Articles by Michelle Nijhuis
Michelle Nijhuis is the author of the 2021 book Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction. Follow her on Twitter.
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Save the median strip! Or, how to annoy E.O. Wilson
Emma Marris, author of "Rambunctious Garden," challenged noted conservationist E.O. Wilson by arguing that we should learn to value all types of nature -- human-altered places as well as pristine landscapes.
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Kids’ books that take the SCARY out of science
Science writer Michelle Nijhuis goes in search of books that will inspire her toddler to think of science as a world of possibilities, not a frightening place where intimidating grown-ups have all the answers.
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WWDSS? What would Dr. Seuss say about climate change?
Channeling the good doctor, one writer imagines what he might write about global warming, were he still with us. A little fun with the apocalypse, anyone?
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Sinners, repent! How our natural self-bias got us into this mess
This interview originally appeared in the Last Word on Nothing. Dearest readers, we hope you had a gluttonous, slothful, greedy, and lustful holiday, with only the tiniest touches of wrath. […]
