I move through the desert now intensely aware of ravens. I see them everywhere and try to learn from every sighting. These black birds have become the focal point of my life as a biologist. I have become largely numb to their omnipresence in the Mojave but every now and then I am still taken… Continue reading »
Fast Company’s Charlie Sorrel just published Fast Company’s article, “3-D Printed Shells Help Tortoises Survive Hostile Desert Life,” on what Hardshell Labs is doing with Autodesk’s Tatjana Dzambazova, and biologists William Boarman and Tim Shields. Thank you, Fast Company, for noticing and spreading the word 😉
The nifty little virtual spinner below was created with Autodesk’s clever digitization and workflow tool beta, Memento, and shows Hardshell Labs’ 3D-printed, faux tortoise shell lure, christened the Techno-Tortâ„¢. For use in predation research on the ravens which have decimated Desert tortoise populations in the southwestern U.S., these can be printed in whatever size we like,… Continue reading »