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Three Things I’m Curious About #52
The Pink Fairy Armadillo lives almost entirely underground so scientists know very little about it. It’s so secretive and unusual looking that some people don’t believe it’s real (it is!). Earth, Sometimes I…
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Wild About Urban Commons
Living in a community, whether it is big or small, urban or rural, allows us to access and benefit from shared resources. At a basic level, this includes infrastructure such as roads and…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #51
I’m currently obsessed with temari, a form of spherical Japanese embroidery, usually done in geometric patterns. Naturally, I had to try to make my own, but mine aren’t yet fit for public viewing.…
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Wild About Humour
What makes us laugh? Why does your dad think puns are the best thing ever? Why doesn’t anyone understand Gen-Z humour? On the surface, understanding humour seems like a simple proposition—we see something…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #50
These paleoburrows created by Ice Age megafauna such as giant ground sloths. Somehow this really brings home how big these animals were. Birds are pretty cool, with their pretty songs and bright feathers.…
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Wild About Ecological Anachronism
Mammoths and other Pleistocene megafauna went extinct thousands of years ago, but if you look closely, you can see their ghosts. Within an ecosystem, many plant and animal species form symbiotic relationships where…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #49
I always think of mind-bending optical illusions when it comes to MC Escher’s artwork, but this work, entitled Puddle, from 1952, is beautiful in a different way – while still bending the rules.…
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Wild About Maps
When was the last time you used a paper map? Years, probably. Or maybe never. Today, we rely on digital maps that come with built in directions and the ability to pull up…
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Three Things I’m Curious About #48
A zoo in Tennessee welcomed a spotless baby giraffe this week. This pattern is so unusual that the baby is the only known spotless giraffe in the world. Fortunately, her lack of natural…
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Wild About Wilderness
In my early 20s, I hiked into the backcountry of the southern Canadian Rockies. With horses carrying the tents and other gear, we climbed to the Continental Divide. Seeing mountains stretch in all…
a miscellany of wonder
