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Hi! My name is Linshan and I am a first-year master’s student of the Biology and Science Communication and Society course at Leiden University. While I enjoy the process of doing research, I am also enthusiastic about all things art and design related, so I am hoping to combine those two areas while working for the magazine. My scientific interests are entomology and ecology.

Articles

Research

Why do mosquitoes love me so much?

We all know someone who always gets attacked by mosquitoes. While everyone is enjoying the BBQ, they need to stay on high alert and still manage to get bitten multiple times by the end of the night. Researchers already have ideas on what makes some people more attractive, but it’s not sweet blood.

Linshan Feng • March 23, 2023

Interview

Imagining the future

Yoko Shimizu is an award-winning artist, researcher, and creative director from Kyoto, who is currently working at the Ars Electronica future lab in Linz, Austria. Learn about her unique career, prolific works, and what she wants to achieve through her work.

Linshan Feng • March 26, 2022

Interview

About becoming a botanical illustrator and why it’s worth it

After studying Biology at Leiden University, Esmée Winkel completed a master’s degree in Scientific Illustration. Since then, her work has received several awards, including three gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society in London.

Linshan Feng • February 03, 2022

Interview

More equality and inclusivity within academia: In conversation with Dr. Yuli Ding

In a Canadian research group with a majority of Chinese people, an extra rule was established to make the environment more inclusive. The equivalent of a cursing jar was established. Every time someone spoke Chinese in the lab and got caught, they had to pay a dollar. But is this the solution?

Iris Cornelissen, Linshan Feng and Bàrbara Levering • December 23, 2021

Interview

"Weeds" have stories to tell

Do you know how many plants are growing on the pavement outside your door? Chances are, more than you think! In this interview, we talk to Nienke Beets of citizen science project "Stoepplantjes".

Linshan Feng • November 25, 2021

Series

Scientists or artists? Part I

Science and art go hand in hand more often than you would think. In this first part of two, editor Linshan Feng puts the matter into historical perspective.

Linshan Feng • September 09, 2021

The bachelor internship - time to start sciencing!

Are you a Bachelor student studying the living world ? If yes, then read on to learn more about the internship that will conclude your studies here at Leiden University!

Linshan Feng • March 11, 2021