What do Red Pandas Eat? Is the False Thumb Used for Feeding?
If you have the slightest interest in one of the cutest creatures on this planet, I urge you to read this article (or at least look at the pictures!). The red panda has some unique adaptations...
How Citizen Activists Can Make Shift Happen. A New Way of Mapping Policy Dynamics
Policy change typically unfolds according to two key determinants: 1. how contested ideas are framed, and, 2. the discursive competence of respective actors (see below for a brief discussion of this...
Shift Happens When People Collaborate: Great Bear Rainforest and South East Queensland Case Studies
Big shifts in environmental policy can be confirmed by the money and resources spent on instituting the policy decisions through statutes, regulations, agreements, and policy statements. Policy...
On the Path of Wisdom and Sustainability: Looking Back from the Future
Imagine if humanity chose to take a more sustainable path. How would we describe the previous decades looking back from the Year 2050? Philosophers, mystics and spiritual leaders throughout the...
Can Octopus Arms Grow Back? (Are Regenerated Limbs Just as Good?)
Octopuses can regenerate entire arms, even though each arm has a mini brain and an extensive network of neurons. Healing begins with undifferentiated stem cells that develop into specialized...
How Many Senses Do Sharks Possess? (Electroreception Made Easy!)
I've researched sharks for many years and some of my most popular presentations feature sharks and their amazing abilities. Sharks have senses that seem magical since we humans have nothing of the...
