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Shawn Dove

@shawndove

Author | Blogger | Scientist - I believe we can heal the world by learning to understand it, and each other, better.

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 29, 2018, 1:25 AM UTC

I am still here

Hi. Since it's been a week since my last blog post, and I'm way behind on reading my feed, I'm just pinging the world to let all my followers know that I'm still here. I haven't abandoned Steemit or…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 23, 2018, 12:33 AM UTC

Steemit vs Akasha Smackdown: First thoughts on the Akasha beta

So I received my invitation to the Akasha beta a few days ago, and wandered over to peer under the hood. Well not really, because I'm not a programmer or even a blockchain expert. But I at least kick…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 17, 2018, 1:19 AM UTC

You don't need a purpose to live a fulfilling life

Religion. Spirituality. Philosophy. Buddhism. Meditation retreats. World travel. Fortune-tellers. Career changes. Mid-life crises. Quarter-life crises. What do all of these things have in common? The…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 17, 2018, 12:01 AM UTC

B&W Photo Contest - Animals Entry

Mother & child have an intimate conversation. This is my entry for the black & white photo contest - animals theme. I took this at the zoo in Munich with a Fujifilm Finepix AX300 (cheapo digi…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 16, 2018, 2:59 PM UTC

Hidden Forever: A Short Story

Lungs aflame, heart ramming like a jackhammer. She crashed through the underbrush, sweat slick against her neoprene suit. A shot pealed somewhere behind her, ripping through the still air of the morn…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 14, 2018, 1:26 AM UTC

Jungle Nightlife of the Cameron Highlands (Malaysia): A Photo Tour

I'm no expert with a camera, but I bought an old used DSLR a couple of years ago and I like to play around with it once in a while. I've written here and here about my two month internship in Terengg…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 11, 2018, 2:57 PM UTC

Doing science in a developing country: my 2 month internship in Malaysia

In North America and western Europe we are a bit snobbish about science. Everything has to be done with rigour and precision or it's not real science. We can afford to think that way because we have…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 10, 2018, 1:43 AM UTC

Enormous spider eats a live caterpillar: night time in the Malaysian jungle

I'm too tired to write something tonight, so I give you... brutal nature at it's most fascinating: a spider the size of my entire hand eats a live caterpillar while it thrashes around. I took this vi…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 9, 2018, 2:22 AM UTC

Two months in the Islamic heart of Malaysia

During my master studies I spent two months doing an internship at a university in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The city of Kuala Terengganu is in the northeastearn part of the Malaysian mainland, the…

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Shawn Dove
@shawndove Jan 7, 2018, 11:11 PM UTC

Empathy workshop, part 4: Putting your empathy into action

Last time we worked on understanding people you disagree with or dislike. Now it's time to start putting your empathy into action! ## PUTTING YOUR EMPATHY INTO ACTION If you are not yet confident abo…

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