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Part 3: AI for Ecosystem Balance – Tracking Nature’s Intricate Web
In this third part of our series, we delve into the dual-edged sword of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ecosystem management. AI’s application in this field is akin to assembling a complex ecological jigsaw, a task Maxwell Knight, a pioneer in nature conservation, might have found captivating. Let me tell you why… AI: The Modern Nature…
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The Spy Who Loved Nature: Maxwell Knight’s Legacy Beyond MI5
Inspired by Simon King’s talk at The Maxwell Knight symposium. In the clandestine corridors of MI5, Maxwell Knight, the original ‘M’, was a living legend. His secret intelligence service prowess during the inter-war years and WWII is well-documented, with a flair for counter-subversion that helped infiltrate the British fascist movement and prevent Nazi sympathiser espionage…
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The Girl, the Owl, the Deer and the River
In a world whispered by winds and sung by rivers, a young girl with curious eyes wandered through a forest of ancient trees. Each step was a question, each breath a wonder. One golden morning, she came across an owl, perched solemnly in an old oak tree. “Owl, why do you watch so quietly?” she…
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The Nar Valley in Norfolk – A foot safari during the Covid lockdown.
John and Margaret Cooper’s Pentney to King’s Lynn ‘safari’ 13 – 15 July 2020. A report on our walk – and the natural history that we saw – for the FFON Armchair Naturalist website: https://thefrightenedfaceofnature.com/ Part 1. Last month we decided, as a break from our fifteen-week Covid-19 “lockdown”, to explore the River Nar on…
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What happens when humans ‘turn off’ for a moment.
Written by Chris Middleton FLS. What a great idea Armchair Naturalism is. A perfect time to make some observations, and to encourage others to do the same. I like to think people might also use the time constructively to perhaps learn a new study discipline or new language, or just further their general knowledge. On…
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A new generation of Nature Detectives
John Cooper first heard Maxwell Knight’s iconic broadcasts as a child because his family listened to Nature Parliament in the afternoons, at ten past one on the Home Service. After the News, it would either be Country Questions or The Naturalist, which was introduced by three curlew calls. After attending several of Knight’s talks, in…
FFON. Unveiling Nature’s Challenges, Inspiring Conservation’s Future. 