Shomari Healy
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      • Tropical Fieldwork – French Guiana
      • Tree climbing: From Bristol to French Guiana
      • How shipping impacts globalisation and international trade
      • How minimalism and sustainable living intersect
      • How healthy living can impact the environment
      • I’m tired of the word Lockdown
      • Was Covid-19 good for the environment?
      • ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ and the George Floyd Protests
      • How Wildfires Have Impacted 2020
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      • The Urban Heat Island Effect: Characteristics and impacts
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      • Steal like an artist: Review and thoughts
      • Atomic Habits: Review and Thoughts
      • Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad: Review and Thoughts
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Tropical Fieldwork – French Guiana

Introduction For the last couple of years, I have been working as a research technician in the environmental science department at the university of Liverpool. A lot of my job involved lab work, working with academics and students, prepping field Read more…

By Shomari, 2 years01/11/2023 ago
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Tree climbing: From Bristol to French Guiana

These last few months I have been blessed to learn many cool and interesting skills and, through my job as a research technician at the University of Liverpool, have been able to apply them to the real world in many Read more…

By Shomari, 2 years01/11/2023 ago
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How South Sudan almost beat the USA in Basketball

On the 20th of July 2024, South Sudan nearly pulled off one of the greatest basketball upsets of all time. Taking the US national team to the very last second in an extremely close game, South Sudan needed just one Read more…

By Shomari, 9 months19/08/2024 ago
Book reviews

Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad: Review and Thoughts

Keep Going (Austin Kleon) – Book Review and Overall Thoughts The book in 3 sentences Forget the noun, Do the verb. Rather than focusing on the idea of being a creator, focus on the process/act of creating Creative work is Read more…

By Shomari, 1 year21/02/2024 ago
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Atomic Habits book cover
Book reviews

Atomic Habits: Review and Thoughts

Atomic Habits (James Clear) – Book Review and Overall Thoughts The book in 3 sentences Tiny, incremental changes to one’s habits and routines over an extended period of time, even if it is only by 1%, can lead to remarkable Read more…

By Shomari, 1 year21/02/2024 ago
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Steal like an artist: Review and thoughts

Steal Like An Artist (Austin Kleon) – Book Review and Overall thoughts The book in 3 sentences Nothing is truly original so don’t shackle yourself creatively in the pursuit of pure originality Be inspired by the things around you and Read more…

By Shomari, 4 years13/08/2021 ago
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How shipping impacts globalisation and international trade

On Tuesday 23rd of March the Ever Given cargo ship became stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt which is one of the biggest and most important shipping routes in the world. About 12% of global trade passes through the Read more…

By Shomari, 4 years29/03/2021 ago
Sustainability

How minimalism and sustainable living intersect

Sustainability and sustainable living have been on the rise over the last decade as people are becoming more aware and educated on the different ways that their actions and lifestyles are impacting the world around them. Many people are making Read more…

By Shomari, 4 years08/03/2021 ago
Sustainability

How healthy living can impact the environment

“Do your best to live life right” This is a phrase that I have been repeating to myself for the last few years and have found it to be helpful in recentering my mindset and framing my outlook on life. Read more…

By Shomari, 4 years23/02/2021 ago
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I’m tired of the word Lockdown

I’m tired of the word lockdown. It’s a word that has taken a strangle hold on global consciousness, becoming ubiquitous and finding its way into every text, facetime, and mask to mask conversation. Amongst the most used words of 2020, Read more…

By Shomari, 4 years03/02/2021 ago
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