From ‘Records in the field’ by Sandra Knapp (Nature, Vol. 474, 16 June 2011, pp. 280 – 281):
Field biology: the very words conjure up romance, danger, excitement. There is a thrill to fieldwork that makes lab-based scientists ask “How was your holiday?” when one returns from a stint outside. Many books have been written about the explorers of the past, transcribing their logs and journals, or fictionalizing their adventures. This volume is refreshingly different. Biologist Michael Canfield [editor, Field Notes on Science & Nature, Harvard University Press, 2011, 320 pp. $27.95] has compiled a set of essays not on researchers’ travels, but on how they capture their experiences in their notes.
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Reads Well founder Jennifer Cornell has worked as a pet sitter, a sandwich maker, a field biologist, a community support coordinator, a scientific illustrator, a public speaking coach and a professor of English.
In addition to fiction, she has published original research in a wide range of fields, including the defensive behaviour of Buckmoth caterpillars (Hemileuca lucina), representations of political violence in film and literature, the Black Death, restorative justice, and the literary motif of star-crossed love. She’s been teaching somebody something for over 25 years. 
