You wake up to the sound of jazz music droning in the distance and the smell of beignets wafting to you from the café at the end of the block. You turn over drowsily, and a sparkle catches your eye. The light streaming through your window is reflecting off the beads hanging from your curtain …
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One way to better understand stressors to an environment is to know how to categorize them. Stressors can generally be broken down into eight categories: natural vs anthropogenic biotic vs abiotic chronic vs acute global vs local Watch the following video to learn more about these categories. When you are done, try to categorize the …
“It’s early morning and the sun has risen over Kāneʻohe Bay. The turquoise water is still resting – like glass undulating gently as it hugs the shoreline, back and forth, pushed by the ocean breeze. To the far viewer, the treasure below is not immediately visible. Underneath this pristine surface lies a vivid world, already …
It would be easy to give 2020 the finger and call it good. After all, it’s been an insurmountably hard year in many ways for many people. And while I am happy to see 2020 laid to rest, I think there are some lessons from it that we can bring with us into 2021. In …
Reducing your carbon footprint doesn’t have to be hard, and one of the easiest places to start is in your own home! Here is a little how-to that turns old T-shirts into cleaning rags and orange peels into a gentle, but effective, household cleanser! Song Credit: “Sunday Best” by Surfaces http://themeaningofzoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/video.mov
Maayong adlaw! Or “Good day!” in Cebuano, a dialect of the Visayan language that is quite prevalent in the Philippines. During the summer of 2019, I had the amazing opportunity of flying 8,693 miles away from home and spending 3 months conducting research in Dumaguete City, Philippines as an intern with the Philippines PIRE Project. …
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Hello Hello and Happy Global Coral Reef Week! Let’s Talk: Coral reefs. Also dubbed “the rainforests of the sea”. Although they occupy only 0.1% of the area of the ocean, they support over 25% of marine life, making them one of earth’s most diverse ecosystems(1). Worldwide, corals support more than 500 million people who rely …
Hello all you beautiful souls and welcome to The Meaning of Zoe (The Meaning of Life) ! I wanted to provide a quick overview of why I’m starting this blog and who I am. It’s nice to virtually meet you 🙂 http://themeaningofzoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_5014.mov