Favorite talks at ESA 2013
“Butt-clouds” foreboding tornado weather descended on ESA 2013 Minneapolis on Wed. Aug 7th (Um, “butt-clouds” is not the technical term; it’s just what my ornithologist friend from Kansas calls them…)....
View ArticleIs Anybody Out There Listening? Measuring Success in Science Communication:...
Wikimedia I am headed to the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Sacramento next week, and I am organizing a panel with ESA PIO Liza Lester on successful science communication. For...
View ArticleESA 2014, Monday talks
As usual for a big conference, there are more interesting talks offered than I could possibly attend in one day. On Monday, I delved back to the Triassic and then into the future: Bruce Byers, an...
View ArticleESA 2014, Tuesday talks
As usual, I went to some great talks and missed some great talks. Here are summaries of the ones I caught: Thomas Newsome of Oregon State University talked about his work with William Ripple on a...
View ArticleSummary of the Panel Discussion: “Is Anybody Out There Listening? Measuring...
The panel discussion at ESA 2014, organized by Liza Lester and myself, was well attended (~50 people) and fostered a dynamic conversation. When we put together the panel, Liza and I were conscious...
View ArticleStepping Out of the Terrestrial Frame of Reference: An Update on Ty Tuff’s Work
Last year at ESA 2013, one of my favorite talks was Ty Tuff’s about his ongoing research about pelagic bird migration patterns from a solar frame of reference. I explained the details here. For an...
View ArticleHere Be Dragons: Narratives, Metaphors, & Climate Change Communication
In October 2018, I gave a talk on climate change communication at Salisbury University. I focused on the power of narratives, metaphors, and dialogue. The timing of the talk serendipitously coincided...
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