Author Archives for Shannon Bayliss

On the Evolution of Altruism

By Shannon Bayliss | Published February 9, 2016

Being a biologist can be burdensome when you simply want to drink your tea.

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The second annual gift-giving guide from Eco-Evo Lab

By Shannon Bayliss | Published December 11, 2015

The second annual gift-giving guide from Eco-Evo Lab. Last year, I committed the EcoEvoLab to writing a second holiday gift guide… meaning that I committed myself to writing one. Check out my new additions to last year’s list.

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Some thoughts about science communication

By Shannon Bayliss | Published September 29, 2015

A pig is something that is widely recognized, even if the specific term to describe it is spoken in a foreign language. What if my inability to explain something as simple as “pig” had made this story end?

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The Lazies

By Shannon Bayliss | Published September 10, 2015

When you picture a lazy human, what do you picture?

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CSUN Women in Science Edit Wikipedia

By Shannon Bayliss | Published April 23, 2015

Last week we held our first “Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon” event. It was quaint, but a success. Read this post and check out 3 of the 8 pages we published!

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De Materia Medica: Art and Natural History

By Shannon Bayliss | Published March 17, 2015

The first natural historians were artists, so through the next few of my posts I’m going to acknowledge some influential pieces of incredible art and natural history.

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The first annual holiday gift-giving guide from Eco-Evo Lab

By Shannon Bayliss | Published December 12, 2014

Buying gifts when you have to buy gifts is hard. For this holiday season, I’ve put together a list of ideas for your scientifically inclined loved ones (although many of these gifts would be great for anyone).

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Wanderlust

By Shannon Bayliss | Published October 10, 2014

Take a walk this weekend.

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Fire, Air, Earth, Water and Natural Selection

By Shannon Bayliss | Published August 6, 2014

Read about how love and strife were the drivers of selection circa 600 BC

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The Making of a Mutualism

By Shannon Bayliss | Published July 17, 2014

Can a mutualism form without a history of coevolution? A summary of a paper by Erik Hom and Andrew Murray.

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