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Bonus extra Leap Day blog post

Posted on February 29, 2024 by parrot feather

I know I’ve already written about this earlier in the week, and indeed in the two other leap years (here and here) that have happened since I started the blog, but I can’t resist another little post on the day … Continue reading →

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Doctor Karl’s shirts and cicadas

Posted on February 18, 2024 by parrot feather

Karl Kruszelnicki is a long-time science dude (‘science communicator’ makes him sound so – conventional, is it?) on ABC radio and tv in particular. He seems to know everything you could ever want to know about scientific things and has … Continue reading →

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Finding freshwater fish in the ’60s

Posted on January 29, 2023 by parrot feather

I have been mildly obsessed this week with a little book that has sat on my shelves unnoticed for decades. I’ve been going through a bit of a reorganisation and getting rid of some of the very many books that … Continue reading →

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Entangled

Posted on January 16, 2021 by parrot feather

I have been reading a book called Entangled Life this week. It’s about fungi and their central and mostly unacknowledged role in our lives, and it’s fascinating. There are so many interesting ideas and facts and theories in the book … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Bumblebee

Posted on January 28, 2017 by parrot feather

As readers here may know, CHO last year decided that we would focus on a theme throughout each year. Last year was the heart, and this year, after a new year vote was taken, the new theme was announced at the picnic … Continue reading →

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