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Season of the Birds and the Bees
Happy upcoming Valentine’s Day out there, and welcome to a special, playful post for the occasion. I know Valentine’s Day is on Saturday, but I thought I’d post this in time for you to make the cocktail, if you choose. Like many holidays in the Ch...
Post · February 12, 2026
Soal Komunikasi Kebijakan
Komunikasi kebijakannya bermasalah, persoalan yang sering dikeluhkan akhir-akhir ini, termasuk oleh beberapa pejabat eselon yang lewat beranda Facebook saya.
Singkat cerita, kemarin saya diminta oleh teman-teman PPI Dunia—namanya terdengar ngeri ...
Post · February 11, 2026
Birdtropolis: Yellow-breasted Chat, is this Real?
Birding is like a video game. I will often use this analogy when detailing my adventures to friends who are familiar with video games, but maybe not so familiar with birding. I’ll tell them: “it’s like a real-life sidequest!” “I saw a new bird fo...
Post · February 10, 2026
Birdtropolis: Wild Goose Chase for a Snow Goose
It was Sunday afternoon and I was restless. The spring ahead may have played a role– my circadian rhythm would take another couple of days to find its footing after losing an hour of sleep. Waking up in the dark was strange and disorienting, but I...
Post · February 10, 2026
Birding, Technology, and the Gamification of Nature
Five years ago, at Christmastime, I was lucky enough to see two snowy owls in the wild. This was no surprise encounter or anything—I went actively looking for them. I had just gotten a decent camera for Christmas, and I had seen on eBird that the...
Post · February 10, 2026
Nature’s Best Hope and The Danger of Thinking in Extremes
I recently finished reading Nature’s Best Hope by Dr. Doug Tallamy. Dr. Tallamy’s work is all about incorporating native plants into developed landscapes, particularly suburban yards, to bring specialist insects and the wildlife that eat them b...
Post · February 10, 2026
Lab day out Autumn 2025: adventure in Egypt! 🐪
This Autumn we managed to find some time away from the computers and the lab to do our second official team building: an escape room all together. It was fun having to work together in a different environment – one covered in desert sand and very ...
Post · February 10, 2026
ICGEB “Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new insights and future trends” Conference
The MicroChemEco Lab is in Italy, presenting our research at the “Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new insights and future trends” conference. Fantastic science, beautiful views, and catching up with colleagues in the quorum sensing field!
Post · February 09, 2026
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