by Mark Roberts | Oct 15, 2024 | Nature, selective attention, Trees
For quite some time I despaired at the public’s lack of knowledge of trees. I failed to understand why they couldn’t tell one tree from the other. Just the common ones, I didn’t want everyone to be a closet dendrologist. I felt that it was reasonable for most people...
by Mark Roberts | Jun 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
For many years now I have been teaching a tree risk assessment course. It’s a structured course with modules and sections laid out in a logical teaching order that is not my own. It’s a great course and I have fun teaching it. Each time I start, I give the class a...
by Mark Roberts | Jan 20, 2024 | Trees
It may surprise you because it definitely surprised me, that there are dozens of scientific studies on the differences between cat people and dog people. As in, actual peer-reviewed studies from reputable universities with articles published in credible magazines and...
by Mark Roberts | May 7, 2023 | Written by AI
I’ve just used ChatGPT to write an article in the style of my own blog. I asked and it did. Option b) was to hang the washing out – but now, 20 seconds later I have an article and I still have to hang the washing out. So much for time wasting… Have a read...
by Mark Roberts | Mar 20, 2023 | Trees
I’m not sure who first said, ‘the only constant, is change’, but whoever said it may have based the idea on plants. Plants, long-lived plants at least (trees) exist in a constant state of change. They can’t migrate or move, they sit where they have always sat, rooted...
