He was a quirky one, Earnst Haeckel. He did great work in science. He promoted Darwin’s work in Germany, named thousands of species, and inspired an art movement; but he also came up with some no-so-great thoughts, such as different languages evolved among different species of humans. Yes, you read that right. Haeckel was aContinue reading “ Earnst Haeckel, the guy who coined “Ecology””
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Open Access, Metadata, and Creative Commons
We are lucky that as York University students we have access to science papers, because most journals that publish these papers charge a subscription fee, which seems counter productive, as scientific research and findings should be easily available and free to access. Open access aims to do just that. Open access allows free access toContinue reading “Open Access, Metadata, and Creative Commons “
Becoming a Wikipedia (student) Editor
I had dabbled in editing Wikipedia pages that I was passionate about a few years ago, so when professor Bazely mentioned that one of the assignments was going to be editing Wikipedia pages, I thought it was going to be a walk in the park. It wasn’t. Wikipedia editing isn’t about creating an account andContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedia (student) Editor”
Dawn Bazely’s Words of Wisdom
“If you can’t explain a topic to a six year old, you really don’t understand it yourself”. Professor Dawn Bazely mentioned this quote in the podcast “The People Behind the Science” http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-dawn-bazely/ (13:40) where she was being interviewed by Mary McNeely, the host of the podcast. We, as science students, come across, and memorize aContinue reading “Dawn Bazely’s Words of Wisdom”
Individual Actions
I was listening to Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Podcast https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-climate-solutions-with-katharine-hayhoe-phd/ on my way to work one morning, and what the guest on the show said struck a chord with me. The guest, Katharine Hayhoe, said that even if all individuals made substantial changes to their lifestyles to reduce their carbon footprints, that wouldn’t tackle evenContinue reading “Individual Actions”
Answer These Five Multiple Choice Questions about the Novel Covid_19 Disease and SARS-CoV-2 to Test Your Science Literacy. For Each Question, Only of the Choices is Correct.
You can become infected with the Covid-19 disease if you breathe in air that is contaminated with the virus known as ____________. (a) Deltainfluenza virus (b) Influenza A virus (c) SARS-CoV- 2 (d) H2N2 (Correct answer = c) 2. To reduce your chances of becoming infected with the Covid-19 disease, you should wear a/an________ faceContinue reading “Answer These Five Multiple Choice Questions about the Novel Covid_19 Disease and SARS-CoV-2 to Test Your Science Literacy. For Each Question, Only of the Choices is Correct.”
One of the Other Two Films That I Nominated for the Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival: an Explanation of Why and How it Relates to Applied Plant Ecology
One of the other two films that I nominated was “Fresh Water”, which is the seventh episode of the Netflix original documentary series called “Our Planet”. The documentary film presents examples of how dependent organisms are on the abiotic elements of their environment e.g freshwater and oxygen. It also showcases examples of food chains (whoContinue reading “One of the Other Two Films That I Nominated for the Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival: an Explanation of Why and How it Relates to Applied Plant Ecology”
Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There
By: Areeba Tahreem “Washed Away” is a documentary produced by Patricio Henriquez. It aims to show the negative ramifications of climate change, as two very different island communities, one in Alaska and one in the South Pacific are under threat from climate change. As global warming causes ocean levels to rise, these islands may beContinue reading “Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There”
International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change
By: Areeba Tahreem The article title “GLOBAL ISSUES Climate Change” found on the UN website discusses the detrimental ramifications human actions have had on the environment as well as the United Nations efforts in the preceding years and currently as well to combat this serious matter. There are four subheadings within this article, each ofContinue reading “International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change”
The Difference Between Peer-Reviewed Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Literature
Primary literature is written information that describes an original research, and is usually written by the individual(s) involved in conducting the research first-hand. In science fields, primary research scientific articles usually have these subsections in the following order: abstract; introduction; methods; results; and conclusion. The abstract, which is sometimes not explicitly titled “abstract” in someContinue reading “The Difference Between Peer-Reviewed Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Literature”
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 