Fellow Creatures: Common Misconceptions about Cats

May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new post on my Psych Today blog Fellow Creatures looks at some common misconceptions about cats.Photo: Krysten Merriman/PexelsBy Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.As my new book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, is published, there...

Scientists develop a model to reveal wild killer whales’ diets

May 13, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new study presented a method to reconstruct killer whales’ diets using the lipid composition of their blubber. By measuring these lipids, called fatty acids, in the killer whales’ fat and those in their potential prey, scientists can estimate the abundance of each prey species in the whales’ diet. This new method may hold the...

Connell Lecture Series: Dr. Michael Rosen

May 12, 2022 Andrew Zhai Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Written by Cindy Yimei Wan Dr. Michael Rosen is the Chair of the Department of Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a principal investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Rosen was invited to give a Connell Lecture on March 9th, 2022, during …

Answering Questions About Cats for Global TV

May 9, 2022May 11, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

In two recent TV appearances, I answered some common questions about cats.By Zazie Todd PhDCats don't get a lot of publicity, but many people have questions about their feline friends. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to answer two common questions about cats on Global TV.First up, I spoke with The Morning Show...

La vision du chien, et la mienne de mon travail

May 9, 2022 Bruno Dubuc Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Juste avant d’entrer dans le sujet d’aujourd’hui qui traite de la vision des chiens, je voudrais juste dire quelques mots sur ma vision de la pérennité de mes activités de vulgarisateur scientifique des sciences cognitives autour du site et du blogue du Cerveau à tous les niveaux. Je viens de faire la mise à jour...

Why Should Early-career Scientists Engage in Science Communication?

May 6, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Science communication (also called #scicomm) is a skill. It involves sharing science with a larger audience, beyond Academia, in an understandable way. Effective science communication relies on a delicate balance between too few details and too much information, which can confuse a non-expert audience. Above all, it should be entertaining and tell a story. With...

Pub Date (Purr Day?) for Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy

May 3, 2022May 12, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Get tips for an even happier cat in my book, Purr, published today.By Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.Today’s a very special day for me because it’s the day that Purr is published in the US and Canada. As...

Un cours sur les statistiques « bayésiennes » à la base du « cerveau prédictif »

May 2, 2022 Bruno Dubuc Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Je voudrais cette semaine vous signaler la tenue d’un excellent cours de l’UPop Montréal sur les statistiques, surtout parce qu’il y a une séance sur l’approche de Bayes ce mardi à 19h au Café les Oubliettes, à Montréal. Vous allez peut-être me dire de un, les stats c’est pas nécessairement un sujet très sexy comme...

Companion Animal Psychology Book Club May 2022

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

"The book brims with Roach’s irreverent humor, which particularly shines when she experiences human-animal conflict firsthand... A blend of modern science and history, with Roach’s flair for spotting hidden absurdities... As another entry in Roach’s canon of books, Fuzz stands tall (and hairy), educating as much as it entertains."― Bethany Brookshire, Science News.By Zazie Todd,...

Scientists Found Microplastics In Baleen Whale Poop Off New Zealand

April 28, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Ever since the creation of synthetic plastic in 1869, plastic has become an inescapable part of life on Earth. From large, bulky items to the invisible-to-the-naked-eye pieces, plastic circulates in the air, water, and even our blood and lungs. Today we are focusing on a new study that looked at microplastics in baleen whales off...

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