barryevans 
Member since Feb 26, 2009

Barry Evans

Bio:
Barry Evans lives in Old Town Eureka with his girlfriend (and wife) Louisa Rogers, several kayaks and bikes, and a stuffed gorilla named “Nameless.” A recovering civil engineer, he is the author of two McGraw-Hill popular science books and has taught science and history. His Field Notes anthologies are available... more

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  • A Magical Elk Moment on the Beach

    • Jul 29, 2013
  • Dia de la Virgen
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    • Dec 12, 2012
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    Re: “A Brief History of Dildos

    Full disclosure: The original (pre-editor) title was "Come with Me, a Brief History of Dildos"

    Posted by barryevans on 04/14/2024 at 2:09 PM

    Re: “Barnacle Envy

    “One councilmember proposed a resolution to fund this project.” Name names!

    1 like, 0 dislikes
    Posted by barryevans on 11/18/2023 at 6:38 AM

    Re: “Lobster Girl Finds the Beat

    Tearing up here. Big sloppy hug.

    2 likes, 0 dislikes
    Posted by barryevans on 11/10/2023 at 10:40 AM

    Re: “Multi-messenger Astronomy and Gold Rings

    One of the delights of this gig is my interactions with Real Scientists: I wrote to Dr. Darach Watson at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen after reading a couple of articles about his work, asking if I could adapt a graph that accompanied the paper on which he was the lead author. Two minutes later, "Sure! How can I help?" Scientists: kids who grew up without losing their sense of wonder.

    2 likes, 0 dislikes
    Posted by barryevans on 06/08/2023 at 5:41 AM

    Re: “'Excitement and Mayhem'

    Woodley Island runs roughly west-east, not north-south

    Posted by barryevans on 04/06/2023 at 8:14 AM

    Re: “The Covered Bridges of Humboldt County

    Thank you! I'll check it out!

    0 likes, 1 dislike
    Posted by barryevans on 04/01/2023 at 11:44 AM

    Re: “In Defense of Slack

    I’m going to have to reference this lovely article next time someone asks me, “Why did you move to Humboldt?”

    8 likes, 1 dislike
    Posted by barryevans on 02/09/2023 at 6:39 AM

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