Last Monday night I took the mic at a Toronto bar. The whole second floor was full of conservation scientists in town for the North American Congress for Conservation Biology, the music from belowPosted by: Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie
On Story Telling
Last Monday night I took the mic at a Toronto bar. The whole second floor was full of conservation scientists in town for the North American Congress for Conservation Biology, the music from belowThe Rollercoaster of Exploding Pollen
When I think about reading peer-reviewed natural history papers — including contemporary articles in a ‘Natural History Miscellany Note’ or ‘The Scientific Naturalist’ section — I imagine them mostly as a classic throwback: justScience Twitter and the Secretly Super-rare Saxifragaceae
Top Image: a figure from “The hidden Heuchera: How science Twitter uncovered a globally imperiled species in Pennsylvania, USA” During one of the coolest experiences of my PhD, I had the opportunity to workPosted by in botany, collaboration, crowdsourcing, featured, flora, iNaturalist, new research, Public science communication, Social Media, twitter, youtube
Hidden in Plain Sight: the Secret Tree Diversity of Cultural National Parks in the East
Last summer, my daughter received All Aboard! National Parks, a whimsical board book that devotes full-page spreads of colorful, kid-friendly illustrations to nine National Parks along a fictional railroad route. The National Parks skew westernBook Review: The Feather Thief
I’ve got my conference roadtrip routine dialed in. This spring I drove to the Northeast Natural History Conference (215 miles each way), the Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering (150 miles), the University of Maine ClimateThe Hidden Gems of Data Accessibility Statements
Sometimes the best part of reading a scientific paper is an unexpected moment of recognition — not in the science, but in the humanity of the scientists. It’s reassuring in a way to findPosted by in academia, Data Accessibility, Data Management, featured, new research, open data, PLoS, PLOS One, reproducibility
National Parks are for the Birds
Happy National Parks week! While I tend to plan trips around plants — Thuja plicata in Olympic National Park, Lathyrus japonicas at Cape Cod National Seashore — I understand the draw of non-botanical ParkAn Epic Joshua Tree Roadtrip & the Reproductive Ecology of an Iconic Southwest Plant
0000-0002-8715-2896 Think of your most amazing four-state roadtrip. How much data did you collect between stops at Disney Land and the hotel pool? Did you stargaze in the Mojave Desert or were you too exhaustedAcademia & Parenthood: Advocating for Child-friendly Conferences
0000-0002-8715-2896 I’m currently navigating the stormy and under-charted academic conference-childcare seas. My daughter hasn’t attended an academic conference since she was an infant. During our parental leave, my (non-academic) partner and I banged out twoPosted by in academia, Childcare, conferences, Early Career, equity, featured, Inclusion, parenthood, PNAS, work life balance