Author: Paul Grogan
Paul Grogan is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. His research focuses on understanding biotic and abiotic controls on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients in mid- and high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems. He has published more than forty scientific papers and is keen to engage more in communicating scientific perspectives to the general public. He won an Early Researcher Award from the Ontario government in 2007 and received a Canada Research Chair for his work on the ecology of arctic ecosystems and their sensitivity to climate change.
Maybe Some Real Good Will Come Out of COVID
Maybe this whole COVID-19 event will act as a sharp prod that fully awakens humanity to two fundamental realities: a) Despite what we like to think, we do not in fact exert strong control over our lives; and b) Despite all the suffering that each of us goes through in his or her life, there …
What Can Biology Tell Us About Our Future?
Introduction: The Island Analogy This truly extraordinary point in Earth’s history has recently been categorized as a distinct geological time period–the Anthropocene–a period of significant human impact on the planet. Our species is unique relative to all other life-forms in that we have a developed sense of consciousness. Not only do our activities dominate …