A Study in Azul

Here's you'll find re-posts on a broad spectrum of interests, including but not limited to the natural sciences (e.g., marine biology), neuroscience, health and wellness, vegetarian cooking, art (e.g., scientific illustration), reading, nature photography, animals in general, as well as my own musings as I try to sort out ideas and projects.

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wellness lifestyle practices during unemployment

1. Embrace the new flexibility in your schedule but set daily or weekly goals.

2. Along those same lines, dedicate a limited amount of time to spend on reading, social media, netflix/tv, and other activities that can easily swallow you whole. 

3. Limit your time on emails to a 1-2 hour block of the day or set intervals in the morning/afternoon/evening. It depends on the nature of your ongoing projects but you should do your best to not check it continuously throughout the day.

4. Get moving! Do some yoga, go for a walk or jog, run errands by walking or biking. It resets your perspective and nourishes your mind and body.

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sacred

I’ve felt most connected with the universe when life feels like it has come full circle. It’s a feeling that envelops you, you’re safe right where you should be. 

1. Barro Colorado Island

2. Meeting the great white buffalo Witman

3. Falling in love in the mangroves

4. Working on shorebird conservation as a DFP

I know there have been more but these are the ones at the forefront of my mind. I thank god that they’re still with me.

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Maria Popova reads "Pi" by Wislawa Szymborska from Maria Popova on Vimeo.

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Chinese Translation

M. Ward

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Staghorn Sumac, Rhus typhina (by me)

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We saw alot of staghorn sumac at Sleeping Bear Dunes!

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Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) - photo by ryanacandee

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Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Theodore Roosevelt

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The asters of fall are just on the horizon! Here’s a selection of prairie Symphyotrichum to keep an eye out for

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Nighttime At Moosehead Lake, Maine

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Scientists are trying a new, interactive way to understand ocean current data with the help of high-resolution global ocean simulations. In the part of the global visualization shown, the Gulf Stream features prominently. Surface water speeds are shown ranging from 0 meters per second (dark blue) to 1.23 meters per second (cyan).

This video is running at one simulation day per second. A team from our Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at our Ames Research Center has developed a new visualization tool that is being used by researchers to study the behavior of ocean currents. The new visualization tool provides high-resolution views of the entire globe at once, allowing the scientists to see new details that they had missed in previous analyses of their simulation, which was run on our Pleiades supercomputer.

For more information, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/scientists-explore-ocean-currents-through-supercomputer-simulations

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me suffolkating

maybe we all need a break

alcoholic hugs

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Langhorne Slim & The Law "Changes"

"Changes" from the new album "The Spirit Moves" available now. CD/Vinyl http://dualtonestore.com/ iTunes http://smarturl.it/langhorneslimTSM Things could be ...

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“It’s about things falling apart, the dissolution of a marriage, a global crisis that creates this massive fracture between Israel and America, everywhere you look the distances seem to be widening – but another way to think about it is it’s a book about people trying to mend things.”

—Jonathan Safran Foer  

Hear Safran Foer’s conversation with Terry Gross about his latest novel.

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We’re rebroadcasting this interview today. Here I Am is now out in paperback.

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In April, Skunk Bear traveled to a tiny town along the banks of the Panama Canal to learn a little bit about bats. We caught some wild bats in super fine mist nets, fed them sugar water, and visited the trees, caves and abandoned bunkers where they roost. 

While most bats play important roles in the jungle, there is one species that causes real problems and doesn’t seem to add much to the ecosystem: the common vampire bat. They spread the deadly rabies virus to livestock and people. That raises the question - should we drive this problematic species to extinction? 

Check out our video about this dilemma here:

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NPR’s Skunk Bear reporting from Panama on vampire bats! -Emily

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I am a hunter’s hunter, my track a sign of hope, its absence a warning.

Christopher Camuto, Another Country: Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains