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Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend V of IV: The Final Story

Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend is over, and I thought I would show you the results of my attempt to create a recreation, re-enactment, or impression of a soldier from Dura-Europos (so this is not really one of the original IV, so to speak, hence it is V of IV). In the group above you can see me

Introducing Wendiceratops: A remarkable new horned dinosaur

Life reconstruction of Wendiceratops pinhornenis. Credit: Danielle Dufault. Reconstruction of the skeleton of Wendiceratops pinhornenis Credit: Danielle Dufault Reconstruction of Wendiceratops pinhornenis skeleton showing the bones that have been found to date in blue. Credit: Danielle Dufault.

The Ultimate Collaboration: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the ROM and EVC

By guest blogger Rhi More, 2016 Environmental Visual Communication Program graduate. It’s the perfect storm. Natural history museum meets wildlife photography exhibition meets environmental visual communication- the ultimate collaboration of using storytelling to engage the public. For the

Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture

“The Eva Holtby Lecture wants speakers on contemporary culture asking the questions why and why not. Our goal is for this to encourage conversation, empathy and understanding which leads to stronger civility in a community.”- Christopher Holtby The Annual Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary

Totally Buggin’: Spiders and Insects in Pop Culture

Guest blog written by 2018 Environmental Visual Communication student Michael Berger. Dr. Susan Tyler paces the empty subway platform, lit by flickering fluorescents, anxiously waiting for her husband’s return from the perilous depths of the underground. Out of the corner of her eye she

The Evans Connection Part 1: The Minoans Discovered

I pick up the story of the Ivory ‘Minoan’ Goddess to discuss why the ROM, or indeed anyone, believed that the figurine was genuine (or why she was created, if she is fake). In essence, this was based on the opinion of one man, Sir Arthur Evans (as I explain in an earlier post), but to

10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird

Is your high score below 10? Are you constantly crashing into those nauseating green pipes? Behold Flappy Bird, a frustratingly repetitive and highly addicting flash game about a bird who depends on you to navigate through Super Mario-esque pipes. The instructions are undefined, but the game is

DNA confirms relationship between the giant flightless moa and the tinamous

Bringing a historical debate into the genomic age Why did the ratite cross the supercontinent? The beginning of a joke or part of one of the longest running debates in ornithology (the study of birds)? The large flightless birds known as the ratites currently include the ostrich from Africa,

The Monastery of St Moses, Syria: Introduction

Deir Mar Musa, or the Monastery of St. Moses, can be found about 90 km north of Damascus in the desert Qalamoun Mountains, isolated between the road from Damascus to Homs/Hama/Aleppo and the road from Damascus to Palmyra-Tadmor. The nearest town is al-Nabk, or Nebek, 10.4 miles or 6.5 km to the

Blue Whale Research

Scientific study and preservation continue for the ROM’s Blue Whale Guest blog by Jacqueline Miller, Mammalian Technician The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived. What are the advantages to being so large? What are the disadvantages? There are advantages to being large,

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