AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife ecologist who's spent 15 years studying threatened mammals all around the world - AMA! |
- AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife ecologist who's spent 15 years studying threatened mammals all around the world - AMA!
- How did schrödinger's cat go from “criticism of observation theory” to being an example to teach it?
- Why is binocular vision such a dominant model in the animal world?
- Why do some children outgrow seizures?
- How is the shingles vaccine any different from the chicken pox/VZV vaccine? Is it any different?
- Why are moose only found in northern parts of the world?
- Is imposter syndrome prevalent in scientific communities?
- Why would the synthesis process of large amounts of dimethylmercury cause photographic film to fog up?
- Are there hermaphodite Mammals?
- How do HIV antibody tests detect antibodies for all strains of HIV?
- What purpose do the ridges & depressions common in food containers serve?
- At what concentrations can hydrogen sulfide gas affect chrome?
- is it possible for terrestrial planets to form in the outer solar system?
- Why are dry-erase markers always dry?
| Posted: 15 Nov 2021 04:00 AM PST Hi everyone, I'm Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant, a wildlife ecologist with an expertise in uncovering how human activity influences carnivore behavior and ecology. I have been studying the world's most threatened mammals for more than 15 years across six of the seven continents. I received a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Emory University, a M.S. in Environmental Studies from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Columbia University. I am currently a Research Faculty member at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management leading carnivore research on the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. I am also a National Geographic Explorer, and a Visiting Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History. My latest venture is a podcast from PBS Nature called "Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant." In it I tell my stories from the field, from encountering giraffe poachers while tracking lion cubs in Tanzania, to discovering never-before-seen population of the world's most endangered lemur in Madagascar, to giving CPR to a hibernating black bear in Minnesota. My hope is to encourage the next generation of wildlife ecologists. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. I'll be on at 11 am PST/2 pm EST/19 UT to answer your questions. Ask me anything! Username: /u/Hrae_wg21 [link] [comments] |
| How did schrödinger's cat go from “criticism of observation theory” to being an example to teach it? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 03:40 PM PST |
| Why is binocular vision such a dominant model in the animal world? Posted: 15 Nov 2021 06:33 AM PST Why do so many mammals / reptiles / fish) hold to the binocular vision model, or perhaps why haven't more animals in these categories evolved more than two eyes? [link] [comments] |
| Why do some children outgrow seizures? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 10:27 PM PST I've heard that many children will outgrow seizures as they get older. Why is that? [link] [comments] |
| How is the shingles vaccine any different from the chicken pox/VZV vaccine? Is it any different? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 05:14 PM PST |
| Why are moose only found in northern parts of the world? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 05:12 PM PST The kind of food they eat seems to be plentiful in warmer climates in the south. Why haven't they colonized lower latitudes? [link] [comments] |
| Is imposter syndrome prevalent in scientific communities? Posted: 15 Nov 2021 05:28 AM PST I'm currently in my second year of a bsc in biomedical sciences , I've kind of hit a block where I feel like I've faked it to get here , like every grade I've ever had was a fluke and I really know nothing , I am an A or A* student though who got a first last year .Am I alone in this or do others on the scientific field feel the same way? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2021 11:02 PM PST I just read Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants by John Drury Clark and in it there is a section where he wants to investigate dimethylmercury as a possible rocket fuel. He writes about it in the following paragraph:
Why would the synthesis process fog photographic film especially in such quantity? [link] [comments] |
| Are there hermaphodite Mammals? Posted: 15 Nov 2021 05:02 AM PST |
| How do HIV antibody tests detect antibodies for all strains of HIV? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 02:38 PM PST Was curious as to how rapid HIV tests are able to detect HIV antibodies for all of the different subgroups/strains of HIV. Are the antibodies for all of the different strains identical? If not, is there a marker/indicator that the test tests for that indicates the antibody is for HIV? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| What purpose do the ridges & depressions common in food containers serve? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 02:56 PM PST They are present on the lids and sides, make manufacturing more difficult, and use more plastic rather than a flatter surface. Initial thoughts are maybe to disperse heat better or maybe lower surface tension (making it less susceptible to cracking) Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| At what concentrations can hydrogen sulfide gas affect chrome? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 06:31 PM PST In my city, hydrogen sulfide gas has been pervasive in the air for the last month or two due to anaerobic digestion/decay of vegetation in a stagnant water channel. The smell the gas of the gas is like rotten eggs, which is a nuisance and has made a lot of people feel sick. The city released measurements, and the concentration of the gas is about 0.375 ppm on the low end and about 2.125 ppm on the high end. However, city residents have also been complaining about finding red/rust-like stuff staining their baths/showers even if they clean daily (so it's not mold or bacteria) and the chrome trim on their cars becoming oxidized or corroded. They said the timing of it coincided with the gas problem and think there's some huge public health crisis being covered up by the city. Our city's tap water system is not connected to the channel, so I thought it was just a ridiculous conspiracy theory based on confirmation bias. However, after Googling, it turns out hydrogen sulfide gas/liquid is actually corrosive to metals, though I couldn't find at what concentration. Now I'm curious: is it possible for hydrogen sulfide gas to affect chrome trim at the concentrations I mentioned above? Is it even remotely possible for it to affect pipes from the outside? [link] [comments] |
| is it possible for terrestrial planets to form in the outer solar system? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 04:07 PM PST |
| Why are dry-erase markers always dry? Posted: 14 Nov 2021 03:01 PM PST I'm just wondering - why are they always dry? Sometimes they're not dry per-se but still write with a clear film - why does this happen? I don't think it's storage position only because they're all laid down and I also don't think they're technically dry as they still write with a clear fluid after going dry. Does anyone have an idea why this happens? [link] [comments] |
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