 18 months over here: I launched The Boreal Forest. I planned two book tours – the…
A Clownfish Comic
by Raymond NakamuraFinding Nemo maybe an entertaining animated movie about clownfish, but it is not exactly a nature documentary. A recent bit of science news about clownfish stripes inspired me to make a little comic about them.Unlike the movie, juvenile clownfish do not start out with all their stripes (or bars). They don’t even live with a parent. But they do live among sea anemones, which normally sting and eat other types of fish. Some species of…
Gap
And this is why I’m always wary of papers I read which don’t give any simulation details and just present the results.
The Hawaiian Monk Seal – June 2021
Let’s give a big Aloha to our new “whale” of the month, the Hawaiian Monk Seal! In this post, we will dive into their subtropical home and explore these endangered creatures. Foraging through paradise. Photos credit: Doug Perrine What in the Monk? The monk seal gets its common name from the thick fold of skin around its neck, which resembles a monk’s hood. In addition, the seal lives a solitary lifestyle! This differs significantly from…
Could This Be the ‘Holy Grail for Cell Therapy’?
Regenerative medicine is incredibly promising, but producing therapies at scale is highly challenging. A Canadian firm may have a solution. Get the full story Could This Be the ‘Holy Grail for Cell Therapy’?
Name Vacuum
Quick, use your academic influence to get your friends to cite the name you’ve chosen, making it appear standard in the community!
Everyone Is Losing Sleep over Remote Learning
If you thought that an upside of pandemic-era education could be students sleeping more, thanks to no commuting, we've got bad news. Get the full story Everyone Is Losing Sleep over Remote Learning
