gentleshaid (@gentleshaid) - STEMGeeks

gentleshaid

Nigeria

Writer | Curator | Minimalist

7 days ago

AS + AS Marriage: The Questions Love and Faith Must Answer There is something uncomfortable about watching a relationship become a public debate because two people discover they are both AS. Suddenly, relatives, doctors and religious…

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11 days ago

From My PhD Desk: A Forest Can Be Green and Still Be Losing Its Future A green forest is reassuring. The canopy closes overhead, leaves catch the sunlight, and the ground smells of damp earth. From a distance, everything appears to be working. But…

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13 days ago

An Hour-Plus on a Flat Tyre A few days ago, I drove for over an hour with a punctured tyre. It was my first time. Looking at the shredded rubber afterwards, I hope it will also be my last. ![image.png](

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18 days ago

From my PhD desk: The Forest Beneath My Feet A forest has a way of directing your attention upwards. The tall trees take charge of the view. Their crowns catch the light, birds announce themselves from somewhere overhead…

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21 days ago

My Goats Have Discovered the Chickens’ Dinner I bought two goats to help solve our household food waste problem. We were throwing away too much food, and I thought a male and a female would put suitable leftovers to use.…

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23 days ago

From the Desk of a Plant Ecologist: The Forest Beyond the Trees Welcome to From the Desk of a Plant Ecologist , my weekly space for sharing the discoveries, questions, and surprises that make the study of plants so fascinating. *My…

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26 days ago

Ph.D Desk: What Are We Still Missing About Fire and the Soil Seed Bank? When we think about fire in a forest, it is easy to imagine heat as the main culprit. But fire leaves behind more than heat. Smoke carries chemical signals, while ash changes the…

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about 2 months ago

Your Chemistry Teacher Was Trying to Tell You Something I've been teaching Chemistry for more than 5 years now, and it amazes me how people don't see many subjects beyond the classroom and passing exams. Just a couple of days ago, I…

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3 months ago

Why 'Morning and Night' Isn't Always Good Enough for Your Medication. For about two years, I worked as a pharmacy technician. Looking back now, there are so many little things we did that I never questioned. One of them was how casually we handled…

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4 months ago

The smell of death A few years ago, I stumbled upon one of those stories that makes you pause and say, "Nah... this can't be real." It was about a Scottish woman named Joy Milne . For years…

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