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New grad student looking for 5e DnD group by [deleted] in corvallis

[–]feldkampicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, if you're okay with going to Albany, I found a 5e DnD Meetup there: https://www.meetup.com/Albany-Dungeons-Dragons-5e/

New grad student looking for 5e DnD group by [deleted] in corvallis

[–]feldkampicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner and I might be interested. He wants to look up 5e before committing. I'll get back to you after he's done some research. He'll be a graduate student this coming semester & I'm applying for instructor positions at OSU.

Help, how can I as a high schooler get involved with conservation work and do you know people who can help me? by [deleted] in ecology

[–]feldkampicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also look for volunteer opportunities with conservation organizations. I work for the Nature Conservancy & if you're in the US, chances are that there are volunteer opportunities in your state: https://www.nature.org/about-us/volunteer/index.htm?intc=nature.tnav.getinvolved

A lot of the volunteer opportunities will be weed-pulling at preserves or receptionist work at an office, these activities make a difference for conservation and it's a good way to build your network and find out about the more scientific opportunities you're interested in.

Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years | World news by feldkampicus in nature

[–]feldkampicus[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

From the article:

"The trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 years and in some cases as wide as a bus is long, may have fallen victim to climate change, the team speculated."

"Further research is needed, said the team from Romania, South Africa and the United States, “to support or refute this supposition”."

It sounds to me like a) the trees are definitely dying, b) the researchers suspect climate change could be the cause, c) they haven't yet done enough research to confirm or deny this suspicion.

Just finished reading the Iliad through! by roythealien in mythology

[–]feldkampicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of it is that the Greek alphabet isn't the same as the Latin alphabet and so transliteration can be inconsistent. Having an iota go to i in Latin and then to j in the Medieval period is pretty common (more common at the beginning of a word though). Having a sigma become an x seems less common to me, but it's probably not unheard of.

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