Science Communication: Featured Blogs

Science Finance doles out ‘Real Financial Advice for Real Scientists’. With two degrees in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Lindsay’s career path unexpectedly went from researching how to use stable isotopes to decode wildlife mysteries in grad school to her current job – freelance writing. She breaks down the financial realities of being a wildlife biologist, how to manage money so you can afford a career in biology, and the art of side-hustles for cash flow and job insurance.

Ocean Oculus brings you ‘Science and Stories from the Sea (and occasionally from the other 30% of the Earth)’. Samantha is a marine biologist/ecologist and experienced science communicator. She uncovers the stories in - and behind - the ocean, science, technology, policy, and our environment. She also regularly posts ‘Ocean Opportunities’, a compilation of current job postings, Post-Doc/PhD/ MSc positions, conferences, workshops, courses, internships, webinars and more in the ocean/marine/coastal realm.

Charles is a herpetofauna specialist interested in landscape distribution, detection dynamics, and how life-ecology events of secretive herpetofauna can alter encounter rates.

He blogs about his research and field experiences as a graduate student in Texas to share his work and introduce cool critters to curious peoples, peers, and friends.

As an aspiring scientist, conservationist, explorer, and educator, Andy blogs about his fieldwork, travels, and research endeavors, as well as highlighting important breakthroughs in science. Based in California, Andy recently completed an internship in Madagascar and is currently studying king cobra spatial ecology in Thailand.

Numbat Media delivers ‘Cool Science, Straight From The Source’ through multi-media storytelling by students and scientists of all ages. This is a collaborative project among a group of working scientists, started by Matt Wilkins, and highlights cutting edge research into the evolution, ecology, & behavior of diverse plants and animals.

Matt’s film ‘Pygids’ won film competitions at the Evolution and Arachnology scientific conferences. It is a zany music video about an amazing order of Arachnids called Amblypygids. They split from spiders around 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs were around. Take a look… there’s even a cool teaser intro video!

As a consulting ecologist involved in baseline data collection and analysis for small-scale resource development projects Randy confronts questions about social and ecological values, ecosystem impacts, and cumulative effects. Randy discusses these challenges in his blog, and shares insight to the ecology, natural history, and management of wildlife he encounters exploring the grasslands of southern Saskatchewan Canada.

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