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Policy | Shane M Hanlon, Ph.D.
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Shane M Hanlon, Ph.D. There exists a great divide between research scientists and science-policy makers. In my own experience, scientists are exceedingly hesitant to translate their science for a broader audience to understand (see Communication and Outreach. Instead of complaining about how those responsible for molding science policy weren’t doing it right, I decided to actually do something about it. I became a Dean John A. Knauss Science Policy Fellow. Scicomm from research to policy. Nate Silver’s F...
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Are reviewers crazy? Or are they saints? | biogeocoenosis
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The Grandeur in this View of Life. Or are they saints? May 5, 2015. As a way to get my own blog restarted, I thought I would post this great piece on peer reviewers from Scientist Sees Squirrel. 2 thoughts on “ Are reviewers crazy? Or are they saints? May 7, 2015 at 4:36 am. I am glad I got a chance to thank you for your previous work here. May 7, 2015 at 10:50 am. I’m going to try to fire it back up and write some more of my own posts again as well. Thanks for the support! Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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What’s Wrong With This Picture? | biogeocoenosis
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The Grandeur in this View of Life. What’s Wrong With This Picture? June 11, 2015. My mind raced in an undercaffeinated educator’s panic. At first I thought they must mean, you know, Make-a-poster-. Then I noticed that every single word and detail was clearly visible on the poster. We are definitely being invited to make. Later That seemed sort of wrong. Scheme, if he went home and diligently recreated this poster, what would Austin learn about science? Wrong with this picture? Worse, the actual science c...
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Of π Day, Plants, and Paleoclimates | biogeocoenosis
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The Grandeur in this View of Life. Of π Day, Plants, and Paleoclimates. March 14, 2013. After not posting anything on Darwin Day, I decided that I could not let another geek holiday go by without a post. So let’s talk about the importance of π in the global biogeocoenosis. Now you may say, But π is just about geometry! Or maybe if you’ve blocked out 10. Grade math, you may say, But pie is just for dessert! Allow me to retort:. Imagine a beautiful sugar maple like the ones local farmers here in Knox Count...
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Deextinction: Asking the Wrong Question | biogeocoenosis
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The Grandeur in this View of Life. Deextinction: Asking the Wrong Question. March 21, 2013. This is tragic, but understandable. Earth is finite, the vanishingly thin skin of its Biosphere even more so. As we take more and more, there is less and less to go around. At a very coarse level, the math is remarkably simple, and sad. Was a debutante ball for the project. For a taste, you can watch Stewart Brand’s talk, entitled The dawn of deextinction: are you ready? I argue that we are simply not ready, not c...
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How Do Tall Trees Move Water (GREAT Video!) | biogeocoenosis
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The Grandeur in this View of Life. How Do Tall Trees Move Water (GREAT Video! April 30, 2013. A few weeks ago, my post. Touched on the amazing way that trees move water from the soil to their leaves, in long continuous strands pulled under tension between the soil and the atmosphere. Well, the wonderful vlogging team at Veritasium. In fact, this is what happens when lightning strikes a tree. Causing it to blow off it’s entire outside layer! Still a beautiful piece of scientific communication! Fill in you...
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Teaching | Shane M Hanlon, Ph.D.
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Shane M Hanlon, Ph.D. Summer 2015-Present ( syllabus. University of Pittsburgh Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. Anatomy and Physiology Lab:. My teaching interests can be simply stated: I place high value on involving students in hands-on learning that encompasses more than the call and response structure of classic examination. Salamander locomotion lab in Herpetology class. Preparing an Ecology class for a day in the field. Catching turtles for my Disease Ecology class. Scicomm from research to policy.
