Kit and Alexis Bahn chat about growing up with wolves, comparing Montana to Texas and the Netherlands, psychological impacts on sleep post Hurricane Harvey, reading and writing fantasy novels, amongst other things!
Alexis was raised by wolves, but now she studies the brain! Alexis love questions about how we learn, what happens while we sleep, and how our emotions effect... all of it! She has lived and studied in the mountains of Montana, the deserts of Texas, and the rolling hills of the Netherlands (but the mountains are her favorite).
Some links to things mentioned in the chat:
- The Howlers Inn (https://www.howlersinn.com/)
- Ode to Kiowa, the alpha female of the Howlers Inn (https://geogramblings.com/2019/04/08/inspiring-geography-stories-part-2/)
- Kit’s high school students visit the Howlers Inn in 2012 (https://youtu.be/BtdR3uuFvPA?t=776)
- Cycle bridges in the Netherlands (https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?s=bridge)
- Sleep Disturbances and Delayed Sleep Timing are Associated with Greater Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Youth Following Hurricane Harvey (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360021052_Sleep_Disturbances_and_Delayed_Sleep_Timing_are_Associated_with_Greater_Post-Traumatic_Stress_Symptoms_in_Youth_Following_Hurricane_Harvey)
- Fostering empathy in the teaching of natural hazards article (https://www.geography.org.uk/Journal-Issue/6d72a4c8-4c64-4241-a563-b8132514e220)
- The Sweet True Story Of A Wolf Who Befriended Dogs (https://www.thedodo.com/a-true-lone-wolfreview-of-a-wo-1001852146.html)
- Public warned after pack of wolves released into Suffolk countryside (April Fools) (https://www.suffolkgazette.com/news/pack-of-wolves/)
Expand your geography network and connect with Alexis via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/alexis.c.b/).
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