Some scientific questions have a habit of following you around for much of your career. Back in 2002, Louise Cranmer and I published a paper in the journal Oikos asking a deceptively simple questio…

Alt: the gif is of kate o’flynn portraying patricia moyer on the show widow’s bay. it’s from the scene where she is being slowly but relentlessly pursued by the slasher killer from her childhood. the shot is zooming in on her face as she screams, “just run!”

On mirrors, magic, and obsession