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I listened to an episode of the podcast Ologies on Eco-odorology or science sniffing dogs, and became interested in learning more. They do touch on some of this in the podcast as well if you’re interested in this topic. I was curious about the actual success compared to other methods and the breeds used. The … Continue reading
Systems thinking is a way of looking at things that recognizes the importance of interactions between parts. It is often contrasted with reductionism where the assumption is if we learn about the parts we can put the parts together to understand the whole. The study I found today is a clear example of why we … Continue reading
I’m really interested in the efficacy of traditional land and population management. There is quite a bit of evidence that First Nations and Indigenous communities have engaged in land and species management for centuries. This was actively prevented during colonization. As a result, declining population numbers and biodiversity arise from a combination of factors including … Continue reading
I admit that I get really irritated when I hear the ads from fossil fuel companies claiming that they are engaging in all these activities for a sustainable future. Ones like carbon capture and storage have not come close to meeting the need and others like hydrogen pipelines serve to maintain fossil fuel infrastructure “in … Continue reading
When I used to teach invertebrate zoology, I found a surprising number of studies where they exposed different invertebrates to different drugs. My favourite was the spiders on drugs. You can search it and find images of the webs they built after exposure to different drugs. Today, an article popped up about oyster larvae and … Continue reading
I have arachnophobia (fear of spiders). I’ve been working on it because I know it doesn’t make sense, and I would like to travel to some locations with more significant spiders without being terrified all the time that I will run into a spider. Therefore, I’m always intrigued by discussions of ways to help people … Continue reading
Most attention in biking research is on infrastructure for travel routes and increasingly on bike shares, but as a cycle commuter I can tell you that available bike parking makes a big difference on where I’m willing to bike. The security and protection from the elements, as well as walking distance to my destination (because … Continue reading
When I teach sustainability, I include culture and social justice. Therefore, I was interested to read a recent article by Demiralay, Kilincarslin, and Li (2025) on how LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion relates to corporate environmental performance. They looked at 893 US firms between 2010 and 2023. They considered the general political environment, specifically looking at whether … Continue reading
Okay, so I want to start this post by saying that we need to reduce plastic use overall and that the message in the research I’m going to discuss is not that recycled plastics are the problem. But there are consequences of viewing plastic recycling as the thing that will save us from our plastic … Continue reading
I woke up this morning to an air quality warning with levels at 10+ on the air quality health index. Sadly, with climate change, these warnings are becoming more frequent during the summer months where I live. You can’t plan for specific ones, but you do have to plan that they will happen. As an … Continue reading
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