PostsCommentsPayoutsgentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 4 days agoFrom My PhD Desk: A Forest Can Be Green and Still Be Losing Its FutureA 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…gentleshaid (75)in Hive Motors • 6 days agoAn Hour-Plus on a Flat TyreA 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. Why did I…gentleshaid cross-posted @gentleshaid/from-my-phd-desk-the-forest-beneath-my-feetgentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain #writing • 11 days agoFrom my PhD desk: The Forest Beneath My FeetA 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…gentleshaid (75)in #writing • 11 days agoFrom my PhD desk: The Forest Beneath My FeetA 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…gentleshaid (75)in Homesteading • 14 days agoMy Goats Have Discovered the Chickens’ DinnerI 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.…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 16 days agoFrom the Desk of a Plant Ecologist: The Forest Beyond the TreesWelcome 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…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 19 days agoPh.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…gentleshaid (75)in Hive Naija • last monthYour Chemistry Teacher Was Trying to Tell You SomethingI'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…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 3 months agoWhy '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…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 4 months agoThe smell of deathA 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…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 5 months agoThe Mushroom Test: How Our Ancestors Practiced Science Without Knowing ItOne of the topics I enjoy teaching students the most is the scientific method. There is something deeply satisfying about explaining the process of observation, hypothesis…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 5 months agoThe Elephant in the Room: Alcohol and Its IllusionsI was around 18 years old when I had my first alcoholic drink. It was freshly tapped palm wine. You could drink gallons of it without wanting to stop, at least until the alcohol…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 5 months agoGood Health? Eating less may be what you needFood is life, no doubt about that. Without food, no human being can survive beyond a couple of days, with the highest recorded survival period being around 21 days. As long as an…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 5 months agoLamarckism and the Human BrainI love telling a particular joke to my students whenever I'm advising them to study adequately. The joke revolves around the law of use and disuse of organs according to Jean…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 7 months agoGlobal Warming and the Politics of ConvenienceGlobal warming is not entirely a bad thing. In fact, without it, the Earth might have remained locked in an ice age, making much of today’s civilization impossible. The warming…gentleshaid (75)in Motherhood • 7 months agoWhen Vaccines Don’t Seem to Work: My Measles ExperienceI have listened to and read about several arguments against vaccines. Initially, I thought many of these arguments were simply dumb and reeked of a lack of education. With time…gentleshaid (75)in Homesteading • 7 months agoMeet Jane and JohannaIt is one thing to have a natural penchant for something, and another to be doing something for economic gain. It is, however, possible for one's passion to be economically…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 8 months agoYoung Blood, Old Questions: What the Science Really Says About AgeingI first saw the headline on Sky News: Drinking young blood could prevent age-related diseases, study reveals. Even though the article date 2018, it hit me like a fresh one…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 8 months agoSomething Must Kill a ManSomething must kill a man. The above phrase is a popular joke in Nigerian societies, and perhaps beyond. It is usually pronounced out of frustration against several lifestyle…gentleshaid (75)Adansonia digitatain StemSocial • 8 months agoWriting used to be so coolReflecting on How Writing Has Changed Writing used to be so much fun back in 2017, when I first joined this community. In those days, I practically ate and breathed this space.…
