by Mark_Costello | Sep 20, 2020 | Climate change, Useful Stuff
What is the problem with climate change? It is causing more frequent and worse heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms. These impact human health, farming, fisheries, forestry, food security, infrastructure, drinking water supplies, natural biodiversity. They cause...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 22, 2020 | News, Useful Stuff
Artificial Intelligence (AI, using machine learning and neural networks) has made amazing strides, notably in recognising human faces. It is also being used to identify patterns on photographs of individual patterns on whale fins and flukes, and whale shark markings....
by Mark_Costello | Mar 31, 2020 | For students, Useful Stuff
With recent limitations on access to laboratories and fieldwork due to covid19, there is renewed interest in doing research that can be done anywhere with an internet link and/or computer access. There is a rapidly increasing amount of scientific data freely available...
by Mark_Costello | Mar 27, 2020 | For students, News, Useful Stuff
When it comes to applying for a position, we cannot do much to change our qualifications and other facts but we can adjust its content to communicate what is most relevant for the position and take care of its layout. Principles Who is the CV for? Tailor it for...
by Mark_Costello | Mar 24, 2020 | Useful Stuff
Based on my own inexperience and observations! Practical stuff Mute microphone when not speaking to minimize background noise and feedback. Use headphones and microphone to avoid feedback and get the best audio both ways. Use the ‘screen share’ option to...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 19, 2019 | For students, Marine Reserves, Useful Stuff
Marine Reserves on Facebook International Bill Ballantine’s website on no-take marine reserves marine-reserves.org.nz MPA News http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/ Global MPA database http://www.protectedplanet.net MPA Atlas http://www.mpatlas.org/ IUCN marine...
