Prema Arasu & Alan J. Jamieson Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, The University of Western Australia. Emails: prema.arasu (at) uwa (dot) edu (dot) au; alan.j.jamieson (at) uwa (dot) edu (dot) au Download PDF With its lure and sharp teeth, the anglerfish (Order Lophiiformes) is the iconic deep-sea monster. In this article we consider the aesthetics, morphology,Continue reading “The lure of the deep sea: anglerfish as movie monsters”
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A practical implication of the Astolfo Effect: bias in AI generated images
Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador1,2, Henrique Magalhães Soares3 & João Vitor Tomotani3 1The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. 2Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. 3Independent Researchers. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Emails: salvador.rodrigo.b (at)Continue reading “A practical implication of the Astolfo Effect: bias in AI generated images”
Malacological representativeness in eco-horror movies
Anna C. de A. Salles1, Marcelo P. G. da Silva2 & Cléo D. de C. Oliveira3 1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2 Laboratório de Entomologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 3 Laboratório de Malacologia, InstitutoContinue reading “Malacological representativeness in eco-horror movies”
Togemon: a Cactaceae in the Digimon world
Reza Raihandhany Division of Botany, Generasi Biologi Indonesia Foundation, Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Email: rezaraihan11 (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF Digimon is one of the most well-known Japanese animated series of the past decades. ‘Digimon’ is an abbreviation of ‘digital monsters’ and the character types in the Digimon world are based on various livingContinue reading “Togemon: a Cactaceae in the Digimon world”
Testing the Astolfo Effect on newly-released servants in Fate/Grand Order
João Vitor Tomotani¹ & Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador²,³ ¹ Independent Researcher. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ²The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. ³Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Emails: tjvitor (at) gmail (dot)Continue reading “Testing the Astolfo Effect on newly-released servants in Fate/Grand Order”
The Two-Dimensional Knapsack Problem, or how to optimize your inventory to fight zombies
João Vitor Tomotani Independent Researcher. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Email: tjvitor (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF INVENTORIES IN RPGS AND ADVENTURE GAMES Video games came a long way to be at where they are today. From the CRT Amusement Devices invented by physicists Thomas Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Mann in 1947, to the OXOContinue reading “The Two-Dimensional Knapsack Problem, or how to optimize your inventory to fight zombies”
Arludo: bringing science and math to students through games
Interview with Michael Kasumovic Download PDF Arludo was founded by Michael Kasumovic, an evolutionary biologist, researcher and professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. It is a bit difficult to define what Arludo is in a single word; broadly put, it is a game studio that also offer educational material and services, andContinue reading “Arludo: bringing science and math to students through games”
Cicadas in Japanese video games and anime
Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Wellington, New Zealand. Email: salvador.rodrigo.b (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF If you ever watched an anime, chances are at some point you have heard an incessant buzzing sound in the background. Those are cicadas, the sound of summer in Japan. Summer only truly arrivesContinue reading “Cicadas in Japanese video games and anime”
The biology of vampires
João Pedro O. Krizek & Marcus Vinicius D. V. Muller Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Emails: jpokrizek (at) gmail (dot) com; marcusvdvmuller (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF Vampires are mythological and folkloric creatures that have been catching people’s attention for centuries (Fig. 1). They (fortunatelyContinue reading “The biology of vampires”
Did Dracula really transmit the plague? The history of bloodsuckers and their diseases
Julia Kasper Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Wellington, New Zealand. Email: julia.kasper (at) tepapa (dot) govt (dot) nz Download PDF “Diseases have spawn one of the most enduring and widespread monster myths in civilisation.” (Dowling, 2016) Vampires are some of the most persistent and best-known creatures in the western world. Different cultures haveContinue reading “Did Dracula really transmit the plague? The history of bloodsuckers and their diseases”
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