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Rick LeCouteur
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Memory, Dream, & Longing: A Soft Collision (#313)
A memory, a dream, and a longing. At first glance, they seem like separate phenomena, each belonging to its own corner of the mind. ...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 273 min read
Silent Collapse: The Global Coral Crisis (#312)
Imagine a forest suddenly turning gray, its vibrant life vanishing without a sound. That’s exactly what’s happening beneath the waves...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 273 min read
Who Are Indie Authors? Part 2: Indie Bookstore Day 2025 (#311)
Saturday April 26th 2025 is Indie Bookstore Day! It’s a nationwide celebration of everything we love about independent bookstores. Their...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 252 min read
Lest We Forget: The Spirit of ANZAC (#310)
Every year on April 25th , Australians and New Zealanders come together to commemorate ANZAC Day, a solemn occasion that honors the...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 242 min read
Who Are Indie Authors? Part 1: Why do writers choose this path? (#309)
Over the last two decades, the publishing landscape has undergone a quiet revolution. No longer solely the domain of large publishing...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 244 min read
Microscale, Mega Impact: How tiny robots are changing neurosurgery (#308)
What if a robot the size of a grain of rice could transform the way we treat brain tumors, navigate the labyrinth of the human brain with...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 233 min read
AI in Vet Med: Record keeping do's and don'ts (#307)
In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into veterinary medicine has transformed many aspects of clinical...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 233 min read
The State of Our Planet This Week: Insights from Inside Climate News (#306)
Inside Climate News was founded in 2007 and provides unbiased, non-partisan reporting on climate change to inform the national...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 193 min read
Chewy's Big Play: Dog food, vet clinics, insurance, and beyond (#304)
Chewy Inc., once seen as just an online pet supply retailer, is rapidly transforming into something much bigger: a full-service pet care...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 174 min read
Fission vs. Fusion: Splitting and merging atoms (#303)
Nuclear fission and fusion are both nuclear reactions that release energy, but they work in very different ways. Nuclear Fission ...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 162 min read
The 10:10 Mystery: The secret behind the time (#302)
Have you ever noticed that in advertisements for clocks and watches, the time is almost always set to 10:10? Whether it’s a luxury...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 162 min read
Growing Up Under the Stars: Trailblazer Edna Zigenbine (#301)
In the vast, untamed landscapes of Northern Australia, where the sky stretched endlessly and the land whispered stories of resilience, a...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 163 min read
Rethinking “Pet Parent”: Language, Expectations, and Animal Welfare (#300)
A fellow veterinarian recently asked me why I object to the term pet parent. It’s a fair question. After all, it’s everywhere: in...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 113 min read
Vet Med on the Brink: Lessons from Wall Street. (#299)
What does Sydney’s Northern Beaches Hospital teach us about veterinary corporatization? In recent years, Sydney’s Northern Beaches...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 104 min read
From Exam Room To Oval Office: The Cost of Putting Profit First (#298)
Have you noticed? There are some striking similarities between corporate greed in veterinary medicine and the ethos that characterizes...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 73 min read
Underwater Soap Opera: Kissing, cleaning, and changing sex (#297)
When we think of the Great Barrier Reef , our minds often drift to the kaleidoscope of corals, the graceful movements of sea turtles, or...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 53 min read
The Great Lakes: Cross-border stewardship for the sake of the planet (#296)
When we think of freshwater on a grand scale, The Great Lakes stand unrivaled in North America. Spanning two countries and housing...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 54 min read
The Dingo’s Dilemma: What it means to be native (#295)
Stretching nearly 3,500 miles across Australia’s arid interior, the Dingo Fence is the longest man-made barrier in the world. Built not...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 33 min read
Helium in Crisis: Science, sanctions, and scarcity (#294)
We all know helium as the gas that makes party balloons float and gives your voice that squeaky cartoon pitch when inhaled. But behind...
Rick LeCouteur
Apr 25 min read
The Fear-Free Brain: Fearless climber & fear free vet care (#293)
Alex Honnold , the world’s greatest free solo climber, has a brain that defies conventional understanding of fear . His ability to scale...
Rick LeCouteur
Mar 313 min read
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