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Month: May 2020

honeycreepers in hawaii

May 23, 2020 | Alison | animal diversity, ecology, evolution, scholarship biology

The 2015 Schol Bio paper included a question about a group of birds known as honeycreepers, specifically, the 56 species endemic to the Hawaiian islands. (Or, were endemic: 18, or perhaps 19, are still living; the others are extinct.) Students who’ve already had a look at this paper as part of their preparation for the exam will […]

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applying the CRAAP test to Plandemic

May 10, 2020 | Alison | critical thinking

In the last couple of days I’ve seen a lot of individuals and pages share links to a trailer for “Plandemic”. And I’ve had friends ask me what I think of it. They’ve commented that it looks and sounds pretty ‘sciencey’ but wanted another opinion. So, I had a look, and here goes. The “Plandemic” […]

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