WildFocusEmma
@wildfocusemma.bsky.social
Science communicator with a passion for the natural world. Author of the Wild Focus Project (wildfocus.org)
I got to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, AB last month, and it rekindled my love for natural history! My latest post is a blast from the past (the DEEP past), with a bit about some few more recent dinosaurs as a bonus treat. Check it out! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/9...
Cambrian Weirdos — The Wild Focus Project
I’ve heard people describe the Cambrian explosion as “Mother Nature throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks,” and yeah, that’s pretty accurate. These creatures evolved to fill certain roles ...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I got to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, AB last month, and it rekindled my love for natural history! My latest post is a blast from the past (the DEEP past), with a bit about some few more recent dinosaurs as a bonus treat. Check it out! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/9...
Mosquitoes have a bad reputation, and it's not undeserved! So why don't we just wipe them out for good? Today's post discusses why that might not be as good of an idea as it seems. (Header photo by Simon Kutcher via Wikimedia)
www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/7...
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In Defense of the Mosquito — The Wild Focus Project
Many years ago, I read Lewis and Clark’s account of their cross-continental voyage. My favorite part was the wide variety of spellings of “musquetors,” which were often “verry troublesome.” Lewis and ...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Mosquitoes have a bad reputation, and it's not undeserved! So why don't we just wipe them out for good? Today's post discusses why that might not be as good of an idea as it seems. (Header photo by Simon Kutcher via Wikimedia)
www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/7...
www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/7...
I've been thinking about how cameras are really useful tools - for all kinds of things, but particularly for conservation. I dive into uses for photography and video in my latest post on the Wild Focus Project. Check it out! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/6... (photo of me by @jupebox.bsky.social)
The Camera: A Powerful Tool — The Wild Focus Project
It’s hard to overstate just how important photography is (and has been) in conservation. From trail cams to drones, from satellites to microscopes, cameras have been essential tools at every stage of ...
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June 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I've been thinking about how cameras are really useful tools - for all kinds of things, but particularly for conservation. I dive into uses for photography and video in my latest post on the Wild Focus Project. Check it out! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/6... (photo of me by @jupebox.bsky.social)
If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I. LOVE. cephalopods. So you can imagine how excited I was about the recent colossal squid footage! Today's blog post on The Wild Focus Project is all about cephs and their many amazing features: www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/4...
The Squid Squad — The Wild Focus Project
I was over the moon about the recent video of the baby colossal squid, captured by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. … Every time I think about colossal squids — and honestly, cephalopods in general — my m...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I. LOVE. cephalopods. So you can imagine how excited I was about the recent colossal squid footage! Today's blog post on The Wild Focus Project is all about cephs and their many amazing features: www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/4...
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I wish more science focused people utilized other pop culture communication methods (comics, manga, tv,yt, animation, etc.) Because we need more creative communication methods. #scicomm #outreach #edutainment #education
April 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I wish more science focused people utilized other pop culture communication methods (comics, manga, tv,yt, animation, etc.) Because we need more creative communication methods. #scicomm #outreach #edutainment #education
There are a lot of scary things in the world, but despite what a lot of people think, most #spiders aren't one of them. Learn all about our 8-legged neighbors (including some personal faves) in my new post on the Wild Focus Project! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/3... (photo by Uda Dennie)
Spider Showcase — The Wild Focus Project
It’s spring here in the northern hemisphere, and with spring comes a surge of critters. I’ve seen lots of spiders around my home lately, so I thought I’d take some time to talk about spiders and why t...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There are a lot of scary things in the world, but despite what a lot of people think, most #spiders aren't one of them. Learn all about our 8-legged neighbors (including some personal faves) in my new post on the Wild Focus Project! www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/3... (photo by Uda Dennie)
nothing like fiber crafts/textiles to demonstrate that you don't actually know how to count 💀
February 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
nothing like fiber crafts/textiles to demonstrate that you don't actually know how to count 💀
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@ruth-moore.bsky.social has mastered #scicomm through cake
pictured: Claire Parrott's thesis cake on glacier-ocean interaction and freshwater dynamics in the Canadian Arctic
🧊-🌊 interface with rock candy
marzipan 🐻❄️ & ⛵
stratified ocean cake layers with a green sprinkle phytoplankton 🐛
AND DELICIOUS
pictured: Claire Parrott's thesis cake on glacier-ocean interaction and freshwater dynamics in the Canadian Arctic
🧊-🌊 interface with rock candy
marzipan 🐻❄️ & ⛵
stratified ocean cake layers with a green sprinkle phytoplankton 🐛
AND DELICIOUS
February 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@ruth-moore.bsky.social has mastered #scicomm through cake
pictured: Claire Parrott's thesis cake on glacier-ocean interaction and freshwater dynamics in the Canadian Arctic
🧊-🌊 interface with rock candy
marzipan 🐻❄️ & ⛵
stratified ocean cake layers with a green sprinkle phytoplankton 🐛
AND DELICIOUS
pictured: Claire Parrott's thesis cake on glacier-ocean interaction and freshwater dynamics in the Canadian Arctic
🧊-🌊 interface with rock candy
marzipan 🐻❄️ & ⛵
stratified ocean cake layers with a green sprinkle phytoplankton 🐛
AND DELICIOUS
I feel like a lot of (non-scientific) people don't really know what science is. Like it's not just a series of facts like "Earth is made of these layers" and "this is what a cell looks like." It's the PROCESS of how we get to those conclusions. We know these things because we followed the process.
February 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I feel like a lot of (non-scientific) people don't really know what science is. Like it's not just a series of facts like "Earth is made of these layers" and "this is what a cell looks like." It's the PROCESS of how we get to those conclusions. We know these things because we followed the process.
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Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community theconversation.com/address-scie... #SciComm #SocialMedia #science #SciChat
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community
For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community theconversation.com/address-scie... #SciComm #SocialMedia #science #SciChat
I wrote a blog post for the first time in ages! It's all about biomimicry (engineering inspired by nature) and you can check it out at www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/2...
Mother (Nature) Knows Best — The Wild Focus Project
We humans have come up with a lot of cool stuff. But it doesn’t usually just come out of the blue. For millennia, we’ve been inspired by the natural world to invent, engineer, and improve. This area o...
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February 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I wrote a blog post for the first time in ages! It's all about biomimicry (engineering inspired by nature) and you can check it out at www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2025/2...
time to dip my toes back into the ocean of social media
February 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
time to dip my toes back into the ocean of social media