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From Imposter Syndrome to Expert Grubber

Science Borealis 5 Comments Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education, and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Guest contributors

This December, Science Borealis is excited to feature a series of stories developed for a story-telling event held at the […]

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Eco-Pirate and Eco-Church Founder Paul Watson on Fighting for Whales and Phytoplankton, Launching Neptune’s Navy and Daring Iceland to Arrest Him

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Eco-pirate Paul Watson talks about taking on whalers in Iceland and Japan, splitting with the Sea Shepherd, launching an eco-church and what the hell just happened in his world with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (author of Sharks Forever & Orcas Everywhere). “We’re ecologically ignorant. And unless we learn to educate ourselves, we’re not going to...

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A Very Snail-y Spring, BioBlitzing SoCal’s Rare Snails

chloevanloon Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences
We didn’t set out this spring to document as many snails as possible, but that’s essentially what happened. During the winter of ’23-24, we were based in one of our favorite spots, the remote community of Fernbrook, in San Diego County. Normally, the winter is full of mushrooming and tidepooling, but this year, we ended...

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Encouraging ethical publishing

Caroline Tucker & Marc Cadotte Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences
Scientists establish their credentials and reputations by publishing in peer-reviewed articles. Participating in the act of asking answerable questions, collecting unbiased empirical evidence to evaluate those questions, and passing through the gauntlet of peer-review to publish findings are the hallmark of science. Essentially, publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journal means that you are a scientist. However,...

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