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Why we need to care about null results

02/01/2018

Some stories are just too alluring not to be true. On of these self perpetuating narratives suggests Harry Potter, the boy wizard that keeps a snowy owl as a pet, was leading to an increase in demand for pet owls in the UK. Even J.K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, released multiple statements asking … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: book, culture, Film, Harry Potter, Hedwig, Owl, pet, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade

Challenging the traditional conference model

30/08/2015

Published originally at http://conservationbytes.com/ — Just a few weeks back, more than 2000 conservationists got together in Montpellier, France, for the 27th International Congress on Conservation Biology (ICCB). I have been attending these conferences since 2008, and once again had a blast. Yet as I went through the usual talks, posters, work meetings, and this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference, Talk Tagged: Biodiversity, Conference, Conservation, conservation biology, culture, dialogue, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, ICCB, international congress for conservation biology, SCB, science, science communication, scientific meeting, Society for conservation biology

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